2014 Smart City Expo—Guiding Futures of Global Cities

Feb 17, 2014

The 2014 Smart City Summit & Expo organized by Taipei Computer Association (TCA), IBM, TATUNG, Chunghwa Telecom, ADVANTECH and Institute for Information Industry (III) will receive its grand opening from Feb.19th to 22nd at Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall.

With the burgeoning development of global economy, various tasks have been derived from the management of energy, transportation, disaster prevention, environment, education, sanitation, public security and medical service. To cope with these challenges coming from rapid urbanization, governments around the world have made every endeavor to the development of smart cities in recent years. For example, the number of ongoing and activated smart city projects has exceeded 1,000 in a worldwide scale, and is growing at an amazing 20% CAGR. It is estimated that about 600-800 smart city projects will be scheduled in China’s 12th 5-year national plan, and a total of 103 cities have been included in "2013 National Smart City Project" promulgated by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People’s Republic of China. In other words, China will stimulate a further modernization in rural areas and significantly boost its domestic markets.

According to Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute of III, the development of smart cities will become a trillion-dollar business; related purchasing orders from IT industry reach US$ 10.8 billion in 2013, and will grow at a 17% annual rate till 2015, which will amount to US$ 15 billion by then, focusing on major applications of a smart city such as transportation, housing, power grid and tourism, etc.

As a result, TCA has combined the strength of industry leaders to organize the 2014 Smart City Expo, thus making the exhibition the most important platform for the development and exchange of smart cities both cross-strait and in Asia-Pacific regions.

2014 Smart City Expo—Three Spotlights

• Platform for cross-strait exchange

Possessing strong R&D capabilities in ICT industry and cross-domain integration, Taiwan has the best position to leverage the global trend of smart city and to break new grounds in China and South-East Asia market.

• Combination of six professional segments

2014 Smart City Expo comprises 6 professional segments in smart technology—building, healthcare, transportation, retail, energy and security.

• Business opportunities between industrial segments and clients

Through exchanges among upper-to-downstream companies in different professions, and their dedication to this grand event, 2014 Smart City Expo will be established as the premier industry platform cross-strait.

A series of forums & seminars have been started to emphasize the importance of smart city, including the experience sharing forum on Aug. 20th from Taichung City Government, the prize-winner of 2013 ICF awards, "Smart Transportation Forum" on Sep. 11th and the "Smart Security & Safety Forum" on Sep. 30th. Besides, various seminars regarding smart building, smart retail and smart energy will be launched successively during the expo in next February. Through these professional forums, the abundant content and applications provided by 2014 Smart City Expo, the latest trends in the developments of smart city will be thoroughly presented to all our guests.

 About Smart City Summit & Expo

Event Information

• Date：Feb 19-22, 2014
• Venue：Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall
• Advisor：Board of Science and Technology, Executive Yuan(BOST), Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), Ministry of Economic Affairs(MOEA), National Communications Commission(NCC)
• Organizer：Taipei Computer Association
• Co-Organizer：ADVANTECH, Chunghwa Telecom, IBM, INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY, Taiwan GIS Center, TATUNG
• Event Partner: Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan Geospatial Information Industry Consortium, Taiwan Mobile
• Media Partner:Business Next, DIGITIMES

  Feature

  • The combination of 6 professional development Healthcare＋Building＋Energy＋Transportation＋Retail＋Security
  • Exchanges between industrial ecosystems and professionals
  • Exhibition platform for cross-strait interaction
  

  Exhibit Category

  Smart Living ．APP ．M-Commerce ．Telecom Service ．Smart Retail ．NFC ．Smart Tourism ．Smart Classroom ．Smart Infotainment ．Cloud Computing

  Smart City and IOT ．Smart Building ．Smart Healthcare ．Intelligent 　Transportation(ITS) ．Smart Energy 　Management ．Smart Agriculture

  Smart Security ．Home Security ．Surveillance ．Public Safety ．Community Safety ．Disaster Management

  Government Pavilion ．Taiwan’s Version 　of Smart City ．The Future of 　Smart City

  
   

  Contact information

  Taipei Computer Association
  Tel: +886-2-2577-4249
  Fax: +886-2-2577-8095
  Angela Peng, extension 886, angela_peng@mail.tca.org.tw
  Molly Pan, extension 808, molly@mail.tca.org.tw