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Taipei International Taipei INST represented a gathering of local and in- many of which were being shown in Taiwan for the

ternational research institutes, businesses as well
first time. It was an eye-opening experience for the
Invention Show & Technomart as exceptional individual inventors, all of whom visitors. The “Future Smart City Pavilion” hosted by
endeavored to exhibit their innovative works. The
the Department of Industrial Technology of Taiwan
“Innovative Invention Pavilion” hosted by the Intel- utilized 57 innovative projects with VR 4D haptic
lectual Property Office (TIPO) not only exhibited the and interactive technologies to show visitors new
Builds Taiwan as Innovation Island award-winning products from the 2016 National ways of experiencing smart living, smart medicine
Invention and Creation Award, TIPO also invited 10
and smart manufacturing in the future. Their image
start-up teams to display their innovative products. of the future drew great attention from the visitors.
The 2017 Taipei International Invention Show & Technomart (Taipei INST) came to a suc- They included accessible VR and AR devices, air
cessful conclusion on September 30. The show attracted more than 70,000 visitors from quality monitors, smart caring system, and various The show also unveiled the Platinum Award win-
both local and international professionals as well as the general public during its three-day other products for visitors to experience onsite. Tai- ners, which represents the highest honor of Inven-
exhibition. Compared to last year, the number of international visitors has greatly increased, pei INST provided opportunities for matchmaking tion Show. The awards were handed out by the Di-
especially from the countries under New Southbound Policy, including visitors from Viet- between inventors and businesses as well as com- rector General of TIPO, Ms. Hong Shu-min. A total
nam, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, and South Korea as well as Mainland China. mercializing patented technologies. of 845 works from 16 countries participated in the
This year’s Technomart exhibited more than 1000 competition this year, with 508 significant prizes
innovative technologies and patented products, handed out.

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