2026-03-26

Taiwan participates in information security forum

Minister of Digital Affairs Lin Yi-jing led a delegation to the 2026 RSAC Conference underway through March 26 in San Francisco, highlighting government commitment to information security. According to the Ministry of Digital Affairs, participating businesses included Taipei City-headquartered CHT Security Co. and WiSECURE Technologies Corp., as well as Hsinchu City-headquartered Changing Information Technology Inc. Lin opened the Cyber Taiwan Pavilion March 23 to showcase research achievements in postquantum cryptography and zero-trust frameworks, the ministry said, adding that the displays also demonstrated the country’s readiness to transition from a hardware manufacturer to a trustworthy international digital supply chain partner. In his remarks, Lin noted that Taiwan produces over 95 percent of the world’s advanced chips. As such chips are key to artificial intelligence applications, it is vital to prevent hackers from attacking the supply chain, he added. The ministry also arranged networking events for the corporate delegates, including a visit to SEMI, a California-based association for the global semiconductor industry, and trips to multiple major North American technological organizations. The MODA emphasized that it would continue to promote industry collaboration between local enterprises and international partners to gradually transform Taiwan into a global digital supply chain hub.  

2026-01-21

AI and 5G Applications: Supporting SMEs in Digital Transformation and Innovation

In response to global supply chain restructuring and the rise of AI, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has promoted AI and 5G transformation for SMEs in 2025, training 4,100 AI professionals, supporting 2,500 companies in adopting AI, and enabling 8,700 SMEs to validate 5G applications, generating over NT$23.7 billion in industrial value. "SME Digital Transformation and Innovation Exchange Conference" held on December 24 showcased successful applications in manufacturing and services, attracting more than 500 participants. The Small and Medium Enterprise Administration (SMEA) noted that practical tools and application scenarios are key to SME transformation. Through the SME revitalization program, the government provides digital learning, industry training, and expert guidance, while recognizing benchmark enterprises to encourage broader SME participation in digital transformation.

2025-12-09

The Ministry of Digital Affairs Drives Taiwan's Software Industry Shift from Projects to Products, Shaping a New Landscape for Productization and Internationalization in the AI Era

The Ministry of Digital Affairs (moda) convenes "From Project to Product: Taiwan's Path to Global Competitiveness in Software" forum on November 22 during the 2025 Meet Taipei Startup Festival. Minister Yi-Jing Lin (林宜敬) led an in-depth discussion with the Trend Micro CEO Eva Chen (陳怡樺), Perfect Corp. CEO Alice Chang (張華禎), and CyberLink CEO J.H. Huang (黃肇雄) on Taiwan's opportunities for transformation of its software industry under the wave of AI and Cloud technologies. The three CEOs, from their practical experience, shared how to build a new paradigm for brand value and international competitiveness through effective product management. Over 220 attendees from various software-related sectors, including information services, telecommunications, internet services, integrated marketing, financial consulting, and startup teams, actively participated in the forum. They further exchanged opinions after the session, collectively sparking new ideas for the development of Taiwan's software industry. In his opening remarks, Minister Lin pointed out that Taiwan's software industry can be divided into two categories: "Project-based" and "Product-based." For a long time, the majority of domestic software enterprises have previously focused on project-based development, crafting customized solutions for specific clients, a model that enables rapid response but limits scalability and the accumulation of R&D capacity. A product-driven approach, by contrast, transforms software into modularized and globally scalable products, enabling greater value creation through replication and economies of scale. Once development is completed, the product can be sold to an unspecified large number of customers. Minister Lin emphasized that by "Doing Products" can greater value be created, and called on more enterprises to engage in product-oriented development." During the panel, Minister Lin and the three CEOs discussed pathways to strengthening Taiwan's global software competitiveness, focusing on core challenges such as a limited domestic market, a constrained talent pool, and insufficient international experience. They emphasized that software companies have to adopt a global mindset from day one. The CEOs also pointed to the shortage of marketing talent, noting that effective software marketing relies heavily on hands-on experience and the ability to speak the customer's professional language. The discussion further explored how generative AI is reshaping the industry, highlighting opportunities in specialized small language models (SLMs) and sovereign AI, which chart a promising direction for Taiwan's software sector. Trend Micro CEO Eva Chen stressed the importance of understanding customer pain points and adopting customer language. She noted that GenAI significantly narrows language barriers, creating new opportunities for global marketing. Trend Micro is currently adopting a new marketing approach internally called Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) model, embedding engineers directly in front-line customer engagement and turning them into talents with marketing and consulting mindsets, to accelerate product iteration and gather real-time feedback. Therefore, future engineers need to learn how to "ask questions," specifically asking to uncover and resolve the customer's true pain points. Chen also highlighted Taiwan’s opportunities in unique domain knowledge in terms of the foundational technology required in the Gen AI era. For example, Trend Micro possesses unique data and analytical capabilities in the field of cybersecurity. Taiwan’s software enterprises could take developing Small Language Models (SLMs) into consideration to become leaders in their specialized fields. Perfect Corp. CEO Alice Chang emphasized that Taiwan's market is too small for global scale software growth, meaning companies have to define products with international markets in mind from the outset. Perfect Corp's success in the beautytech and fashiontech sectors comes from deep domain knowledge, earning recognition as the only tech firm that truly understands beauty among global cosmetic brands. She emphasized that whether serving the B2B or B2C markets, the theme of clarity and messaging for the product is critical to attracting and retaining global users with downloading and continued subscription. CyberLink CEO J.H. Huang emphasized that Taiwanese society often misperceives software as "relatively simple," while achieving large-scale global success in software is in fact more difficult than in contract-based hardware manufacturing. Facing intense global competition and rapid industry change, he noted that international marketing requires significant investment. To strengthen competitiveness, Taiwan needs to build a sufficiently large software industry cluster that allows talent to gain real-world experience in business development, marketing, and product planning. He also highlighted that deep collaboration with international partners, such as in AI PCs, is essential to enhancing the global competitiveness of Taiwan's software products. Minister Lin highlighted, In his closing remarks, that Taiwan has established an unshakable position on the global stage thanks to its strong hardware industry foundation. This success was built decades ago by countless talented electronics engineers who gave up lucrative opportunities abroad to return to Taiwan and build a complete, competitive industrial ecosystem from scratch. Today, Taiwan's software industry stands at a critical turning point, and Minister Lin urged software engineers to stay in Taiwan, join locally based companies with a global outlook. The goal is for Taiwan to eventually produce software companies that dominate the world, much like TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) has in the semiconductor industry, within three to four decades or even sooner.

2025-11-10

Press Release: 5G Demo Day Unlocks New Industrial Possibilities

5G Private Network "One-Stop" Solution Boosts Industrial Transformation! Demo Day Focuses on Equipment Testing and Cross-Domain Applications, Accelerating Enterprise Digital Upgrading To address the two core pain points faced by enterprises when adopting 5G dedicated spectrum and private networks—"How to choose equipment?" and "Where are the applications?"—the Administration for Digital Industries (ADI) under the Ministry of Digital Development (MODA) promoted the "5G Demo Day Unlocking New Industrial Possibilities" event, which successfully concluded on November 6 at the NTUH International Convention Center. This event provided a comprehensive and in-depth showcase of the versatility and practical implementation capabilities of 5G private networks. It offered a "one-stop experience" through the presentation of private network implementation results and trend observations, experience sharing from equipment suppliers, and industry application case studies, laying a solid foundation for accelerating enterprise digital upgrading. The Minister of Digital Development stated in his address that 5G's high bandwidth and low latency have driven its widespread application across various industries. He emphasized that technological innovation and development should stem from free and fair competition among the private sector, as private sector forces are the key drivers for the demand side. When enterprises using Wi-Fi find the latency too high or the bandwidth insufficient, they will naturally seek out 5G private networks as a solution. On the supply side, vendors will also consider how to apply 5G technology in different scenarios to create more revenue and business opportunities. The Minister further pointed out that the Ministry of Digital Development's 5G Private Network Program has two main objectives. The first is to assist the demand side in solving problems, focusing on how to help business operators increase revenue and reduce expenditures. Secondly, the program is dedicated to enabling suppliers to introduce their products into the international market by standardizing, modularizing, and productizing their offerings, allowing them to gain a foothold in the global market. Insight into Trends and Infrastructure: Lowering the Barrier for Enterprise Adoption The first session focused on introducing infrastructure and equipment solutions, aiming to lower the barrier for enterprises to adopt 5G private networks. First, the Institute for Information Industry (III) shared the implementation results and application potential of 5G private networks. They pointed out that 5G private network applications in Taiwan have accumulated 136 approved cases, with the largest number of cases in the Smart Manufacturing field. It also widely covers diverse application domains such as arts and cultural performance, medical care, education, energy, and transportation. This achievement not only highlights the broad potential of 5G private networks in promoting the digitization and intelligent development of local industries but also confirms that domestic vendors already possess the capability to provide cross-domain solutions, effectively assisting enterprises in creating new operational models and competitive advantages with 5G technology. Subsequently, three equipment suppliers presented specific solutions and successful implementation experiences. •TAYAR presented on "Opportunities and Challenges for Enterprises Facing AI RAN," showcasing the first domestic core network capable of running on the cloud. They emphasized AI automated management and remote delivery of equipment settings, which reduces costs by five times and simplifies private network deployment and cloud management, accelerating digital transformation. •Saviah Technologies shared their experience with "Saviah 5GC Empowering Enterprise Private Network Innovation Applications." Their 5G core network software, Saviah 5GC, developed based on 3GPP standards, can empower partners to perform 5G private network system integration and support diverse enterprise applications. Currently, the number of sites globally adopting Saviah 5GC has exceeded 50. •In addition, Askey Computer Corp. shared "Local 5G Smart Application Implementation Cases," establishing a Local 5G network architecture with a modular design that is quick to deploy and easy to expand, and successfully collaborating with the Japanese telecom giant NTT EAST, Inc. to enter the Japanese 5G private network market, setting a benchmark for the export of domestic technology and equipment. Cross-Industry Success Cases Demonstrating Technical Combat Value The second session on industry applications fully presented how 5G private networks deeply integrate with vertical industries to create tangible value. •Fabulous Group shared "5G × AIGC Driving New Child-Parent Entertainment Venues: Immersive Applications and Business Opportunity Exploration," successfully creating a new immersive interactive gaming experience in a child-parent entertainment venue. •In the smart manufacturing field, Vertex System Corporation and HwaCom Systems Inc. jointly focused on the pain points of the high-tech manufacturing industry. They applied 5G private networks to implement MR (Mixed Reality) glasses for remote collaboration in equipment maintenance and used AI image recognition for anomaly detection, significantly improving manufacturing efficiency and quality. •Furthermore, Field Delivery Service Co., Ltd set a paradigm for traditional industries, using 5G private networks and smart applications to assist the textile industry in completing digital transformation, notably boosting production efficiency. Conclusion and Outlook In addition to the extensive presentations, the on-site booth demonstrations were also a highlight of the Demo Day. Vendors including TAYAR, Saviah Technologies, Askey Computer Corp., Vertex System Corporation, HwaCom Systems Inc., and Transnet Corporation collectively built an efficient technology exchange platform, allowing participating companies to experience the technical feasibility and practicality of 5G private networks up close. The Administration for Digital Industries hopes that this event will continue to accelerate the strong capabilities of the industry in 5G private network infrastructure and application development, thereby continuously speeding up the pace of industrial digital transformation.