ITRI’s Board of Directors serves as its highest governance body responsible for making crucial decisions and overseeing significant internal matters in accordance with relevant laws, regulations, and the authority granted by competent authorities. To guarantee sound supervisory functions and strengthen management capabilities, a Board of Supervisors was established under the Industrial Technology Research Institute Establishment Act and the charter of endowment, responsible for auditing ITRI’s annual financial statements and supervising important organizational affairs. Additionally, three functional committees (Remuneration Committee, Integrity Management Committee, and Audit Committee) were established under the Board of Directors to ensure the effectiveness and quality of organizational governance, taking into account the organizational operation and legal policy direction. To further ensure sound governance, pursuant to Article 8 of the Industrial Technology Research Institute Establishment Act, the President of the Executive Yuan appoints one President and one to two Vice Presidents, who oversee the administration in accordance with board resolutions.

In 2024, a total of six Board meetings were held to oversee key material matters, including institution-wide integrity and compliance, environmental improvements, energy-saving initiatives, human resources and compensation, startup investments, and the sustainability report.

Functional Committees of the Board

A sound, diverse, professional, and efficient Board of Directors and Board of Supervisors forms the foundation of the Institute’s integrity-based governance. In particular, the Board of Directors is responsible for formulating the organization’s structure and submitting it for approval by the competent authority, establishing work guidelines, reviewing budgets and final accounts, and making other important decisions, as well as supervising major operations; whereas the Board of Supervisors is responsible for auditing the annual final accounts and overseeing important administrative affairs.

Members of the Board of Directors and Supervisors are appointed by the President of the Executive Yuan for a term of three years. They may be reappointed once, but the number of reappointments cannot exceed half of the original members. Appointments are made considering long-term business strategies and diverse backgrounds, with experts and scholars from various fields such as ICT, business management, semiconductors, and finance. For information regarding the current Board of Directors and Supervisors, please click the link here to visit the official website.

In 2024, the Boards held five sessions to report and disseminate sustainability-related progress and information, covering institution-wide integrity and compliance, environmental improvements, energy-saving measures, human resources and compensation, startup investments, and the sustainability report. In addition to quarterly joint meetings, extraordinary sessions may be convened at any time to address major or urgent institutional matters.