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Thank you for making SCSE 2025 a huge success!
The 2025 Smart City Summit and Expo (SCSE) and the 2050 Net Zero City Expo concluded successfully, showcasing impressive growth and participation. This year’s event marked a significant milestone, with a 28% increase in participating organizations, an expanded exhibition scale, and a notable presence of municipal leaders and industry professionals from around the world.
The exhibition sparked numerous international collaborations, successfully exporting mature smart solutions, including transportation and emergency response centers, smart healthcare applications, and big data AI surveillance systems, to countries such as the Philippines, the United States, Canada, Brazil, Spain, the Netherlands, and Ukraine. The event aims to inspire active participation from Taiwanese and global enterprises in tapping into future business opportunities projected to reach USD 450 billion.
With a strong focus on AI, IoT, smart transportation, and smart energy, SCSE facilitated international matchmaking opportunities and strengthened Taiwan’s position as a leading provider of AIoT and net-zero industry solutions on the global stage. These achievements set a new benchmark in the event’s history, solidifying its status as the premier platform for global smart city exchange. The event’s success underscores the increasing importance of collaboration in the smart city sector, driving innovation and sustainable urban development.
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The Smart City Summit and Expo serves as a leading platform for cross-industry collaboration in the smart city sector. In partnership with local and international organizations, the event offers customized experiences and valuable insights to attendees. Covering a wide range of industries including AI, IoT, Net Zero, transportation, buildings, healthcare, cybersecurity, startups, and more, we curate a variety of co-located events, allowing participants to explore focused, in-depth topics aligned with smart city development.
The 2050 Net Zero City Expo has entered its third edition this year, highlighting the growing recognition that achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 is not only essential for environmental sustainability but also represents a prime opportunity for corporate transformation and a new engine for economic growth.
With the theme Urban Energy Transition for Net-Zero Cities, IBE highlighted innovative solutions for sustainable urban development. The pavilion featured 64 booths with the joint participation of 13 leading professional companies, showcasing cutting-edge technologies that support energy transformation and promote low-carbon living environments.
The 2025 SSP was powered by 10 leading accelerators from 9 countries, including the United States, Czech Republic, Slovenia, India, and more. A total of 123 startups from around the world brought fresh perspectives to the table, showcasing cutting-edge solutions in Industry 4.0, edge computing, and chip manufacturing.
The 12th SCSE attracted over 7,000 attendees who participated in 63 professional forums covering a wide range of topics related to smart cities and green solutions. Global city leaders and industry professionals also joined the conversation to share their valuable experiences in smart city development and advancing toward net-zero emissions.
The Net Zero City Leaders Summit is a premier platform for global dialogue on smart governance, energy transition, AI innovation, and climate adaptation. Gathering mayors, experts, and industry leaders, the summit explores practical solutions and fosters international collaboration. With Taiwan’s strengths in digital and green technologies, the event drives momentum toward resilient, net-zero cities. This year’s summit featured four sessions, including the main forum, and brought together 23 expert speakers and city representatives. It attracted over 600 participants, including more than 80 domestic and international experts, city leaders, and industry professionals.
The conference gathered telecom operators, system integrators, and distributors from 18 countries to discuss supply chain challenges, the impact of national policies on spectrum allocation and network deployment, and opportunities for innovation. 10 international speakers, including representatives from SoftBank, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, Orange, National Telecom Plc., Druid Software, NTT, Singtel, FPT, and IS-Wireless, also shared successful pilot project case studies from their respective countries.
Under the theme AI-Driven Smart City Collaboration Across Borders, key international organizations including EBRD, APTIKNAS, VINASA, ITS Thailand, MyIoTA, and FICCI, were invited to 2025 WSIC for in-depth industry dialogue. The conference brought together 215 domestic and international participants to explore new AI-driven collaboration opportunities, strengthen Taiwan’s partnerships abroad, and promote the global application of smart solutions. Business matching sessions facilitated further international cooperation for Taiwanese companies.
We are fully upgrading the matchmaking experience to create the most efficient international smart city matching platform. Attendees can expand their global networks among decision-makers from both government and business sectors across various industries. The platform continuously facilitates business collaboration through 1-on-1 matchmaking and customized group sessions.
SCSE 2025 partnered with 7 organizations, offers guided tours to explore real-world applications of smart city solutions. These visits provide insights into sustainable urban development and promote knowledge exchange. Participants can expect a structured itinerary showcasing diverse solutions.
Toulouse, France
It was a very professional exhibition. I discovered several interesting solutions and met stakeholders we could collaborate with.
Budapest, Hungary
I was genuinely impressed by SCSE. It was rich in content, and the overall organization was very professional. I even bumped into some familiar faces from neighboring countries and NGO.
Negeri Sembilan State, Malaysia
SCSE provides an opportunity for cities and enterprises from around the world to exchange insights on the most advanced digital applications and AI technologies.
Orange County, US
This is really one of the most important conference you can go to in the world!
Shizuoka City, Japan
This participation not only allowed us to learn a lot about Taipei City's advanced technologies, but also enabled us to make many new friends. It was truly a rewarding experience!
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
These were days of great learning! More than fifty articles were published in the entire Rio Grande do Sul press.
SCSE will continue to serve as an even greater platform for visitors to explore limitless opportunities in smart cities and net-zero solutions. We are committed to transforming smart solutions into real business opportunities. Get ready to connect with the world and unlock new collaborations!
