Commerce Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs

Digital Commercial District Capability Uplift Program

數位商圈應用能力提升計畫

Industry chapter13 · Commercial Services Industry

Eligibility

Commercial-district organisations registered under the Civil Associations Act or the relevant local-government statutes.

What’s offered

Helps commercial-district organisations and their member stores adopt digital tools, train digital-savvy talent, and link up via shared digital infrastructure.

Key terms

Strengthen district-wide digital capability
Capability uplift across the entire commercial district.
Help stores adopt digital tools
On-the-ground rollout of digital tools at member stores.
Develop digital talent
Workforce-development for in-district digital operators.
Promote district-wide digital collaboration
Joint digital initiatives that connect multiple stores across the district.

Application process

  1. 1Applications open
  2. 2Eligibility review
  3. 3Committee review
  4. 4Notify selections
  5. 5Counseling delivery

Program structure

Tiered counseling — by digital maturity

  • Basic adoptionStores that have not yet undertaken digital counseling. Free of charge. Use of 1 or more digital tools.
  • Digital applicationAlready using digital tools — apply for AI counseling. Use of 1 or more digital tools.

Counseling rules

  • Basic adoption tier — district stores that have not received digital counseling in the past 110–114 'Smart Commerce Digital Counseling' cycles.
  • Stores already using digital tools may apply for AI-counseling counseling.
  • Each district may submit up to 9 stores (≥ 1 must be a key brand store) — i.e., up to 10 stores per district, with the digital-application track making up no more than 20%.

Application window

Per the official call-for-proposals announcement each cycle.

Who to contact

Information Software Association of the ROC

中華民國商業資訊軟體協會

Ms. Chuang (莊小姐)

02-25533988 #623

English-language application support: not confirmed. Plan to bring a Mandarin-fluent collaborator to the first conversation.

Source: 115年度產業輔導資源手冊 (FY2026 Industry Counseling Resource Handbook), Ministry of Economic Affairs, page 175. Translated and indexed by Compass Global. Verify terms with the issuing agency before applying.

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