TAICS Chairman Jonathan Tsang signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with TTA President Park Jaemoon.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (September 5, 2017) - 5G and AI are key cornerstones in the development of smart cities and transportation. Self-driving cars involve road condition identification, environmental detection, instant reaction time, as well as numerous safety considerations. Major technology companies and automobile manufacturers are competing fiercely in this area, and people's lives are about to be dramatically changed. The Annual Standards Forum hosted by the Taiwan Association of Information and Communication Standards (TAICS) took place today with "The Future of ITS" as the main topic in which several international standardization organizations, including ARIB, CCSA, ETSI, IEEE, TSDSI, TTC and TTA were invited to exchange ideas related to the development of ITS standards and technologies. The goal of the event is to help Taiwan take advantage of global opportunities in automotive information, communication, and intelligent transportation. Chairman Jonathan Tsang stated, "Overcoming the technical barriers to entry is like a high jump competition, 99% effort will not be enough to win. Even though Taiwan may not be the largest, however it certainly plays an integral part in the industry similar to how the smallest instruments in the orchestra can be determinate of a symphony’s success to produce a beautiful masterpiece."

ARIB, CCSA, ETSI, IEEE, TSDSI, TTC and TTA were invited to the Annual Standards Forum and exchanged ideas related to the development of ITS standards and technologies.

During the event, TAICS Chairman Jonathan Tsang signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with TTA President Park Jaemoon. A cooperation framework between both sides will be established with a vision to share best practices and identify possible areas for co-operation which may include 5G, information safety, and IoT. TTA was established in 1988, and has formulated over 15,000 standards making it a major contributor to South Korea's ICT development. TTA works with more than 30 accredited international standard laboratories (oneM2M, ITU-T, AirFuel, WPC, ATSC, etc.) to provide various testing and certification services. TAICS will not only work with TTA to develop the international standards, but also learn from TTA’s testing, certification and operation models with the goal to establish Taiwan's own verification and certification system using domestic testing labs within one year. This will reduce the time required for Taiwan's information and communication industries to obtain international standard certifications.

As Taiwan's official point of contact for connecting with international standard organizations, TAICS will continue to work closely with others in various areas and participate in the formulation of international standards to guide Taiwan's industrial transformation and pave the way for new industry opportunities.