Under the framework of the Reconnect USA initiative proposed by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs, the IDB (Industrial Development Bureau) separately entered a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) on August 28 with TDA (Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle) and CleanTech Alliance for 5G, smart manufacturing, IoT (Internet of Things), and industrialization of innovations, and green energy, according to Economic Daily News on September 1. Aside from the TSUA (Taiwan-USA Industrial Cooperation Promotion Office), the delegation group also comprises of over 10 Taiwan companies such as NexCom, SinBon Electronics, and Gotech Energv, 2 of which are reportedly to separately sign a MoU with local companies, according to the same source.