AI City plays a key role in the next phase of Taiwan’s AI development. Following Taiwan's proven track record in AI hardware component manufacturing and information system parts, our next initiative is to demonstrate how cities can become real-world platforms for AI innovation. Under a sovereign AI framework, AI City brings together hardware manufacturers and software companies to create a new AI ecosystem that drives both urban transformation and industrial upgrading.
This vision will be showcased at the 2026 Smart City Summit & Expo and Net Zero City Expo (SCSE 2026), taking place in Taipei and Kaohsiung in mid-to-late March. The event will feature the world’s first AI City Pavilion, led by the ASUS Group, Foxconn, and the Taiwan Smart City Alliance. With our partners from government, civic organizations, and industry alliances, the pavilion will present the concept of sovereign AI, system architecture, and technical applications.
Weiterlesen: Creating New Opportunities for Taiwan’s AI Ecosystem through “AI City”
Tainan — Taiwan’s oldest city and cultural capital — has quietly transformed into one of the region’s most forward-thinking AI Cities. Building on its early smart‑city programs, Tainan now operates as an open, scalable testbed for next-gen urban innovation, attracting technology providers, research institutions, and international partners.
Sustainable, data-driven urban development
Tainan’s Shalun Smart Green Energy Science City showcases how AI can enhance sustainability at scale. From integrated energy management to intelligent transport systems, the district serves as a proving ground for low-carbon mobility, clean-energy adoption, and autonomous‑vehicle testing. These deployments demonstrate how AI can help cities optimize energy use, reduce emissions, and accelerate green transformation.
Councilor delegation returns from Singapore after meeting with local companies
A delegation of New Taipei City councilors returned from Singapore this week after meetings with local companies on smart city development.
The group toured several major firms, including Microsoft Singapore, Surbana Jurong Group, United Overseas Bank, and SMRT Corporation, per CNA.
Weiterlesen: TW: New Taipei looks to Singapore to achieve smart city success
In Taoyuan’s traffic control center, dozens of monitors display green lights cascading through city streets. When an ambulance races toward a hospital, artificial intelligence clears its path in seconds, turning life-threatening traffic jams into seamless journeys.
This is the new reality of smart cities, where technology isn’t just improving urban life — it’s saving it. Liao Hsiu-wu, who chairs Taiwan’s Smart Community Development Committee, has witnessed his city transform from a growing suburb into a testing ground for ambitious urban technology.
Weiterlesen: TW: Cities deploy AI to address rising urbanization challenges
Taiwan assists Mbabane with smart transportation and urban management upgrades
A delegation from Eswatini visited Kaohsiung on Tuesday as part of a project to upgrade smart transportation in the capital Mbabane.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kaohsiung’s Transportation Bureau, and International Integrated Systems, Inc. are planning to install 50 cameras at 35 intersections in Mbabane, pe CNA. The systems will use a 5G network to analyze and monitor traffic conditions.
Weiterlesen: TW: Eswatini delegation looks to Kaohsiung for smart city model