Taichung City Productivity 4.0 Cross-Domain Exchange and Matchmaking Event Helps Industries Upgrade

The Taichung City Government and the Industrial Development Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs jointly held the "Productivity 4.0 Cross-Domain Exchange Event and Productivity 4.0 Supply-Demand Matchmaking Event" on the 29th and 30th, arranging all-round improvement measures such as industry supply-demand discussions, technology demonstrations, experience sharing, and matchmaking transactions to help industries improve production efficiency and move toward smart manufacturing. Mayor Lin Chia-lung said the city government is committed to promoting smart machinery; in addition to facilitating the Productivity 4.0 strategic alliance, it has also passed the "Taichung City Industrial Development Autonomous Regulations" and is building the Shuinan Economic and Trade Park into the operational headquarters for Productivity 4.0, hoping thereby to promote R&D and innovation across industries and drive Taiwan's industries to take off once again.

The "Productivity 4.0 Cross-Domain Exchange Event and Productivity 4.0 Supply-Demand Matchmaking Event" was grandly held in the City Hall assembly hall and atrium. The event featured forums on the productivity improvement needs and applications of three major industries - machine tools, electrical and electronic equipment, and vehicles - and attracted more than 200 representatives from industry, government, academia, and research institutions from across the country; Mayor Lin Chia-lung, Taiwan Smart Automation and Robotics Association Chairman Cho Yung-tsai, and Chinese National Federation of Industries Vice Chairman Lin Ming-ju also attended to join the occasion.

Four incorporated research institutions and 21 industry associations and chambers also held an alliance ceremony, placing LOGOs representing their industries on a map of Taiwan to jointly declare their determination to help industry members improve productivity and competitiveness and capture a larger share of the world market.

Mayor Lin Chia-lung said that a Productivity 4.0 strategic alliance has now been established and the A-I-M Aerospace Alliance has been facilitated; in addition, Taichung City has passed the "Taichung City Industrial Development Autonomous Regulations" and set up an industrial development fund, hoping thereby to help industries with R&D and innovation.