The Academy held a press conference on the 22nd and announced that it would cooperate with the Digital Industry Administration of the Ministry of Digital Affairs to integrate inter-ministerial resources and connect the subsidy and investment mechanisms of both parties. In the future, teams that receive subsidies from the Digital Industry Administration will be referred to the Academy for assistance in seeking national support. Develop fund investment and related resources, and simplify review documents and processes to accelerate the “blood-enhancing upgrade” of Taiwan’s independent game industry!
In order to help the development of the domestic independent game industry, the Academy of Cultural Affairs has specially teamed up with the Digital Industry Administration of the Ministry of Digital Affairs to link the subsidies and investment mechanisms of both parties. As long as they are selected into the “Independent Game Development Award Program” or the “Independent Game Productization Value-added Program” of the Department of Digital Industry, they will They can be directly referred to the Institute of Cultural and Cultural Resources to seek investment from the National Development Fund and related resources. At the same time, flexible investment designs can be made according to different cases to help businesses seek more financial support.
The Academy of Cultural Affairs held a press conference on the 22nd to announce the cross-departmental integration plan, which was witnessed by several ministers and deputy ministers Li Huairen and Wang Shisi, deputy minister of the Ministry of Culture.
Cai Jiajun, chairman of the Institute for Cultural Affairs, said that the game market is the industry with the highest output value in the world’s entertainment content. Because the market is small in Taiwan, independent development is very difficult. Through the cooperation between the Institute and the Digital Industry Administration, more funds will be invested, and there will be opportunities for independent development. The game industry has been injected with vitality. Cai Jiajun: “(Original sound) The good thing is that the digital department has already done a review of the game first, so after coming to our side, we may be able to speed up the entire process, making it easier for the industry to raise funds, but also the time it takes for the funds to be received. There will be no time difference up there. 』
The “Inverted Ark” game launched by the independent game developer “Light Language Co., Ltd.” is a beneficiary of the dual-track mechanism of “investment plus subsidy” between the Academy of Cultural Policy and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, because of the financial injection from the Academy of Cultural Policy and the friendly people The green channel process allows them to not only focus on game development, but also develop comics, novels, and peripheral product development plans. Recently, they are also negotiating for European market authorization, and may even have the opportunity to be listed on Switch, XBox and other platforms to accelerate game marketing. International schedule. Lu Yiku, the person in charge of “Language of Light Co., Ltd.”: “(Original sound) In addition to this green channel of “investment and capture”, it will be quite helpful in finding funds in the future, and their green channel has also simplified many processes. In fact It is very friendly to the game industry, so I believe that because of our example, many friends in the industry can be encouraged to join this “investment plus supplement” cooperation. 』
Li Huairen, deputy director of the Digital Department, said that the Digital Department helps find high-quality independent game companies, but how to help upgrade the industry chain and allow outstanding companies to develop in the international market requires more funds. He believes that with the investment of the Academy of Cultural Studies, the “blood-enhancing” blessing , which can provide independent game operators with better help in marketing, promotion and even brokerage.
Wang Shisi, deputy director of the Ministry of Culture, emphasized that Taiwan has good technology and a lot of creative cultural content. If Taiwanese cultural content can be brought to the world with technology, this is what the Ministry of Culture is most looking forward to, especially when independent games can ride on it. If Taiwanese culture goes global, it will allow Taiwan to face the world and let more people know Taiwan. The Institute for Cultural Affairs and the Digital Industry Administration can integrate the “subsidy and investment” mechanism, which is the force that allows the independent game industry to continue to develop.
