The Consumer Electronics Show, held yearly in Las Vegas, is a bellwether of technology trends. At this year’s CES, sensor technologies developed by Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute stood out from the crowd, winning three CES Innovation Awards in competition with 1800 contending products. This feat once again demonstrates the innovative capabilities of Taiwan’s technology R&D on the international stage.
They say that film holds a mirror up to society, but sometimes what it shows is not a reflection but a prediction. Cinematic superheroes like Batman and Spider-Man zip through the air in futuristic outfits that combine clothing and computers, but as technology evolves, we come ever closer to the day when ordinary folk like you and me might also be able to get a taste of that superhero style.
The transition in mobile Internet from 3G to 4G brought with it a number of changes in our daily lives, and now 5G is promising to do the same. In the era of high-speed, low-latency interconnected networks, what new experiences will people-centered technology bring into our lives?
As evening falls, alerts ring out and notifications pop up on dozens of tablet computers, reminding busy food-service workers to click to accept their next order.
But this is no ordinary restaurant. Here you will see neither dining area, nor wait staff, nor customers. The only people present are working either at the counter or in the kitchen, busily prepping online food orders for the endless procession of delivery persons that pass through to collect them. Welcome to the modern “cloud kit
Have you ever imagined that buildings could be not merely places that provide shelter from the elements, but might also be transformed into intelligent housekeepers? That they could gather and analyze a variety of detailed information from your daily life, and take action?
Eight of the leading firms in Taiwan’s information and communications technology (ICT) sector—Acer, Asustek Computer, AU Optronics, Delta Electronics, Lite-On, Microsoft Taiwan, Pegatron, and the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company—have formed the Taiwan Climate Partnership in order to share their carbon reduction experience and work with their supply chains to promote a comprehensive transformation to net-zero carbon emissions.
Shaped by various governments including the Dutch, the Ming loyalist Koxinga and his heirs, Qing-Dynasty China, Japan, and the ROC, Tainan boasts a rich cultural heritage. Its historic street foods continue to cast a spell on tourists from far and near.
The global pandemic has made international travel difficult, but Taiwanese remain as hospitable as ever. The Global Muslim Travel Index 2021, put out by Mastercard and CrescentRating, ranks Taiwan joint second with the UK for travel destinations that are not members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), trailing only Singapore.
At the 2021 Edison Best New Product Awards, Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute was a gold winner with its “artificial-intelligence-based high-density shuttle rack service system,” which can upgrade the efficiency of warehousing, and a silver winner with its “MetabColor microbial dyes,” which can reduce environmental pollution in the textile industry. These innovations are major breakthroughs in moving toward the green economy.
As the Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the global economy and the lives of people everywhere, nations have gone in and out of lockdown and case numbers have hit unprecedented highs. However, the light of humanity shines brightest in the darkest times, and the blossoming friendship between Taiwan and Lithuania has been one example.
