The Department of Information Technology and the Department of Education of Taipei City Government held the Learning without Boundaries - Taipei x Queensland Webinar with the GO SMART, the Australian Office in Taipei and the Trade and Investment Queensland on the afternoon of October 28 to discuss smart learning without borders during the pandemic era. The event was streamed by the TPMO, with experts in the fields of digital transformation and education of smart cities sharing their experience.
We want to send out a big congratulations to the Alishan Chukou Visitor Center for winning the Silver Prize for Interior Design at the 2021 Muse Design Awards! The Center was nominated by the Alishan National Scenic Area Administration (the Administration), Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Receiving this recognition from among 4,876 global entries is a great honor for the Center, and its design demonstrates a positive reflection of “soft power” from Taiwan to the world.
Tainan’s pomelos are entering their harvest season. As orders from home and abroad start to flow in, co-op packaging factories have kicked off their export packaging and cargo stacking operations.
ICONIC AWARDS (short for ICONIC), an iconic international architecture and design competition, has released the List of 2021 winners. Pingtung Civic Park entered the competition with “Heito 1909” and stood out with its outstanding conception and creativity. Even better news, it was selected and won the highest honor of Iconic Awards- the “Best of Best” award.
The Keelung Miaokou Night Market in northern Taiwan was recently named as one of the world’s top 20 food markets by lifestyle magazine Tatler, an honor the city’s mayor described as a timely morale boost.
In August, the Red Dot Award, a recognized international seal for good design, announced this year’s winners. Taiwan’s eastern coastal county of Hualien’s Pavilion at the 2021 edition of Creative Expo Taiwan (2021臺灣文博會花蓮縣館), curated by the Legend Archaeology Team (據說考古隊), recognized by the Red Dot Brands & Communication Design 2021: Best of the Best Award.
Taipei has been named one of the World’s Greatest Places by Time Magazine in its 2021 edition of the list, alongside 99 other destinations, including Antarctica and Osaka.
The 3 sessions of CTalk, the international online forum hosted by Taipei City Government, engaged 17 governmental and industry experts from across 11 countries. The discussion unveiled cities’ smart application of digital technologies in the pandemic prevention strategies and measures and how they accelerate the development of smart city in different countries. Taipei City is devoted to driving forth the digital transformation of smarter Taipei.
The COVID-19 crisis has brought about many changes worldwide. One of the areas which emerged as a key component for measuring competitiveness in the pandemic era is technology application. With the help of advanced technologies, meetings and conference are heading towards greater physical and virtual integration.
The award ceremony of the 2021 FIABCI World Prix d’Excellence Awards was streamed live over the Internet on June 2. The New Constructions Office (NCO) appeared on the list of World Silver Winners, claiming the award in the Public Infrastructure/Amenities Category for its role in the Yongjian Elementary School renovation project.
