2025-10-22
2025 TTXC Industry Week Launches with International Forum on Cultural Technology Innovation Minister Li Yuan Unveils Vision for Taiwan's Cultural Technology: AI, IP, and Innovation
The Ministry of Culture and the Kaohsiung City Government are jointly hosting the 2025 Taiwan Technology x Culture Expo (TTXC). The International Forum took place today (Oct 22) at Kaohsiung's Pier-2 Art Center. Minister of Culture Li Yuan, Kaohsiung Deputy Mayor Li Huai-jen, Ministry of Digital Affairs Deputy Minister Isabel Hou, and Taiwan Creative Content Agency Deputy Director Chang Wen-ying, along with domestic and international cultural technology professionals, attended the event to further strengthen the discourse surrounding the expo’s main theme, "AI Synergy for Next Content Economy."
Before the forum, Minister of Culture Li Yuan specially experienced director Singing Chen's work "The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up." He believes that "everyone responds differently to cultural technology," and as a writer in his 70s, he finds that appreciating artistic works is often tied to personal experiences. Many people, including himself, need to relearn and adapt cultural technology, but the global trend is already moving steadily forward. Director Ang Lee and many other filmmakers have been reminding him that film production must also strengthen its use of AI to improve efficiency. During exchanges in Japan and Europe, many people told him that Taiwan possesses strengths in both culture and technology, making it an ideal place for developing cultural technology. "Taiwan's accumulated culture needs technology's help."
Therefore, in recent years, the Ministry of Culture has chosen to hold the TTXC in Kaohsiung, not only to echo President Lai Ching-te's " Southern Taiwan’s New Silicon Valley initiative", but also because Kaohsiung is an amazing cultural city that transformed itself into a pink wonderland for the BLACKPINK concert. The minister emphasized that Taiwan's younger generation is working to interpret Taiwanese culture in entirely new ways. "I face this with reverence and anticipation," he said. Taiwan will develop alongside global trends by embracing "the three I's" – AI, IP, and Innovation, and the Ministry of Culture will continue to serve as a supporter, doing its utmost to provide resources.
Ministry of Digital Affairs Deputy Minister Isabel Hou stated that the secret to promoting AI is to "team up to fight monsters." Applying AI across all industries requires collaboration among people with technical expertise, AI knowledge, and domain-specific knowledge. TTXC, planned and promoted by the Ministry of Culture with participation from the Ministry of Digital Affairs and Kaohsiung City Government, perfectly embodies this AI ‘team-up-and-fight-the-monster’ collaborative model. The deputy minister echoed Li Yuan's sentiment: "Taiwan is truly well-suited for cultural technology development." The Ministry of Digital Affairs has five major policy tools for promoting the AI industry, which can help train talents, provide funding for startups, and support computing power and marketing activities. She looks forward to supporting cultural industry development through AI infrastructure.
Kaohsiung Deputy Mayor Li Huai-jen stated that in recent years, Kaohsiung has actively integrated smart city initiatives with digital content development. The city has become an important base for promoting cultural technology innovation. The work "The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up," a recent winner of the Venice Film Festival award, demonstrates a breakthrough in Taiwan's cultural technology creative energy. This is just one example that shows Kaohsiung's standing as a leading Asian venue for XR film festivals and immersive exhibitions. This year's TTXC, featuring two major exhibition areas, over 30 industry events, and nearly 100 speakers, has created Asia's largest and most forward-looking cultural technology platform, showcasing Kaohsiung's urban energy with culture at its core and technology as its engine. The Kaohsiung City Government will continue supporting TTXC in building a cultural technology exchange platform, deepening dialogue among technology, creativity, and industry, and promoting cross-domain collaboration and innovative practices. Li Huai-jen emphasized that while technology develops rapidly, culture is its essence, and only through integrating both can the innovative vision of the next generation in Taiwan and globally be inspired.
The Ministry of Culture stated that the core of cultural technology lies in "human-centered innovation." AI not only transforms industrial structures but also redefines how cultural content is created and delivered. The theme "AI Synergy for Next Content Economy" echoes the rapid development of global generative AI and responds to the urgent need to transform and upgrade Taiwan's cultural content industry. Since 2024, the Ministry of Culture has been promoting the “Taiwan Content Plan” project, which for the first time incorporated XR immersive imagery into the subsidy system, encouraging creators to explore social issues and experiment with diverse combinations of culture and technology. Additionally, works such as "The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up" exhibited at this year's TTXC demonstrate the impressive achievements of Taiwan's XR creations on the international stage. The work even set a TTXC record by selling out its tickets within 10 minutes.
The Ministry of Culture noted that this year's TTXC held its first International Forum. The hope is that this will serve as a central catalyst for deepening cultural technology policies and cross-domain innovation, while further enhancing Taiwan's international visibility in cultural technology and leading its development trends. The lineup of invited speakers at the forum aligns with recent cultural technology developments and will guide discussions on how Taiwan can transition from a technology adopter to a cultural technology innovator in the era of generative AI. Topics will explore how to advance into a new era of cultural technology through AI co-creation, immersive content, and international exchange, and how to use creativity to drive technology and build influential cultural brands with international impact.
The Ministry of Culture stated that through cross-sector collaboration among industry, government, and academia, TTXC brings together diverse energies from film and television, design, immersive content, and innovative venues to achieve co-creation and integration of culture and technology. Through October 26, the public can visit Kaohsiung to experience Asia's most comprehensive and forward-looking immersive cultural festival and witness the new future of culture in the AI era.
Before the forum, Minister of Culture Li Yuan specially experienced director Singing Chen's work "The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up." He believes that "everyone responds differently to cultural technology," and as a writer in his 70s, he finds that appreciating artistic works is often tied to personal experiences. Many people, including himself, need to relearn and adapt cultural technology, but the global trend is already moving steadily forward. Director Ang Lee and many other filmmakers have been reminding him that film production must also strengthen its use of AI to improve efficiency. During exchanges in Japan and Europe, many people told him that Taiwan possesses strengths in both culture and technology, making it an ideal place for developing cultural technology. "Taiwan's accumulated culture needs technology's help."
Therefore, in recent years, the Ministry of Culture has chosen to hold the TTXC in Kaohsiung, not only to echo President Lai Ching-te's " Southern Taiwan’s New Silicon Valley initiative", but also because Kaohsiung is an amazing cultural city that transformed itself into a pink wonderland for the BLACKPINK concert. The minister emphasized that Taiwan's younger generation is working to interpret Taiwanese culture in entirely new ways. "I face this with reverence and anticipation," he said. Taiwan will develop alongside global trends by embracing "the three I's" – AI, IP, and Innovation, and the Ministry of Culture will continue to serve as a supporter, doing its utmost to provide resources.
Ministry of Digital Affairs Deputy Minister Isabel Hou stated that the secret to promoting AI is to "team up to fight monsters." Applying AI across all industries requires collaboration among people with technical expertise, AI knowledge, and domain-specific knowledge. TTXC, planned and promoted by the Ministry of Culture with participation from the Ministry of Digital Affairs and Kaohsiung City Government, perfectly embodies this AI ‘team-up-and-fight-the-monster’ collaborative model. The deputy minister echoed Li Yuan's sentiment: "Taiwan is truly well-suited for cultural technology development." The Ministry of Digital Affairs has five major policy tools for promoting the AI industry, which can help train talents, provide funding for startups, and support computing power and marketing activities. She looks forward to supporting cultural industry development through AI infrastructure.
Kaohsiung Deputy Mayor Li Huai-jen stated that in recent years, Kaohsiung has actively integrated smart city initiatives with digital content development. The city has become an important base for promoting cultural technology innovation. The work "The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up," a recent winner of the Venice Film Festival award, demonstrates a breakthrough in Taiwan's cultural technology creative energy. This is just one example that shows Kaohsiung's standing as a leading Asian venue for XR film festivals and immersive exhibitions. This year's TTXC, featuring two major exhibition areas, over 30 industry events, and nearly 100 speakers, has created Asia's largest and most forward-looking cultural technology platform, showcasing Kaohsiung's urban energy with culture at its core and technology as its engine. The Kaohsiung City Government will continue supporting TTXC in building a cultural technology exchange platform, deepening dialogue among technology, creativity, and industry, and promoting cross-domain collaboration and innovative practices. Li Huai-jen emphasized that while technology develops rapidly, culture is its essence, and only through integrating both can the innovative vision of the next generation in Taiwan and globally be inspired.
The Ministry of Culture stated that the core of cultural technology lies in "human-centered innovation." AI not only transforms industrial structures but also redefines how cultural content is created and delivered. The theme "AI Synergy for Next Content Economy" echoes the rapid development of global generative AI and responds to the urgent need to transform and upgrade Taiwan's cultural content industry. Since 2024, the Ministry of Culture has been promoting the “Taiwan Content Plan” project, which for the first time incorporated XR immersive imagery into the subsidy system, encouraging creators to explore social issues and experiment with diverse combinations of culture and technology. Additionally, works such as "The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up" exhibited at this year's TTXC demonstrate the impressive achievements of Taiwan's XR creations on the international stage. The work even set a TTXC record by selling out its tickets within 10 minutes.
The Ministry of Culture noted that this year's TTXC held its first International Forum. The hope is that this will serve as a central catalyst for deepening cultural technology policies and cross-domain innovation, while further enhancing Taiwan's international visibility in cultural technology and leading its development trends. The lineup of invited speakers at the forum aligns with recent cultural technology developments and will guide discussions on how Taiwan can transition from a technology adopter to a cultural technology innovator in the era of generative AI. Topics will explore how to advance into a new era of cultural technology through AI co-creation, immersive content, and international exchange, and how to use creativity to drive technology and build influential cultural brands with international impact.
The Ministry of Culture stated that through cross-sector collaboration among industry, government, and academia, TTXC brings together diverse energies from film and television, design, immersive content, and innovative venues to achieve co-creation and integration of culture and technology. Through October 26, the public can visit Kaohsiung to experience Asia's most comprehensive and forward-looking immersive cultural festival and witness the new future of culture in the AI era.