Summary
This study uses the Internet to integrate the resources of industry, government and academia. It is qualitative research, in which methods of narrative, interpretation and comparison are applied to the study. The main purpose of this study is to attain additional resources through the implementation of an EC-based Internet for the Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry (TCM). The success of TCM in the international stage is based on the relations of symbiosis. While the government can be the founder for the industry, it is up to the industry to apply this foundation by working on projects on its own or by cooperating with academia to establish the technology for the development of local herbal medicines and new products of single herb materials. The implementation of the Internet could work together with these three sources for the development of the TCM industry in Taiwan with high efficiency without distance problems. .
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Using the Internet to Integrate Government, Academic and Industry Resources for Improving the Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry
1. Introduction
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), with no side effects and low pollution, is becoming more and more valuable and important. This is due to the relatively serious side effects of western medicine and the importance of "green protection". The global market of TCM was 194 billion USD in 1999, and over 230 billion USD in 2002 with 10% growth. It is estimated that the market will be over USD350 billion in 2006. This suggests that TCM could be the prevailing trend of medicine around the world in the near future.However, the size and capital of TCM enterprises are quite weak, and most of them still focus on their traditional manufacturing capability. There is a lack of R&D ability, while TCM research in academia focuses mainly on the ...See the full content of this document
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