DIGITIMES regularly interviews leading industry executives, inviting them to talk frankly about the technology issues and the business challenges that need to be addressed in an industry that is marked by constant change. We always welcome the opportunity to discuss industry trends and issues face-to-face, via email or during a conference call, especially for companies that are targeting the Greater China market.
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5G real-time transmission crucial for AR applications: Q&A with Mifly CEO Roger Lu
AR can create brand-new gaming experience, but for industry applications, AR can help firms tackle their long-existing pain points, according to Roger Lu, founder...
AR is friendliest interface to information: Q&A with ARPlanet CEO Jennifer Pai
ARPlanet Digital Technology, founded in 2010 as an AR startup, provides a full range of virtual and physical realities integration solutions. The company is now...
The future of machine economy: Q&A with IOTA Foundation co-founder Dominik Schiener and BiiLabs CEO Lman Chu
IOTA Foundation, a German blockchain NPO, announced on May 17 that it is setting aside US$2 million to set up an IOTA Ecosystem Fund to support developers. The...
Blockchain crucial for IP assets tokenization: Q&A with Machi X CEO Leo Cheng
Innovative blockchain applications are proliferating fast to usher in huge business opportunities, and among them is the tokenization or digitalization of intellectual...
Taiwan hardware capability is best nutrient for AI development: Q&A with Microsoft Taiwan COO Hedy Ho
Microsoft keeps investing in Taiwan, having set up an IoT innovation center in October 2016, an AI R&D center in January 2018. It alsto introduced an AI 100...
TH Tung: Taiwan startup sector must create its characteristics
TH Tung, chairman of Taipei Computer Association (TCA), likens the startup scene - whose fundamental elements are capital, talent, technology and market - to wine...
Science minister Chen Liang-gee shows confidence and ambition in promoting Taiwan entrepreneurship
Science minister Chen Liang-gee has been making a lot of efforts grooming Taiwan's startups, a clear example being his ministry's arrangement of a large delegation...
AI-enhanced manufacutring: Q&A with Seagate executive VP Jeffrey Nygaard
Seagate has teamed up with HPE and Nvidia to release an AI-based manufacturing platform, Project Athena, in line with the concepts of Industry 4.0, as artificial...
Quanta chair issues prescriptions for AI healthcare development in Taiwan
AI applications can usher in brand-new values for Taiwan's medical sector, given the growing integration of health insurance data and technological resources and...
Public cloud services market to see strong growth: Q&A with eCloudvalley president Linda Lin
Public cloud services take up 30% of enterprises' IT spending in the US and the percentage is estimated to be only 5% in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. It is even...
Keelung to turn into smart people-serving city, says mayor
The government of Keelung has been keen on proceeding with smart city development in recent years, aiming to turn the harbor city in northern Taiwan into a people-serving...
Embracing hybrid clouds: Q&A with VMware VP Bernard Kwok
Nearly two-thirds of enterprises in developed countries have embraced various cloud computing services and the proportion of them for using hybrid clouds is expected...
Industry 4.0, IoT opportunites for information security industry: Q&A with ACSI president
Industrial control engineers now face unknown areas as Internet-based information security has extended from IT to OT (operational technology) involving production...
Innovations count most for AI startups: Q&A with Xilinx president Victor Peng
While Intel and Nvidia have developed leading presence in the CPU and GPU fields, respectively, Xilinx has demonstrated solid innovation prowess in the FPGA space,...
Cloud services to disrupt IC design process: Q&A with Microsoft Taiwan GM Ken Sun
At the Open Innovation Platform (OIP) Ecosystem Forum held in early October, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced the launch of OIP Virtual...
Security and management key to digital manufacturing: Q&A with Identify 3D CSO Stephan Thomas
As digital manufacturing is gradually becoming an important part of the worldwide manufacturing industry, data security and supply chain management are major concerns...
Synopsys Armenia provides cradle for quality IT talent
Having developed a solid presence in Armenia, US-based electronic design automation (EDA) solutions provider Synopsys has spared no efforts fostering young Armenia...
Armenia aims at major role in global tech market, says Ucom founder
In Armenia, Aleksandr Yesayan, co-founder and business development director of telecom operator Ucom, is an iconic entrepreneur, as he founded the company in 1998...
Armenia seeking to build science park with Taiwan experience, says IT minister
Deeply aware of Taiwan's robust tech prowess, Armenia hopes that industries in both countries can build closer partnerships and that more young tech talent can...
Taipei mayor outlines smart city concepts
Taipei has been workign towards becoming a smart city based on three core concepts: government as a platform, city as a living laboratory, and innovation is the...
Taiwan ICT firms urged to join WITSA events to tap global opportunities
Through attending various commercial activities hosted by the World Information Technology and Services Alliances (WITSA), Taiwan information software and hardware...
Vietnam boasts great ICT development potentials, says deputy MIC minister
Vietnam has a population of near 100 million and there are over 70 million handset and Internet users, providing a good foundation for stable development of the...
ASEAN sees fast growth in e-commerce, says ASOCIO chairman
The ASEAN market sees fast growth in e-commerce, with total transaction value increasing by about 20% annually, according to ASOCIO (Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry...
Vietnam focusing on smart city development, says FPT chairman
Facing the great waves of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Vietnam is keen on promoting e-government projects, and the government there has selected five main...
