On May 17, 1979, the 1631th Council of the Executive Yuan passed the "Science and Technology Development Plan", and decided that the government and the private sector should jointly organize to "promote the effective application of information technology, enhance the country's overall competitiveness; shape the development environment of the information industry and The "Institute for Information Industry, III" (Institute for Information Industry, III) whose purpose is to enhance the competitiveness of the information industry. In July of the same year, the Institute for Information Industry was formally established.