An exhibition currently running at the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei City showcases the fruits of the National Science and Technology Council’s sports and technology action plan, highlighting the government’s commitment to creating a healthy Taiwan.
According to the NSTC, the equipment on display includes a system capable of analyzing archers’ techniques as well as another that provides safety monitoring for swimming pools. The council said visitors can try out wearable devices and examine visualized sports data during the event, which is held on the sidelines of the 2025 World Masters Games Expo.
NSTC Minister Wu Cheng-wen described one of the aims of the action plan as creating smart stadiums by combining artificial intelligence-enabled sensing technology and wireless communications. Smart stadium data can then be aggregated into a cloud data platform for analysis while still protecting personal information, he added.
The council said that participants at the 2025 World Masters Games, held May 17-30, will have the chance to experience smart sports technologies jointly developed by the NSTC and the Ministry of Education’s Sports Administration. Highlights include a baseball tracking system that provides umpires with additional data for making calls and a light mechanism to assist track and field runners with pacing, the NSTC added.
The council is also working with the Ministries of Economic Affairs, Education, and Health and Welfare, as well as the Taiwan Institute of Sports Science based in southern Taiwan’s Kaohsiung City, to promote sports technology. It added that it is committed to advancing health throughout the country, thereby driving the development of the sports industry and increasing Taiwan’s competitiveness in the global market.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Health Promotion Administration is hosting a similar exhibition at the same venue May 10-23, the ministry said. Eventgoers can experience AI equipment for themselves until May 14, the MOHW noted, explaining that one such device on display offers exercise monitoring and health guidance, while the other is a detection system that improves quality of life for older people. (YCH-E)
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