The Smart City Summit & Expo (SCSE) and the Net Zero City Expo kicked off yesterday in Taipei, welcoming approximately 500 foreign guests from 112 cities in 46 countries.
The SCSE is being held for the 11th year, while the Net Zero City Expo is in its second year, jointly welcoming 495 city heads and city administrators from 112 cities and over 1,697 international professional buyers, Paul Peng (彭双浪), chairman of the event organizer Taipei Computer Association (台北市電腦公會), said at the opening ceremony.
The two expositions have been held together since last year, and involve enterprises and government departments sharing how 5G and artificial intelligence of things (AIOT) have been applied to building smarter and cleaner cities, Peng said.
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The smart city expo will also take place in Kaohsiung tomorrow, and together the three exhibitions will host more than 600 companies and agencies presenting smart solutions on education, medical services, transportation, security and architecture, representing 13 percent growth from last year, Peng said.
National Development Council Minister Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫) said in his opening remarks that Taiwan used to be famous for Computex, the annual computer expo held in Taipei, "as hardware products are Taiwanese companies’ strength."
"Building a smart city involves leaping out of the hardware thinking box and finding solutions for future cities in advance," he said, adding that the goal of reaching net zero in 2050 is another step further in the development process.
The net zero city expo featured a city leaders summit yesterday that included several forums on different topics such as energy transition, just transition, and lifestyle transition.
Forums on net zero transition and global carbon market are to take place today and tomorrow, respectively, at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 2.
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