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   24-25  Number of Scientists, Engineers and
  Technicians and Expenditures for R & D  | 
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   Year  | 
  
   Number of
  Scientists, Engineers and  | 
  
   Expenditures
  for Research  | 
  
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   Technicians
  Engaged in Research and  | 
  
   and
  Experimental  | 
  
   As %  of Expenditures  | 
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   Experimental
  Development (Headcount)  | 
  
   Development  | 
  
   for
  Research and  | 
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   Development  | 
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   Total  | 
  
   Scientists
  &  | 
  
   Technicians  | 
  
   Assistant  | 
  
   Total  | 
  
   As % of  | 
  
   Government  | 
  
   Private  | 
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   Engineers  | 
  
   (NT $100  | 
  
   GNP  | 
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   1990  | 
  
   75233  | 
  
   46071  | 
  
   19511  | 
  
   9651  | 
  
   715  | 
  
   1.66  | 
  
   45.8  | 
  
   54.2  | 
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   1991  | 
  
   82436  | 
  
   46173  | 
  
   22844  | 
  
   13419  | 
  
   818  | 
  
   1.70   | 
  
   52.1  | 
  
   47.9  | 
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   1992  | 
  
   77750  | 
  
   48356  | 
  
   22117  | 
  
   7277  | 
  
   948  | 
  
   1.78   | 
  
   52.2  | 
  
   47.8  | 
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   1993  | 
  
   90918  | 
  
   54905  | 
  
   23720  | 
  
   12293  | 
  
   1036  | 
  
   1.76   | 
  
   49.5  | 
  
   50.5  | 
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   1994  | 
  
   95088  | 
  
   58156  | 
  
   24067  | 
  
   12865  | 
  
   1147  | 
  
   1.77   | 
  
   48.2  | 
  
   51.8  | 
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   1995  | 
  
   105822  | 
  
   66478  | 
  
   25635  | 
  
   13709  | 
  
   1250  | 
  
   1.78   | 
  
   45.9  | 
  
   54.1  | 
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   1996  | 
  
   116853  | 
  
   71611  | 
  
   28987  | 
  
   16255  | 
  
   1380  | 
  
   1.80   | 
  
   42.7  | 
  
   57.7  | 
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   1997  | 
  
   129165  | 
  
   76588  | 
  
   34021  | 
  
   18556  | 
  
   1563  | 
  
   1.88   | 
  
   40.8  | 
  
   59.2  | 
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   1998  | 
  
   129305  | 
  
   83209  | 
  
   30535  | 
  
   15561  | 
  
   1771  | 
  
   1.98   | 
  
   39.2  | 
  
   60.8  | 
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