Taiwan-UK Smart City collaboration strengthens at 2019 SCSE
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(Original Source: British Office Taipei)
The 2019 Smart City Summit and Expo (SCSE) took place in Taipei from 26-29 March and was attended by a UK delegation led by Chief Scientific Adviser of the Department for International Trade (DIT) Dr Mike Short and composed of leaders from five UK cities, including West of England, Greenwich, Milton Keynes, Peterborough and Edinburgh as well as representatives of 22 British businesses. Dr Short delivered a keynote speech at the SCSE on potential areas for greater bilateral cooperation in the future, including 5G, cyber security, green technology, IoT and AI.
The 3rd ‘UK-Taiwan Smart Cities Forum’ co-hosted by the TRO and the British Office Taipei (BOT) was also attended by the delegation alongside the SCSE. The theme of this year’s forum was “Building Partnerships in the CAV Supply Chain”, aiming to advance bilateral cooperation in the area of autonomous vehicles. During their stay, the UK delegation met with several high-level Taiwanese officials, including Deputy Foreign Minister Kelly Wu-Chiao Hsieh and Digital Minister Audrey Tang, as well as visited Taiwanese government ministries and private companies.