CIOTech Outlook Team | Wednesday, 23 July 2025, 11:43 IST
Taiwan has unveiled an ambitious plan to become a global leader in artificial intelligence with its “Ten Major AI Infrastructure Projects” initiative, targeting over $510 billion in economic value by 2040. Premier Cho Jung-Tai announced that Taiwan will harness its robust Information and Communications Technology sector and world-class semiconductor industry to transform into a “smart technology island” and a key AI influencer globally.
The initiative prioritizes three core technologies such as silicon photonics, quantum technology, and AI robotics. Silicon photonics, actively pursued by TSMC, the world’s leading contract chipmaker, and other industry players, is central to aligning Taiwan’s capabilities with future AI demands. The government aims to establish Taiwan as a global leader in this field.
Taiwan also hopes to develop into an AI robotics center by using its hardware and ICT supply chains. Industry organizations, such as that headed by Foxconn Chairman Young Liu, established the Taiwan AI Robotics Industry Grand Alliance with the purpose of enhancing domestic AI robotics establishment and ecosystems.
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The plan also focuses on building a quantum technology industry chain and developing sovereign AI to ensure control over domestic AI technologies. Other projects include enhancing computing infrastructure, promoting balanced AI growth across Taiwan’s regions, and integrating AI across various industries.
To fuel innovation, the government plans to invest over $3.08 billion in venture capital to position Taiwan as a global hub for AI talent and investment.
The initiative sets ambitious goals, including creating 500,000 jobs and establishing three world-class research laboratories. By capitalizing on its technological strengths, Taiwan aims to solidify its role as a global AI powerhouse by 2040.
