PURPOSE
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada (TECO) and the
Canadian Trade Office in Taipei (CTOT), wish to enter into a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for cooperation on scientific
and technological objectives related to telecommunications and
broadband applications development.

Therefore TECO and CTOT have come to the following
understanding:

PARAGRAPH 1 - COORDINATION AND APPLICATION
1.1 Cooperating Agencies
(a)CTOT designates the Communications Research Centre Canada
(CRC) to carry out this MOU on its behalf. CRC in Ottawa
has demonstrated expertise in communications systems
networks, terrestrial and satellite communications,
signal processing, radio propagation, network services
and interfaces, and communications applications
development.
(b)TECO designates the National Science Council of Taiwan
(NSC) to carry out this MOU on its behalf. NSC is
responsible for promoting national science and technology
development, providing support to academic research, and
developing science-based industrial parks.
(c)CRC and NSC are hereinafter referred to jointly as the
"Participants".

1.2 Co-operative Program
The Participants desire to enter into a Co-operative Program
consisting of a variety of projects under this MOU, which
will be specifically defined in project arrangements
consistent with the intent of this MOU. Projects may take
the form of technical information exchange, technical
services, technology transfer through licence agreement or
collaborative research and development jointly supported by
the Participants.

1.3 Principles
The Co-operative Program will be conducted based on the
following principles:
(i) Mutual benefit and interest;
(ii) Timely exchange of information which may affect the
actions of the Participants in the Co-operative Program;
(iii) Within the framework of applicable laws and regulations of
the Participants, protection and distribution of
intellectual property; and
(iv) Equitable accrual of economic and social benefits to the
Participants, commensurate with the contributions made to
the Co-operative Program by the Participants.

1.4 Scope
The nature of the Co-operative Program discussions,
activities, and tasks may include, but not be limited to,
the following activities:
(i) provision of technical services;
(ii) exchange of scientific personnel;
(iii) technology transfer; and
(iv) organization of technical seminars.

PARAGRAPH 2 - APPLICATION PROCEDURES
The Co-operative Program will be applied in accordance with the
following guidelines:
(i) Projects will be subject to the policies of the
Participants and defined by individual Collaborative
Research Arrangements to be decided upon by the
Participants and appended to this MOU under the
designation of successively numbered Appendices. Those
Appendices, which will not form an integral part of this
MOU, may be amended by the Participants;
(ii) Each Collaborative Research Arrangement will define the
resource requirements, deliverables and critical path of
the project;
(iii) Exchange of technical personnel will be governed by the
appropriate interchange agreement for foreign visitors, as
required by each Participant;
(iv) Each Participant will provide to the other Participant
sixty (60) days notice of personnel to be exchanged and
full presentation of their credentials will be required to
permit appropriate security clearance to be performed.

PARAGRAPH 3 -FUNDING
Unless specified otherwise in writing, each Participant will
bear all costs of its participation in the activities undertaken
through this MOU. Furthermore, each Participant will be solely
responsible, in accordance with its laws, for its actions.

PARAGRAPH 4 - RESEARCH FACILITIES
The Participants will make every effort to provide appropriate
research facilities to the other Participant's researchers who
are visiting under the provisions of this MOU.

PARAGRAPH 5 - NON-DISCLOSURE
Neither Participant will disclose any confidential or
proprietary information to a third participant. Neither
Participant will use any confidential or proprietary information
except for the purpose of research co-operation pursuant to this
MOU. Confidentiality provisions will be clearly defined in the
interchange agreement that is signed by each employee prior to
his/her commencement of work in the other country.

PARAGRAPH 6 - KEY PERSONNEL
Each Participant will designate a contact person to co-ordinate
the discussions, activities, and tasks under the Co-operative
Program, including the scheduling of working meetings, seminars
and conferences as appropriate.

PARAGRAPH 7 - OTHER AGREEMENTS
This MOU does not prevent the Participants from undertaking
other activities or entering into agreements or arrangements
between themselves or with third participants.

PARAGRAPH 8 - DURATION
Upon signature, this MOU will have retroactive effect from May
22, 2006 and will remain in effect until May 21, 2011, unless
terminated earlier.

PARAGRAPH 9 - LEGAL EFFECT
CTOT and TECO acknowledge that this MOU represents their common
intentions and commitments to develop a co-operative
relationship in the field of communications technology research
and development. It is further acknowledged that this MOU is not
intended and does not create a legally binding relationship
between CTOT and TECO or the Participants.

PARAGRAPH 10 - MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 Notices
Any notice hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed
to be valid five (5) days after it is sent if delivered by
prepaid registered or certified mail. If sent by fax,
e-mail, or other means of electronic transmissions, it will
be effective only when acknowledged by an official receipt
or by a return transmission of the same nature.
Any such notice will be addressed to:

In the case of TECO

Science and Technology Division
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada
45 O'Connor Street, Suite 1960
Ottawa ON
K1P 1A4

Tel: 613-231-4983 Fax: 613-231-5388

In the case of CTOT

Canadian Trade Office in Taipei
13th Floor
365 Fu Hsing North Road
Taipei, 105
Taiwan

Tel: (02) 2544-3000 Fax: (02) 2544-3595

10.2 Termination
Either CTOT or TECO may terminate this MOU at any time upon
giving ninety (90) days written notice to the other.

10.3 No assignment
Neither CTOT nor TECO may assign this MOU in whole or in
part, to any other organization, without having first
obtained the written consent of the other.

10.4 Amendment
This MOU may be modified at any time by written consent of
both CTOT and TECO.

10.5 No Partnership
Nothing in this MOU is to be interpreted as establishing
any partnership, joint venture, or other form of commercial
association between CTOT and TECO or the Participants.

10.6 Other Arrangements
Notwithstanding the termination of this MOU, all
arrangements then in effect under the Co-operative Program
and not in default, will continue incorporating such
provisions of this MOU as may be necessary to give effect
to such arrangements.


Signed in duplicate at on the day of 2007, in the English,
French and Chinese languages, each version being equally valid.


For the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada

__________________________________
Dr. David Ta-Wei Lee
Representative


Witnessed by:
National Science Council of Taiwan

__________________________________
Dr. Tsung-Tsong Wu,
Deputy Minister
Place:Taipei
Date:October 24,2007

For the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei

__________________________________
Ron MacIntosh
Executive Director

Witnessed by:
Communications Research Centre Canada

__________________________________
Dr. Gerry Chan
Vice President
Place:Ottawa
Date:October 18, 2007