Abstract
Research evidence has shown that innovation systems play crucial roles in the sustainability of a country. Taiwan as a natural resource-restricted society with a unique situation should pay great attention to related topics. Regarding this, scientific and strategic foresight planning is engaged in order to be competitive and sustainable. An advanced plan with evaluation and police research was revealed in this study, which utilized DEA (data envelope analysis) to reform qualitative principles and quantitively evaluate 22 counties of Taiwan, exploring potential opportunities among the counties. Moreover, based on the findings, a rational suggestion of smart healthcare development was investigated to help in decision making. In comparing the practical evidence with results, we conclude following viewpoints: First, sometimes policies have to be made with limited data and time because of the rapidly changing environment, though an effective solution to consistently bridge the conceptual principles with quantitative results is feasible. Second, we show quantitative results derived from qualitative principles that uncover missing phenomena from intuitive discussions. Third, by adapting the observation boundaries with variables, a new scenario can be exposed to meaningfully support decisions in new territories, including sustainability. Compared to intuitive decisions, scientific planning is fruitful according to social consensus in order to lay the foundation for sustainability.
Highlights
The concept of sustainable development (SD) deals with humanity’s aspirations of a better life within the limitations imposed by nature, and it was defined as “the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” [1]
data envelop analysis (DEA) establishes an envelopment surface that is composed of an efficiency frontier among all decision-making units (DMUs), which are measured with user-defined multiple inputs and outputs
The data were tested by the DEA model in CCR and BCC to clarify if there were any concerning differences
Summary
The concept of sustainable development (SD) deals with humanity’s aspirations of a better life within the limitations imposed by nature, and it was defined as “the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” [1]. Social, and environmental development, balancing stakeholder needs and operationalizing and measuring sustainability, the United Nations adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in the 2015 United Nations General Assembly [2]. For Europe to be more innovative and achieve overall progress and sustainability, the maturity and structural advancement of its innovation ecosystems and their determinants should be properly assessed. Research has concluded that the country-specific tradition can influence their development of practices of transparency and accountability with respect to sustainability, and there is the need to improve transparency in that regard [12] this investigation aims to present an innovation system assessment system, tailored to Taiwan [13]
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