The second Kaohsiung Smart City Exhibition was held at the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center, with participation from 16 countries and 50 cities around the world.

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[Reporter Ge Youhao/Kaohsiung Report] The 2nd Kaohsiung Smart City Exhibition will be held in Kaohsiung Exhibition Center for 3 consecutive days. There are 16 countries, 50 cities, and more than 300 international municipalities and enterprises participating in the exhibition.

The foreign guests attending the conference also included the secretaries-general of the three major international city organizations ICLEI, CityNet, and WeGO, all of whom gathered in Kaohsiung. In addition, the European Bank for Reconstruction (EBRD) and the Asian Bank (ADB) all organized delegations to Kaohsiung for exchanges.

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Peng Shuanglang, chairman of Taipei Computer Association, the sponsor, said that among the three major international city organizations, ICLEI has 1,700 member cities, CityNet has 170 member cities, and WeGO has 200 member cities. Continuing the city summit forum, signed a declaration of sustainable urban transformation with the Kaohsiung City Hall, showing Kaohsiung's determination to promote a net-zero city.

The theme of this year's exhibition is "Digital Transformation Creates New Heights of Smart City". There are 165 exhibitors and 550 booths on display, a 10% increase over last year. The exhibition contents include 5G AIOT, smart governance, smart medical care, smart agriculture and fishery, smart For transportation, etc., 20 professional forums will be held during the 3-day exhibition period, which is expected to attract more than 30,000 professionals to participate.

Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Qimai said that with the assistance of the city government this year, the number of local manufacturers in the Kaohsiung area has grown to 70%. Kaohsiung Xiaogang Hospital has also combined 14 hospitals to showcase the latest smart medical applications with one hospital and one characteristic.

Jing Qi, president of the Taiwan Smart City Industry Alliance, pointed out that in order to promote the green transformation of Kaohsiung City, eight Southern Taiwan universities including Sun Yat-sen University, University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung University, Gao Medical University, Chengda University, Ping University, Yishou University, and Fuying University and 16 universities were invited. A new start-up company, displaying research and development results.

Chunghwa Telecom also exhibited five exhibits. The most eye-catching one is "Smart Pipeline Inspection by UAV", which utilizes 5G high-speed and low-latency transmission technology, and uses Chunghwa Telecom's UAV fleet management system to allow UAVs to go deep into pipeline inspections. And return inspection information and real-time screen.

Others include ASE, Taiwan Petroleum Corporation, Taipower Xingda Plant, Yongxin Energy, Liyang Energy, Southern Power, United Regeneration, Sunshine Garden, California Energy, Yushan Environmental Engineering, Yongrui, Jinhao Energy, Jiesi Environmental Energy and other enterprises , will also showcase solutions in various aspects such as energy creation, energy saving, and energy storage.