英国与台湾签署科学与创新技术安排：卫星通讯、硅光子与半导体人才列首批合作
伦敦——据英国政府官网发布及中央社报道，英国与台湾在第28届英台年度贸易谈判期间签署《科学与创新技术安排》，由英国在台办事处代表Ruth Bradley-Jones与台湾驻英国代表姚金祥共同签署，英国国家科技顾问Dave Smith与台湾国家科学及技术委员会副主委陈炳宇在场见证；国科会主委吴诚文此前并与英国科学大臣Baroness Lloyd会面。中央社于10月3日报道这项签署。
这份安排属不具法律约束力的合作框架，由英国科学、创新及技术部与台湾国科会对接，合作领域涵盖半导体、太空、电信、净零排放、人工智慧标准与数位贸易。首批三项具体倡议包括：其一，英国太空总署与台湾太空中心在先进卫星通讯领域展开联合研发，卫星通讯是通讯韧性与新世代网路的关键技术；其二，成立台英硅光子学术联盟，由英方提供种子经费，并与台湾半导体研究中心合作，硅光子攸关AI资料中心的高速传输需求；其三，推动半导体技能倡议，衔接先前签署的合作备忘录，首批英国硕士生已完成来台实习，未来将扩大人才交流规模。
双方同场并签署英国出口信贷机构与台湾输出入银行之间的合作备忘录，为双边贸易融资提供制度管道。据英方统计，2025年英台双边贸易额达89亿英镑，台湾是英国在亚太地区的第六大贸易伙伴。英台年度贸易谈判自1991年起举行，至今已延续28届；半导体与先进科技合作，是近年谈判中成长最快的议题板块。
UK and Taiwan Sign Science, Innovation and Technology Arrangement Covering Satellites, Silicon Photonics and Chip Skills
London — The United Kingdom and Taiwan have signed a Science, Innovation and Technology Arrangement during the 28th annual UK–Taiwan Trade Talks, according to a British government release reported by the Central News Agency on October 3. The arrangement was signed by Ruth Bradley-Jones, the British Representative in Taipei, and Vincent Yao, Taiwan's Representative in London, and witnessed by Dr Dave Smith, the UK's National Technology Adviser, and Bing-Yu Chen, Deputy Minister of Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). NSTC Minister Cheng-Wen Wu also met Science Secretary Baroness Lloyd ahead of the signing.
The framework is non-legally binding and links the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology with the NSTC. Its fields span semiconductors, space, telecommunications, net zero, AI standards and digital trade. Three first initiatives were announced: joint research and development in advanced satellite communications between the UK Space Agency and the Taiwan Space Agency, a technology area central to communications resilience and next-generation networks; a Taiwan–UK Silicon Photonics Academic Alliance, seeded with UK funding and working with the Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute, targeting the high-speed data transmission needs of AI data centers; and a semiconductor skills initiative building on an earlier memorandum, under which a first cohort of UK master's students has already completed internships in Taiwan, with exchanges set to expand.
A separate memorandum between UK Export Finance and Taiwan's Export-Import Bank was also signed, providing an institutional channel for trade finance. Bilateral trade reached £8.9 billion in 2025, making Taiwan the UK's sixth-largest trading partner in the Asia-Pacific region. The annual trade talks have been held since 1991, and cooperation on semiconductors and advanced technology has become one of the fastest-growing parts of the agenda.
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