Introduction to STSP

Southern Taiwan Science Park Bureau, National Science and Technology Council is the designated administrative agency located in the Tainan Science Park, Southern Taiwan Science Park in Tainan City, which is affiliated to the National Science and Technology Council. In accordance with the Organizational Act, the STSP Bureau shall have one Director-General, two Deputy Director-Generals, one Chief Secretary, and 10 divisions and offices, including the Investment Services Division, Business Division, Environment & Labor Affairs Division, Construction Management Division, Land Development Division, Planning Division, Secretariat, Personnel Office, Accounting and Statistics Office and Civil Service Ethics Office, and the functions of the divisions and offices cover all the affairs in the science parks.

Scale of Budget

As a public agency, the funds needed are for STSP Bureau to promote administrative affairs, perform official duties and maintain park operations. The budgets are from the national treasure and self-fundraising.

Staffing

We know that genial services come from happy employees, so we attach great importance to the working environment, development, care for employees and labor rights. We have established multi-directional communication channels and provided equal treatment and respect, striving to create a safe workplace for our employees. The recruitment of personnel is fully protected by laws and regulations, and the personnel's due rights for appointment, rewards and promotion should not be affected due to differences in race, religion, skin color, political affiliation, age, gender, marriage status and physical and mental disabilities.

The total number of employees of STSPB was 136 in 2023. The Director-General is appointed by the Executive Yuan to be in charge of the overall affairs of the Bureau. Two Deputy Director-Generals and one Chief Secretary are appointed by the National Science and Technology Council. There are 36 supervisors in total (no one from the minority groups and no foreign employees serve as supervisors). Among the employees, there are 126 regular employees, 5 employed employees, 4 mechanics/janitors and 1 contract employee. All the employees are residents in Taiwan, and no child labor under the age of 16 is hired. In addition, there are 34 non-employee workers in the Bureau, who are mainly to assist with the implementation of projects within the Bureau.

In accordance with Article 38 of the People with Disabilities Rights Protection Act, STSP Bureau has actively employed employees with physical and mental disabilities and promoted measures for a friendly workplace. In 2023, the Bureau hired 4 employees with physical and mental disabilities (2 are severely physically and mentally disabled; whereas the employment of a person with severe disabilities, the person shall be calculated as 2, so the employment rate was 4.4%).

New Staff and Turnover

All the regular employees are civil servants and are protected by the Civil Service Protection Act and Civil Service Employment Act. When employees leave the position due to retirement, promotion or changes of the job positions, and when the supervisor of the unit or when the executive of the unit have arrangements for leave, change, retirement or resignation, the complementary relationship during the period should be handled in accordance with the "Directions for Agency in Duty in Government Agencies". The contracted staff are hired on a yearly basis, and therefore do not apply to the minimum notice period stipulated in the Labor Standard Act.

Clear Division of Labor and Responsibilities

To implement the Taiwan Sustainable Development Goals (T-SDGs), STSP Bureau has been promoting various sustainable development work and expanded 3 visions to 17 items that clearly correspond to the major core goals involved in the business of STSP Bureau, and each division and office is in charge of the promotion work in accordance with the business relevance to each unit. Relevant implementation results are reported to the competent authority on a regular basis, and irregular meetings and exchanges of official documents are also used to discuss the implementation status.