The Edge Financial Daily
Date: October 02, 2017
By: Supriya Surendran

KUALA LUMPUR: Taiwan, home to some of the world’s largest electronic manufacturing services companies like Foxconn Technology Group, Pegatron Corp and Wistron Corp, is pivoting from contract hardware manufacturing to the creation of innovative, smart applications.

The island nation’s president Tsai Ing-wen said in her keynote speech at the recently concluded 2017 World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT 2017), themed “Living the Digital Dream”, that Taiwan is determined to embrace the digital age.

“Taiwan welcomes outstanding personnel and enterprises involved in the Internet of things (IoT), Industry 4.0, and artificial intelligence (AI) to connect with our domestic supply chains, and develop innovative digital products and application services,” she said.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare Deputy Minister Dr Ho Chi-kung shared during a session at WCIT 2017 that information and communications technology (ICT) plays an important role in Taiwan’s health infrastructure.    [FULL  STORY]