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To effectively promote startups and the IoT industry, the government
created a demonstration site in Taoyuan, planned the Asia Silicon Valley
Innovation and R&D Center, promoted smart industrial parks, and established
the "Hutoushan Innovation Hub". Construction of the Hutoushan Innovation Hub
began in October 2018 and covers an area of 4.7 hectares. The hub is located
near major industrial parks such as Gueishan and Hwaya, which is the core
of Taoyuan with convenient transportation. The hub will serve as a gateway
to international innovation centers such as Silicon Valley. Phase 1 of the site
was officially inaugurated in June 2019 and it includes two centers for "smart
driving vehicle" and "information security IoT". A total of 44 open seats and 6
independent offices were planned and all places have been taken up by foreign
companies such as Cisco and Siemens, and Taiwanese companies such as
KingwayTek Technology. KingwayTek Technology works with the Automotive
Research & Testing Center (ARTC), automobile and ICT companies in building
self-driving buses, obtaining the first self-driving car test license plate in Taiwan in
January 2020. Tests were officially launched in Lugang, Changhua in March with
two months of operations without passengers in phase 1 and the official start of
free passenger services on July 15. Phase 2 of the Hub is actively being planned.
The Hub plans to work with Chunghwa Telecom to transform the Hutoushan
Innovation Hub into a 5G testing ground to attract more startups to set up
offices and facilitate the prosperous development of self-driving cars, IoT, and AI
industries.

Hutoushan Innovation Hub Operation Office
Website : https://www.hutoushan-innohub.org.tw/
Visitor contact : hutoushanihub@gmail.com
Contact Residency inquiries : hutoushan@etatung.com
Information Address : No. 1, Sec. 3, Chenggong Rd., Taoyuan Dist., Taoyuan City 330023
Remarks : Hutoushan Innovation Hub Residency Application Form
https://www.hutoushan-innohub.org.tw/upload/5f802b14-8c06-47b5-bbad-
576fb9e08bb6.pdf

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