The 4th AI EXPO Taiwan 2025 was orchestrated by DIGITIMES, in collaboration with co-hosts such as the Artificial Intelligence Technology Foundation, IC Broadcasting, the Taipei Expo Foundation, and Trend Micro. The event was jointly organized by Administration for Digital Industries MODA, GOOD Inc., the Eden Social Welfare Foundation, the AI on Chip Taiwan Alliance, and the New Taipei City Government Youth Department. The event concluded successfully on March 28.

This event brought together 250 domestic firms and brands, as well as joint endorsements from 73 community partners and KOL content creators. Additionally, it received promotional assistance from 60 colleges, universities, and artificial intelligence research centers. A new record was established by approximately 26,000 registered participants. AI EXPO Taiwan is the premier ecosystem exchange platform for Taiwan's AI industry, functioning as a flagship annual event that fosters cross-domain integration, cultivates scientific and technological talent, and promotes industrial innovation.

Government promotes cross-domain collaboration and industry-academia partnerships to boost Taiwan's innovation and technology

Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim attended the event in person, accompanied by Colley Hwang, chairman of the organizing bodies DIGITIMES and IC Radio Broadcasting. They visited exhibits representing AWS, Silicon Motion Technology, Phison Electronics, Trend Micro, Qualcomm, NEXCOM International, and Dynabook Technology, underscoring the government's substantial commitment to the development of Taiwan's AI industry.

Taiwan will not obtain effortless fortune; wealth and prosperity are acquired through risk.

Taiwan must enhance domestic demand-driven sectors, improve overall competitiveness, capitalize on its geographical and industrial strengths, and continue innovation and strategic development in response to AI advancements and geopolitical challenges, thereby ensuring a strong position within the global supply chain in the AI era.

Colley Hwang, President of DIGITIMES and IC Radio Broadcasting

Taiwan is at key AI growth point with both opportunities and challenges.

The Ministry will continue to promote industrial innovation and transformation, working with all sectors to develop Taiwan's AI ecosystem, allowing AI technology to provide innovative applications across industries, enhance Taiwan's industrial progress, and strengthen its international competitiveness.

J. W. Kuo, Minister of Economic Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)

Taiwan's AI innovation and development emerge from private sector competition, but the government is involved.

The government will act as a facilitator, providing free AI computing resources, improving the transparency of interdepartmental communication, and organizing matchmaking events to assist emerging companies in obtaining contracts, establishing private innovation as the primary driver of the ecosystem.

Yi-Jing Lin, Deputy Minister of Digital Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)

Enhancing Taiwan's competitiveness requires the empowerment of all individuals to proficiently utilize AI tools.

AI technology has transitioned from specialized areas to widespread public use, necessitating that corporations and governments exhibit greater audacity in prototype validation and innovative execution, while effectively leveraging Taiwan's strengths in software and hardware integration. A comprehensive understanding of AI is crucial for creating a socially resilient foundation that ensures global competitiveness.

Andrew Ng, Founder of DeepLearning.AI

We must possess the capabilities to employ AI in combating AI.

Seventy percent of cybersecurity issues are attributed to unidentified or unregulated digital assets. In the age of AI, cybersecurity awareness requires a comprehensive analysis of data, models, agents, applications, and edge AI. The cybersecurity industry will increasingly employ AI to combat AI.

Bob Hung, General Manager for Trend Micro Taiwan and Hong Kong

The more problems you can address, the larger your market will become.

Data is the modern-day equivalent of energy. We should prioritize the identification of our own oil and gas reserves (critical data) over the rapid procurement of shovels (chips, processing power). We promote the adoption of innovative AI technologies and the migration of Taiwanese businesses and start-ups to cloud computing, considering both local requirements and global perspectives.

Robert Wang, Managing Director of Amazon Web Services for Taiwan and Hong Kong

AI has evolved from cloud computing to edge computing and from industrial applications to a more expansive ecosystem; the most exciting phase has yet to begin.

AI will profoundly transform data input and output processing, as well as the automation of task execution. In the future, there will be not just human-machine collaboration but also competition among diverse AI agents. The data input source will be augmented by including diverse devices and datasets.

Sean Pien, Microsoft Taiwan General Manager

2025 marks the first year of sustainable AI.

Taiwan's generative AI ought to implement a federated AI strategy focused on "local data, local training, and local deployment." Localization, internal deployment, and autonomous models are expected to provide a new alternative for enterprises.

Ethan Tu, Founder of Taiwan AI Labs