Tainan’s Shueijiaoshe Historical Dormitory, which was designated as a city historic site in 2004, won the silver award in the Heritage category at the prestigious 2022 FIABCI World Prix d’Excellence Awards, demonstrating the international standard of Taiwan’s heritage and landscape restoration projects.
In response to the climate change crisis, sustainability has become a key goal of industries around the world. A top challenge is how to achieve sustainability while also promoting economic development. The Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area Administration has been actively working toward these goals over the past three years. The Administration is part of the Tourism Bureau, Ministry of Transportation & Communications.
Taipei has been named Asia’s Best Leisure Destination for a fifth consecutive year by Global Traveler, a monthly United States-based magazine catering to frequent business and luxury travelers.
On March 30, Australian Office In Taipei Representative Jenny Bloomfield, Economic and Policy Section Deputy Director Laura Salt, and colleagues paid a visit to Tainan City Mayor Huang Wei-che. Tainan City Government’s Bureau of Education Director-general Cheng Hsin-hui, Department of Information and International Relations Director-general Su En-en, Economic Development Bureau Deputy Director-general Xiao Fu-Ren, and Simen Experimental Elementary School Principal Lu Cui-Ling were also present.
To celebrate the influential smart cities worldwide, Smart Cities Connect started to hold the annual event of “Smart 50 Awards” in 2018. Taichung City, which joined the 2022 Smart 50 Awards with “Air Quality Sensor IoT”, has a blockbuster result this year! It stood out from almost 200 applicants around the world and received the honor of the “Smart 50 Awards”.
The 2022 GO SMART Day organized by GO SMART (Global Organization of Smart Cities), the Taipei City Government’s initiative, was conducted on March 23 in Taipei. This is a three-in-one event with 2022 GO SMART Award Ceremony, GO SMART Assembly and “Contactless Tech in the New Normal” Forum in one day. Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je, the chair of GO SMART, welcomed the city and industry members from all over the world via video presentation.
While Smart City Summit and Expo (SCSE) is now the largest smart city tradeshow in the world, one of its biggest spotlights is the Mayors’ Summit, which has been co-organized by Taipei City and Taipei Computer Association since 2014. The platform engages city leaders worldwide in sharing how smart technologies bring about new opportunities and convenience for cities.
This year, the Smart City Summit & Expo (SCSE), long regarded as the largest smart city tradeshow in Asia, is taken to the next level as the top scale smart city in the world. The show’s Smart City Mayors’ Summit has even become the largest smart city summit that engages the largest number of city leaders, a significant accomplishment since Taipei City Government joined hands with Taipei Computer Association (TCA) to organize the event in 2016.
Two projects from Taiwan have been recognized by the 2022 MUSE Design Awards, winning gold and silver awards in the architectural and lighting categories.
On February 14, the incoming director of New Zealand Commerce and Industry Office (NZCIO) Marl Pearson paid a courtesy call on International Affairs Commissioner Tom Chou at city hall. The officials exchanged opinions on topics ranging from traffic to culture to pandemic prevention.
