Taoyuan Mayor Zhang Shanzheng went to Taipei City this afternoon (8th) to attend the "2024 World City Summit Forum". Mayor Zhang said that Taoyuan’s industrial output reached NT$4 trillion in the past year (112), ranking first in Taiwan and the first choice for corporate investment. At the same time, Taoyuan is also the youngest and the only city among the six cities with a growing population, but it is also the first city in Taiwan with a growing population. Therefore, they face multiple challenges such as transportation, environment and schooling. To this end, the city government established the project-oriented "Smart Taoyuan Promotion Association" and the organization-oriented "Smart Urban and Rural Development Committee" to integrate research and examination and information technology majors to solve urban problems with smart technology.
Mayor Zhang pointed out that the city government’s use of smart technology to promote municipal administration has been recognized by multiple international smart awards. It has also introduced a generative AI collaboration system in the Taoyuan 1999 Citizen Line to shorten call waiting times and improve call quality, providing citizens with accurate and efficient services. Answer: In terms of environment, AI technology is used to monitor dust, air pollution and river water color, and abnormal situations are checked immediately; the "Quiet Peach Project" is promoted, and AI is used to identify vehicles with illegally modified exhaust pipes, effectively reducing the number of complaints by 20.9%. Improve environmental quality.
In terms of transportation, Mayor Zhang pointed out that the city government has introduced AI technology for traffic signal control, implemented "ambulance all the way", set up electronic fences at key intersections, and connected with the fire station ambulance system to ensure smooth ambulance routes and shorten traffic time; and uses AI imaging technology to detect road damage in real time, recommend repair priorities, and maintain the quality of the traffic environment.
Mayor Zhang mentioned that the Taoyuan MRT Corporation has promoted a "two-way translation counter" and in the first phase supports translation in seven languages: "Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Indian, Thai, and Vietnamese" to meet the service needs of people from all over the world; it has established a "Q "Clean Code Cleaning" uses QRCode instant messaging to invite passengers to participate in system cleaning, making the MRT journey more comfortable; "Smart Elevator Calling Service" uses imaging technology to identify passengers with special needs such as large luggage and wheelchairs, reducing the need for passengers to wait for elevators time to create a more convenient ride experience.
Mayor Zhang pointed out that the city government has also developed a complete city model through digital technology, combined with big data, to build a support system for municipal decision-making, using a digital virtual city to provide citizens with more specific information, and jointly depict the future of Taoyuan’s old city, railway underground image of the city.
Mayor Zhang said that Taoyuan went to (113) to take the lead in the country in promoting the expansion of lung cancer screening. More than 30,000 citizens have applied, and a total of 1,586 high-probability positive cases were detected, and 103 early cases were assisted in receiving treatment; the city government It also introduces AI-assisted interpretation systems through subsidized hospitals to speed up doctors' image interpretation, cross-compare screening data with specific industries and regions, optimize environmental policies and labor conditions, and reduce citizens' cancer risks.
Mayor Zhang emphasized that "people" are the core of promoting urban development. In order to encourage colleagues to break through the framework and spread innovative thinking, the city government designed a digital training and incentive mechanism, opened the Smart Taoyuan Academy, and gathered external resources to provide technology learning courses and work. workshop to shape an innovation learning organization; and by holding an innovation proposal competition, colleagues are invited to propose innovative proposals in an incentive manner. The innovation of "people" is regarded as a key element in realizing smart cities, and it is hoped that through the introduction and application of digital technology , develop the sustainable management of Taoyuan with smart innovation, and gradually move towards the goals of good commuting, good schooling, good work, and good life, and create a good city for citizens to live a happy life.
At today's forum, Mayor Zhang and Zhang Zhixing, Chief Technology Officer of Yushan Financial Holdings, also had in-depth exchanges on topics such as how to use AI to combat fraud, promote employee artificial intelligence training, and avoid information gaps. Mayor Zhang pointed out that if AI technology is to be used to combat fraud, the central government still needs to systematically track cash flow with relevant data in order to combat fraud most effectively.
Today, Luo Chudong, Director of the Municipal Information Department, Wu Zhaoming, Chairman of the Intelligent Development Council, Zhang Zhixing, Chief Technology Officer of Yushan Financial Holdings, and Chen Fangyu, Director of Future City Channel, all attended the forum.