Taipei has big plans to bring the circular economy into residents’ daily lives.

The News Lens
Date: 2018/11/01
By: Jules Quartly

The development of smart housing – utilizing Taiwan’s strengths in the ICT (information and communications technology) sector – is central to the Taipei City government’s blueprint for the future. The plan also matches the national government’s objective under its 5+2 Innovative Industries initiative to promote a circular economy in which waste is reduced to the absolute minimum.

The goal is for the capital city to become a “living lab” taking into account such functions as communications, energy management, mobility, education, medical care, i-voting, and environmental improvements.

This urban regeneration plan, part of the Taipei 2050 Vision Project, calls for the use of big data and GIS (geographic information system) tools to improve the city’s housing stock, amenities, and public welfare. At the heart of the initiative is a NT$95 billion (US$1.1 billion) program designed to benefit the less well-off by building social housing.

The initiative is also expected to spur private-sector activity and urban renewal, as the city’s aging and somewhat ram-shackle housing stock is replaced by smarter buildings.
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