GARDEN Trader (SPRING 2022)

aiwan Hardware Show (THS) - Taiwan’s largest trade exhibition for the hardware industry is set for a bigger and better return next year with wider diversity in product showcases, exhibitor profiles and worldwide visitor representations. Backed with 20 years of success in promoting the best of Taiwan’s hardware to far-reaching buyers, the full-scale physical exhibition will reach a new milestone with its move to a new venue, the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center (KEC ) for the 3-day staging from 19 to 21 October 2022. “Kaohsiung will be a great change to promote greater internationality of the exhibition and to attract stronger visitor presence from global markets. Housed at a proper international-standard MICE venue (KEC) strategically located in the heart of Taiwan’s robust commerce, the city offers travel comfort for trade visitors who are accustomed to the accessibility factor drawing them to other large overseas trade fairs. For THS to maintain its renowned purposeful status amongst frequent visitors, the move to the new city will further enhance their visiting experience and business travel value to meet multiple prospective partners within a short yet focused duration in Taiwan,” said Gerd Keim, President of Kaigo Co; Ltd, organizer of THS. Optimizing Kaohsiung’s Industrial Strengths Based on the Economic Development Bureau of the Kaohsiung City Government’s brief dated February 2021, its commercial developmental programs that support the development of newly established technolo- gy-based industries have made progress in facilitating economic development of the city. Kaohsiung now prides itself as the largest industrial and commercial harbor city in Taiwan with 7,708 factories, 81,166 companies, and 124,621 businesses registered as at December 2020. Augmenting its strategy to better market Kaohsiung as a robust business center worthy of hosting international customers and welcoming branch offices of multinational companies, dedicated initiatives to boost importance of MICE as the gateway for new foreign business to enter the Taiwan market have also been introduced proactively. Against this promising backdrop, hardware industry players participating at THS that include parts and component as well as machine tools manufacturers for key-growth sectors such as metal processing particular- ly steel works, electronics, renewable energy, automo- tive DIY and home appliances – most of whom are already operating in the major industrial parks within the city’s vicinity will continue to benefit from the city and KAIGO’s concerted efforts to attract foreign investments and business partnerships. Specific for the information communication technology (ICT) sector, Taiwan’s swift advancements into 5G will be fronted through Kaohsi- ung as noted by Chen Chi-Mai, Mayor of Kaohsiung city, who impressed upon the strong commitment by the city’s governing office to accelerate the transformation of the Kaohsiung economy by amalgamating efforts from major and emerging hardware manufacturers and software businesses involved in IoT-based technology offerings. With Kaohsiung solely identified by the Central Government to be promoted as the city centre of the somatosensory technology industry, commitment by the local authorities to transform Kaohsiung into a 5G IoT technology smart city will bring unprecedented business growth opportunities for manufacturers there. As NTD 30 billion in investment and NTD 120 billion in output value are expected to come through Kaohsiung’s Asia New Bay Area Kaohsiung Multi-Functional Economic and Trade Park designated for the 5G development project, this will contribute to the city’s further progress and Kaohsiung will be the hotbed nurturing Taiwan’s future generation of industries that will be venture proactively Taiwan Hardware Show to Return Bigger, Better and More Diverse in 2022 T w w w . I M B 2 B . c o m TRADE SHOW PREVIEW By/ Press Center 30