| ASIC | application-specific integrated circuit
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| BES | business expansion scheme (Ireland)
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| BIOS | basic input-output system
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| BIRD | Bi-national (Israel-U.S.) Research
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| BOI | Bank of Israel
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| CBS | Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel)
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| CCL | Computer and Communication Lab (Taiwan)
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| CMOS | complementary metal oxide semiconductor
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| CORBA | common object request broker architecture
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| CPU | central processing unit
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| CRM | customer-relationship management
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| CSIA | Information Service Industry Association (Taiwan)
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| CSIST | Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology (Taiwan)
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| DOIT | Department of Industrial Technology (Taiwan)
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| DRAM | dynamic random access memory
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| DSP | digital signal processing
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| EDIP | Electronic Industry Development Program (Taiwan)
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| EDP | Enterprise Development Program (Ireland)
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| EI | Enterprise Ireland
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| ERSO | Electronic Research and Service Organization (Taiwan)
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| EU | European Union
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| FDI | foreign direct investment
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| FRP | fantasy role playing
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| FT | Financial Times
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| GDP | gross domestic product
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| HEA | Higher Education Authority (Ireland)
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| IAEI | Israel Association of Electronic and Information Industries
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| IASH | Israeli Association of Software Houses
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| IC | integrated circuit
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| IDA | Industrial Development Agency (Ireland); renamed in 1993 as
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| IDA | Ireland
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| IDB | Industrial Development Bureau (Taiwan)
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| IDM | integrated device manufacturer
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| IEP | Irish punt
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| III | Institute for Information Industry (Taiwan)
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| IP | Internet protocol
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| IPO | initial public offering
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| IPR | intellectual property rights
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| IRDA | Israeli R&D Associates
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| ISA | Irish Software Association (formerly known as ICSA)
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| ISP | International Services Program (Ireland)
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| IT | information technology
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| ITRI | Industrial Technology Research Institute (Taiwan)
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| ITV | Israeli Technology Ventures
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| IVA | Israel Venture Association
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| KMT | Kuomintang
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| LAN | local area network
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| LCD | liquid crystal display
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| LDLP | Leading Product Development Program (Taiwan)
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| MAGNET | generic noncompetitive R&D (Hebrew acronym)
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| M&A | merger and acquisition
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| MBO | management buyout
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| MCP | Multi-Client Project (Taiwan)
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| MIC | Market Intelligence Center (Taiwan)
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| MNC | multinational corporation
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| MoEA | Ministry of Economic Affairs (Taiwan)
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| MOTI | Ministry of Trade and Industry (Israel)
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| NESC | National Economic and Social Council (Ireland)
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| NIC | newly industrialized countries
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| NID | National Informatics Directorate (Ireland)
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| NSC | National Science Council (Taiwan); National Software Center (Ireland)
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| NSD | National Software Directorate (Ireland)
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| NT$ | new Taiwanese dollars
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| NTBF | new technology–based firm
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| OBM | own-brand manufacturing
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| OCR | optical character recognition
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| OCS | Office of the Chief Scientist (Israel)
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| ODM | original-design manufacturing
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| OECD | Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
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| OEM | original-equipment manufacturing
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| OMG | object-management group
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| PBX | private-branch exchange
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| PKI | public key infrastructure
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| PRTLI | Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions (Ireland)
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| RAD | rapid application development; not to be confused with the Israeli
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| RAD | group of telecommunications companies
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| R&D | research and development
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| RIB | rapid innovation–based
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| RIT | Regional Institute of Technology (Ireland)
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| RTC | Regional Technical College (Ireland)
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| S&T | science and technology
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| SBIR | small-business innovation research
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| SCS | Seed Capital Scheme (Ireland)
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| SFI | Science Foundation Ireland
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| SI | systems of innovation
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| SME | small and medium-sized enterprises
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| SO | Stationary Office (Ireland)
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| SoC | system on chip
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| STAG | Science and Technology Advisory Group (Taiwan)
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| TCP | transmission control protocol
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| TDP | Technology Development Program (Taiwan)
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| TVCA | Taiwan Venture Capital Association
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| UCD | University College Dublin
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| USAID | United States Agency for International Development
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| USD | United State dollar
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| VC | venture capital, venture capitalists
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| VLSI | very large–scale integration
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| VoIP | voice over Internet protocol
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| WB | World Bank
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| WLAN | wireless local area network
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