Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe led the administrative team to welcome the high-level team of Taitung County Government, and held the "Taitung X Tainan Twin Cities Political Exchange Conference" today (1). Tainan shared urban governance experience on topics such as smart city and sponge city. Huang Weizhe said that Tainan is an ancient capital of culture, as well as a city of tourism and technology. The Nanshi Municipal Government not only attaches great importance to cultural assets, but also continues to introduce innovative elements. He thanked the Taitung County Government for visiting today, and hoped that in the future, there will be more opportunities for city exchanges to communicate with each other. Cooperate and learn from each other to benefit more people in counties and cities.

Mayor Huang Weizhe said that Tainan and Taitung are both tourist cities, with large areas and simple people. Tainan City was in financial difficulties at the beginning of the merger of the county and city. In the future, the Nanshi Municipal Government will find a better way to take into account both the financial and the well-being of the citizens. Thank you very much Rao Qingling for leading a team today. I believe that Tainan and Taitung have many aspects for each other to share and learn, so that the municipalities of both sides can share and learn from each other. Can go to a higher level.

Taitung County Mayor Rao Qingling said that Taitung County has a vast territory and has 2 outlying islands (Green Island and Lanyu), facing factors such as a serious aging population in remote townships, the highest proportion of low-income households, and a high proportion of digitally disadvantaged groups. In recent years, the county government Overcoming various limitations, adhering to the promotion concept of "Digital Taitung Unlimited Possibilities", creating a beautiful urban and rural living environment, and dedicating to a smart city with multiple applications, I hope that through this visit to Tainan for city observation and exchange activities, I can learn Tainan's urban governance experience, Based on the existing foundation, we will build a smart city exclusively for Taitung.

Dai Weijun, chairman of the seminar, pointed out that today's exchanges with the Taitung County Government included topics such as the nation's first drone team, smart flood control, smart transportation, and sponge cities. Tainan's people-oriented smart transportation development has won awards for the past three years. Recently, the application of AI recognition technology has been actively introduced to effectively reduce the holiday congestion in the old city. In addition, the smart flood control network has realized the Internet of Things to monitor water conditions. It has also been recognized by international awards, showing Tainan Facing the challenge of extreme climate, a smart city development strategy to solve urban problems with technological innovation.

The Nanshi Research and Examination Association stated that in addition to today's municipal exchange meeting, the Nanshi Municipal Government will also arrange for the Taitung County Government to visit the Tainan Municipal Library, Tainan Art Museum II, Hele Square and Xizhuweizhiqiu Cultural and Creative Park. We believe that the excellent experience in urban governance in Tainan will bring the Taitung County government team back with a fruitful experience.