Tainan: An AI City in Action

Tainan — Taiwan’s oldest city and cultural capital — has quietly transformed into one of the region’s most forward-thinking AI Cities. Building on its early smart‑city programs, Tainan now operates as an open, scalable testbed for next-gen urban innovation, attracting technology providers, research institutions, and international partners.

Sustainable, data-driven urban development

Tainan’s Shalun Smart Green Energy Science City showcases how AI can enhance sustainability at scale. From integrated energy management to intelligent transport systems, the district serves as a proving ground for low-carbon mobility, clean-energy adoption, and autonomous‑vehicle testing. These deployments demonstrate how AI can help cities optimize energy use, reduce emissions, and accelerate green transformation.

Smarter mobility and visitor experiences

With over 200 historic sites and millions of annual visitors, Tainan uses AI-enabled solutions to make mobility and tourism more seamless. Intelligent transportation systems deliver real-time bus information, route optimization, and predictive traffic insights, helping decrease congestion and improve travel efficiency. AI-enhanced tourism platforms combine mobile services, digital mapping, and AR guidance to create richer, more personalized visitor experiences.

Open digital services powered by cloud technologies

To ensure digital transformation benefits all citizens, Tainan has invested heavily in education and accessibility. Partnering with industry leaders — including ASUS — the city launched the Cloud Play platform, providing over 1,200 computers and cloud-based learning tools to schools. This program creates digital classrooms, enables interactive learning, and strengthens communication among teachers, students, and parents, highlighting that AI Cities should bridge—not widen—the digital divide.

AI-enabled public safety and disaster response

Tainan models how to use data and AI to strengthen resilience. After facing dengue fever outbreaks and major earthquakes, the city built integrated platforms powered by spatial data, IoT sensors, and AI analysis to support early warning, real-time tracking, and coordinated emergency response. These systems speed decision-making and help authorities respond more quickly and effectively during crises.

Driving innovation through AI and robotics

With dedicated AI test fields for UAVs, robotics, and autonomous systems, Tainan acts as a hub for cutting-edge urban technology. By providing facilities that let innovators develop and validate AI models in real-world environments — from agricultural automation to traffic simulation — the city reinforces its role as a catalyst for future smart city solutions.

Why Tainan matters for the AI City vision

Tainan demonstrates how an AI City evolves beyond isolated “smart” projects. Its success lies in a unified approach that merges data, infrastructure, cloud platforms, and AI into systems that improve sustainability, mobility, learning, safety, and innovation.

And with ASUS technologies supporting digital learning, cloud access, and wider infrastructure development, Tainan is proof that public-private collaboration can accelerate the next generation of intelligent cities.

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