Central News (Central News Agency, Reporter Wu Rui-chi, Taoyuan, July 2) The Taoyuan City Government today established the Taoyuan City Smart Industry Academy Foundation. Taoyuan Mayor Chang San-cheng stated that the academy will serve as a platform for AI talent cultivation and industry guidance, and will gradually expand its courses and services to the Taoyuan, Hsinchu, and Miaoli regions in the future to strengthen the development of the regional smart industry. The "Taoyuan City Smart Industry Academy Achievement Presentation and Foundation Establishment Press Conference" was held in Taoyuan City today. Taoyuan Mayor Chang San-cheng, Hsinchu Mayor Kao Hung-an, and Legislator Hsu Chih-jung (Kuomintang) attended the event. Chang San-cheng told the media that the city government will promote the Smart Industry Academy in 2025 with a dual-axis transformation strategy of "industry guidance" and "talent cultivation" to assist enterprises in adopting artificial intelligence and smart manufacturing technologies and provide personalized solutions. The academy combines industry, government, academia, and research faculty, covering fields such as information and communication technology, smart manufacturing, and healthcare. In the future, it will gradually expand to Taoyuan, Hsinchu, and Miaoli, moving towards the vision of a regional smart industry academy. Kao Hung-an, Mayor of Hsinchu, pointed out that Hsinchu and Taoyuan are both core cities in the technology corridor. They each have advantages in semiconductors, information and communication technology, smart manufacturing, and artificial intelligence, sharing supply chains and talent resources. In the future, the city government can promote industry-government-academia cooperation to continue fostering talent cultivation, technological innovation, and smart governance, creating a more complete innovation ecosystem. Tu Tzu-chun, Chairman of the Taoyuan City Smart Industry Academy, stated in his speech that Taoyuan, Hs