2025-10-24
2025 TTXC Roundtable Meeting Advances Strategic Planning to Shape Future of Taiwan's Cultural Technology
As part of the 2025 Taiwan Technology x Culture Expo (TTXC), jointly organized by the Ministry of Culture and the Kaohsiung City Government, the International Forum was held on October 22-23. Following the forum, a roundtable meeting took place on October 23. Some domestic and international participants from industry, government, and academia attending this year's TTXC were invited. Participants exchanged views on “How to connect internationally and expand influence,” “TTXC brand development and strategic recommendations,” and “Future trends in cultural technology and breakthrough points for business models.” The discussion also covered developing TTXC into a cross-domain synergy platform for showcasing and advancing Taiwan’s cultural technology.
Deputy Minister of Culture Sue Wang explained that TTXC was originally established to create a showcase platform for Taiwan's outstanding new media works, technology applications, and teams. The global cultural technology market continues to develop in multiple directions and is gradually taking shape, but the overall shape of the industry ecosystem has not yet been finalized. Therefore, TTXC serves to gather key figures and cutting-edge perspectives, continuously strengthening Taiwan’s presence and readiness in cultural technology exhibitions and performances, while using Taiwan's perspective to engage internationally and help shape emerging trends. Deputy Minister Wang thanked attendees for providing theoretically grounded insights on business models for cultural technology, noting that these strategic recommendations will be incorporated into future expo planning.
Kaohsiung Bureau of Cultural Affairs Director Wang Wen-tsui noted that TTXC serves as an important platform for advancing Kaohsiung's smart city and content economy initiatives. As AI and immersive experiences become mainstream in cultural consumption, Kaohsiung is positioning the entire city as a venue, building its cultural development on the foundation of "content is the core, technology is applied, venues are the practice ground, and talent is the foundation," thereby leveraging Kaohsiung's influence as a southern powerhouse for film, television, and cultural technology.
The roundtable participants offered observations and recommendations for TTXC. They affirmed TTXC's success in presenting rich domestic and international cultural technology exhibitions and experimental content over the past three years, effectively fulfilling its platform function. They recommended continuing to build international networks and strengthening collaboration with similar festivals worldwide. Regarding TTXC's discourse topics, they recommended incorporating discussions on technological and humanistic dimensions alongside forward-looking technology and practical industry applications to deepen its scope of influence. They also suggested leveraging the platform to invite major global communication technology players, helping Taiwan’s cultural technology capabilities gain greater international recognition.
Attendees included Wētā FX CEO Daniel Seah, Moment Factory Director of APAC Jérôme de Baecque, Kodansha Deputy General Manager of Rights & Media Business Yohei Ito, Taiwan AI Labs Founder Ethan Tu, Brogent Technologies Chairman Chih-Hung Ouyang, Taiwan Design Research Institute R&D Director Shyh-Nan Liou, Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) XR Curator Boram Park, Espere Founder and CEO Ida Kymmer, Westworld Studio Founder Daniel Son, Ultra Combos Director Jay Tseng, HTC VIVE Arts Director Celina Yeh, Dimension Plus Creative Director Escher Tsai, new-media artist Hsin-Chien Huang, National Tsing Hua University Department of Computer Science Professor Hu Min-chun, National Chengchi University College of Communication Professor Lin Jih-Hsuan, Meta Platforms Inc. Researcher Alex Ma, National Taiwan University Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering Professor Hung Yi-Ping, and Taiwan Creative Content Agency Deputy Director-General Chang Wen-Ying.
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) XR Curator Boram Park pointed out that the core of cultural technology lies in "bringing good stories together with new technologies," and defined TTXC's brand spirit with three B's: "Bridge, Bench, and Beacon," looking forward to promoting Asian cultural technology co-creation through the "city as stage" model. HTC VIVE Arts Director Celina Yeh believes TTXC should serve as an international market catalyst, deepening upstream, midstream, and downstream exchanges through forums and workshops to accelerate industry commercialization. New-media artist Hsin-Chien Huang suggested that TTXC could align with other international festivals and position itself as an "engine of thought," promoting deeper dialogue between culture and technology to establish Taiwan as an intellectual hub for Asian cultural technology.
The 2025 TTXC Taiwan Technology x Culture Expo continues at Kaohsiung's Pier-2 Art Center through October 26. Under the theme "AI Synergy for Next Content Economy," the "XR DREAMLAND" exhibition and multiple industry events invite professionals and the public to experience TTXC in Kaohsiung.
Deputy Minister of Culture Sue Wang explained that TTXC was originally established to create a showcase platform for Taiwan's outstanding new media works, technology applications, and teams. The global cultural technology market continues to develop in multiple directions and is gradually taking shape, but the overall shape of the industry ecosystem has not yet been finalized. Therefore, TTXC serves to gather key figures and cutting-edge perspectives, continuously strengthening Taiwan’s presence and readiness in cultural technology exhibitions and performances, while using Taiwan's perspective to engage internationally and help shape emerging trends. Deputy Minister Wang thanked attendees for providing theoretically grounded insights on business models for cultural technology, noting that these strategic recommendations will be incorporated into future expo planning.
Kaohsiung Bureau of Cultural Affairs Director Wang Wen-tsui noted that TTXC serves as an important platform for advancing Kaohsiung's smart city and content economy initiatives. As AI and immersive experiences become mainstream in cultural consumption, Kaohsiung is positioning the entire city as a venue, building its cultural development on the foundation of "content is the core, technology is applied, venues are the practice ground, and talent is the foundation," thereby leveraging Kaohsiung's influence as a southern powerhouse for film, television, and cultural technology.
The roundtable participants offered observations and recommendations for TTXC. They affirmed TTXC's success in presenting rich domestic and international cultural technology exhibitions and experimental content over the past three years, effectively fulfilling its platform function. They recommended continuing to build international networks and strengthening collaboration with similar festivals worldwide. Regarding TTXC's discourse topics, they recommended incorporating discussions on technological and humanistic dimensions alongside forward-looking technology and practical industry applications to deepen its scope of influence. They also suggested leveraging the platform to invite major global communication technology players, helping Taiwan’s cultural technology capabilities gain greater international recognition.
Attendees included Wētā FX CEO Daniel Seah, Moment Factory Director of APAC Jérôme de Baecque, Kodansha Deputy General Manager of Rights & Media Business Yohei Ito, Taiwan AI Labs Founder Ethan Tu, Brogent Technologies Chairman Chih-Hung Ouyang, Taiwan Design Research Institute R&D Director Shyh-Nan Liou, Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) XR Curator Boram Park, Espere Founder and CEO Ida Kymmer, Westworld Studio Founder Daniel Son, Ultra Combos Director Jay Tseng, HTC VIVE Arts Director Celina Yeh, Dimension Plus Creative Director Escher Tsai, new-media artist Hsin-Chien Huang, National Tsing Hua University Department of Computer Science Professor Hu Min-chun, National Chengchi University College of Communication Professor Lin Jih-Hsuan, Meta Platforms Inc. Researcher Alex Ma, National Taiwan University Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering Professor Hung Yi-Ping, and Taiwan Creative Content Agency Deputy Director-General Chang Wen-Ying.
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) XR Curator Boram Park pointed out that the core of cultural technology lies in "bringing good stories together with new technologies," and defined TTXC's brand spirit with three B's: "Bridge, Bench, and Beacon," looking forward to promoting Asian cultural technology co-creation through the "city as stage" model. HTC VIVE Arts Director Celina Yeh believes TTXC should serve as an international market catalyst, deepening upstream, midstream, and downstream exchanges through forums and workshops to accelerate industry commercialization. New-media artist Hsin-Chien Huang suggested that TTXC could align with other international festivals and position itself as an "engine of thought," promoting deeper dialogue between culture and technology to establish Taiwan as an intellectual hub for Asian cultural technology.
The 2025 TTXC Taiwan Technology x Culture Expo continues at Kaohsiung's Pier-2 Art Center through October 26. Under the theme "AI Synergy for Next Content Economy," the "XR DREAMLAND" exhibition and multiple industry events invite professionals and the public to experience TTXC in Kaohsiung.