產業發展是維繫台灣經濟成長與發展的命脈。台灣產業的發展一向以出口為導向,國際市場競爭力對台灣經濟的發展具有決定性的影響。近幾年來,台灣產業的經營環境出現了急劇的轉變。面對這些轉變,「產業自動化」已成為悠關我國產業升級及維繫產業國際競爭力的關鍵。產業自動化主要包括三個構面;一是「自動化產業」,是提供與支持自動化的設備與工程服務的供給來源。其次是「產業自動化」的需求。第三是推動產業自動化的「政策環境」。欲全面而有效地推動產業自動化,唯有妥善運用政府政策,強化自動化產業,擴大市場供給面,方足以全面推動產業自動化。
Taiwan's economic growth mainly hinges on the industrial development, the competitiveness in the world market play a pivotal role in the economic development. Over the past years, the industries have confronted in a sharp change, owing to the environment changes, industrial automation has become one of the most important factor for sustaining industrial competitiveness and industrial upgrading. There are three major dimensions in promoting industrial automation: (1) the supply-side-Automation Industry; (2) the demand-side-Industrial Automation Requirements, and (3) Industrial policies for Promoting Industrial Automation. Hence, the only way for implementing Industrial Automation is to make fully use of government policies to enhance supply capacity to broaden the effect on Industrial Automation implementation.