Fundamental Science and Technology Act Article 17

To create sound methods of recruiting scientific and technological personnel, the government may establish public and fair means of screening qualifications, so that government agencies or government research organizations may hire personnel as deemed necessary. The government shall also enact laws to appropriately ease the restrictions on the hiring of civil servants.To make full use of the scientific and technological workforce, necessary measures may be taken to increase personnel transfer and exchange among civil servants, college and university teachers, and scientific and technological personnel of research organizations and businesses.To recruit outstanding scientific and technological personnel from abroad, necessary measures shall be taken to ensure the quality of living and working conditions for an appropriate period of time. The necessary measures shall be prescribed by the competent authorities in charge of the relevant industries at the central government. Regulations governing the prerequisites, protection of rights and interests, and other matters relating to the education of the children of these personnel recruited from abroad shall be prescribed by the Ministry of Education.Research personnel in public schools at the junior college level and above or public research institutions (organizations) who, due to scientific research needs, must use technology as investment capital or hold concurrent jobs, shall not be subject to Article 34 of the Act of Governing the Appointment of Educators; Article 13, Paragraph 1 of the Civil Servants Work Act, which prohibits business operation and limits the total shares held in a business to 10%; or Article 13, Paragraph 2 and Article 14 of the Civil Servants Work Act, which restrict research personnel from holding other positions concurrently. Relevant provisions of the Act on Recusal of Public Servants Due to Conflict of Interest shall be complied.The determination of research personnel in public schools at the junior college level and above or public research institutions (organizations) mentioned in the preceding Paragraph, the types and number of jobs the research personnel may concurrently hold, the proportion of investment using technology as capital, disclosure of relevant information of business operation, recusal of interest, supervision, audit, and other matters to be observed under this Article shall be established by the Executive Yuan together with the Examination Yuan.