The 37th Taipei International Electronic Show (TAITRONICS) opened in conjunction with Broadband Taiwan 2011 at the Nangang Exhibition Hall yesterday, with exhibitors hoping for a boost amid a weak global economy.
About 3,500 domestic and foreign buyers are expected to attend the the four-day trade shows that will run until Thursday and place US$300 million in orders, according to the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and the Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers Association (TEEMA).
Vice Minister of Economic Affairs Francis Liang (梁國新) said at the opening ceremony that it was “perfect” for the shows to open on the country’s Double Ten National Day “because Taiwan’s electronics industry has played a very important role in the international market.”
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Many electronic and related products made by Taiwanese manufacturers are among the best in the world, he said.
TEEMA chairman Arthur Chiao (焦佑鈞) said that despite a global slowdown in recent years, the nation’s electronics industry exports have remained strong.
Last year, Taiwan’s electrical and electronics sector generated output of US$247.1 billion, accounting for 53.1 percent of the nation’s total industrial output, and exported US$136.9 billion of products, or 49.8 percent of the country’s total, he said.
At the same time, 14 information products developed and manufactured in Taiwan have the biggest market shares in their respective sectors in the world.
The two shows will feature about 1,000 exhibitors, who will display products ranging from electronic components, batteries and power supplies, LED components and applications, to communications equipment and broadband applications and services.
At the Broadband Taiwan exhibition venue, the opening of the Taiwan cloud-computing pavilion drew the most attention as many viewed it as proof that the nation is able to develop and produce products for the cloud-computing chain on its own.
According to the Cloud Computing Association in Taiwan, the pavilion represents Taiwan’s complete commercialized cloud--computing production chain.
The chain covers cloud services in the fields of infrastructure, platforms and applications, also known as “infrastructure as a service (IaaS),” “platform as a service (PaaS)” and “software as a service (SaaS).”
Association president Lu Shyue-ching (呂學錦), who is also chairman of Taiwan’s biggest telecom operator, Chunghwa Telecom Co (中華電信), touted the “Chinese cloud market” developed by his company.
He said the cloud market would serve as a key platform in the near future for the development of the country’s cloud-computing industry and described it as creating a “stable and safe” cloud application environment in which independent software suppliers can find a client base with increased precision and thus save on marketing costs.
The new service will also enable small and medium-sized enterprises to rent software and hardware on the platform, helping them lower their operating costs, he added.
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