Computex eyes record foreign participation - Taipei Times

‘AI TOGETHER’:

While Silicon Valley might be the ‘brain’ of AI, the ‘body,’ ‘muscles’ and ‘nervous system’ that support it are in Taiwan, the TAITRA head said

By Meryl Kao

/ Staff reporter

This year’s Computex Taipei trade show has achieved record highs in scale and international participation, one of the event’s organizers, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA, 外貿協會), said yesterday.More than 30,000 registered buyers are expected at the show, nearly half of whom are from overseas, council chairman James Huang (黃志芳) said.In addition to creating business opportunities, the event is also expected to inject momentum into Taiwan’s artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductor, and information and communications technology industries, he said.