Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER) has established the "Small and Medium Enterprises Research Center" since 1997. Its fields include business overview, human resources, trade and investment, innovation and entrepreneurship, digital performance, and regulatory adjustment. It actively serves as a think tank for the Small and Medium Enterprises Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). The Center has compiled the "White Paper on Small and Medium Enterprises" every year since 1997, providing timely and detailed information on the development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), promoting various policies and measures of MOEA to provide guidance to SMEs, and providing reference for SMEs.
At the same time, in order to participate in international organizations such as APEC and related international exchange occasions, an English version of the "White Paper on Small and Medium Enterprises" has been compiled since 1998, it will promote international knowledge on the development status of Taiwan's SMEs, and give full play to the function of international publicity. In 2023, in conjunction with the revision of the Organizational Law of MOEA, the Small and Medium Enterprises Administration was upgraded to the Small and Medium Enterprises and Startup Administration, and the center was renamed the "Small, Medium and Startup Enterprises Research Center."