President Lai: 'AI New Ten Major Construction Projects' to Create Over NT$15 Trillion in Output Value by 2040

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President Lai Ching-te announced on April 13th that the government will promote the 'AI New Ten Major Construction Projects,' aiming to generate over NT$15 trillion in output value and 500,000 AI job opportunities by 2040. This initiative also seeks to assist various industries in adopting AI tools and establish a comprehensive AI ecosystem. The President highlighted Taiwan's strengths in semiconductors and ICT, noting its 10th global ranking in the 'World Digital Competitiveness Survey' and 3rd in 'Future Readiness.' The government plans to actively develop computing power and a sovereign AI training corpus, integrating five key policy resources—computing power, data, talent, marketing, and funding—to foster a robust development environment for the industry.