How should global companies target AI Taiwan?
According to Venture Scanner, over 1,000 new startups have poured investments into artificial intelligence (AI), with the AI zone, initially launched at the recently concluded U.S. CES, attracting significant attention from angel investors and venture capital firms in Silicon Valley. South Korea continues to embrace AI at an impressive pace, showing a strong commitment to this transformative technology.
On the 18th, the Science and Technology Report Office released the "Taiwan AI Mobile Plan," emphasizing the need for the Taiwan Academy to lead in on-device AI technology, build a dynamic international intelligent system industry ecosystem, and deepen its presence in niche markets. Taiwan has become a key player in the global intelligent system value chain. The report also highlighted the importance of integrating AI across industries to better prepare for future challenges. Cai Zhihong, executive secretary of the Science and Technology Conference, explained that the mobile plan aims to connect various government initiatives, ensuring smoother collaboration between departments and reducing investment gaps between the Ministry of Science and Technology and industry needs. Notably, the government currently does not plan to directly support AI software, allowing commercial and open-source solutions to coexist.
Additionally, the government should establish an open service platform for AI R&D infrastructure, promote industry-wide standards and design frameworks, and integrate the IoT Integration Service Center (IISC) to provide SMEs with chip development, IoT, big data, and AI application support. Executive Dean Lai Qingde mentioned that Microsoft recently announced plans to set up an AI R&D center in Taiwan, highlighting the island's growing role in the tech landscape. He urged relevant ministries to oversee the "5+2" industrial innovation centers, focusing on solving real-world problems and leveraging AI to drive innovative business models.
William Bao Bean, managing partner of SOS Ventures and MOX Managing Director, emphasized that AI is not an industry itself but a tool that can be applied across sectors. While there are many AI startups, investors prioritize problem-solving over products, as the latter tends to evolve quickly. Bean noted that the Taiwan market is too small to sustain standalone ventures, so AI startups must address global issues rather than local ones. He also pointed out that while hardware manufacturing is well-established in Taiwan, focusing on hardware early on could deter investors. Instead, startups should emphasize their ability to solve real problems, which can attract funding and support.
Bean added that the current tech trend favors software and services over hardware, making it challenging for AI startups to enter the market with hardware-centric models. Scientists seeking government grants must present strong academic research, but they can also become successful entrepreneurs by clearly communicating their ideas and innovations. With sufficient funding available, scientists who effectively convey their knowledge can turn their visions into reality.
He also stressed that traditional industries like telecom and finance face increasing pressure from technological advancements. Companies that fail to adapt risk being left behind. The government’s role has shifted from direct control to creating a supportive environment that fosters trust, collaboration, and balanced labor relations.
The ITRI believes that the future of AI will bring many challenges, requiring Taiwan to focus on AI + IoT integration and develop a new generation of high-tech teams. These teams should combine hardware strengths with cross-domain applications and innovative service models to build a comprehensive AI ecosystem.
According to the SRB meeting of the Intelligent Science and Technology Institute, Taiwan should continue developing leading on-device AI technology, building an active international AI industry ecosystem, and deepening its presence in vertical markets. This effort aims to position Taiwan as a critical partner in the global intelligent system value chain. Additionally, the government should accelerate smart technology adoption across industries, create evidence-based fields, loosen regulations, and foster an open data-sharing environment.
The AI mobile plan includes five key tasks: "AI Talent Sprint," "AI Pilot Promotion," "Building an International AI Innovation Hub," "Field and Regulation Openness," and "Industrial AI." These initiatives aim to promote AI-driven applications through a more open, flexible, and investment-friendly approach. In terms of talent development, the goal is to train 1,000 high-level tech professionals by 2021, including 800 forward-looking AI researchers from universities, 200 high-level talents in intelligent systems, and more AI R&D centers established by domestic and foreign companies in Taiwan.
Overall, the government's AI mobile plan seeks to leverage Taiwan’s existing strengths in talent, ICT, and semiconductors, while opening up new fields and data access. By combining hardware-driven economic growth with software-led innovation, Taiwan aims to seize opportunities in the next wave of the intelligent revolution. Under the principle of focused implementation, the five mobile plans will be carried out with a spirit of openness, flexibility, and investment.
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