Smart city summit & expo 2025

The 12th Smart City Summit & Expo (SCSE) took place March 18–21, 2025 at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 2, drawing over 2,200 attendees and featuring more than 450 exhibitors across 1,650 booths. Under the theme “Digital and Green Transformation,” the event showcased AI-driven urban governance, smart healthcare innovations, sustainable energy solutions, and net-zero mobility initiatives. Participants explored cutting-edge pavilions, attended live sessions and roundtables, and networked with startups, policymakers, and researchers representing 138 cities in 59 countries.

1. Event Overview

Asia-Pacific’s largest smart city expo, SCSE combines an on-site tradeshow with the Smart City Online portal, offering year-round access to demos, presentations, and matchmaking opportunities. This hybrid format ensures attendees can engage both in Taipei and virtually, deepening their connections with the technologies shaping tomorrow’s cities.

2. Key Themes & Pavilions

2.1 AI-Driven Governance

Speakers presented AI-powered decision support platforms for public services and disaster prevention. GeoCoder technology for one-click address standardization highlighted the importance of accurate urban data management.

2.2 Smart Healthcare

The Future Taipei Vision Pavilion demonstrated AI health-monitoring kiosks and telemedicine pods designed to reduce hospital congestion. Live demos of AI-assisted diagnostics illustrated significant reductions in patient wait times.

2.3 Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure

Exhibitors showcased solar-powered IoT nodes with enhanced efficiency and outdoor durability, as well as modular, container-based energy storage systems supporting peak loads. Smart streetlighting solutions featured automated dimming and fault detection to save energy and improve safety.

2.4 Net-Zero Mobility

“Net-Zero Mobility ∞ Smart Co-Action” exhibits highlighted low-carbon transport modes and smart bus rapid transit. AI license-plate recognition and real-time traffic alert demonstrations underscored efforts to reduce collisions and improve flow.

3. Smart Live Sessions & Forums

3.1 Live Keynotes

• 5G + AIoT in Urban Growth explored AR/VR applications for field operations efficiency.

• Data-Driven Governance shared best practices for open-data platforms and citizen engagement.

3.2 Industry Roundtables

C-suite panels discussed public-private partnership models, investment trends, and regulatory paths to net-zero targets. The Startup Terrace Pavilion connected emerging smart-city ventures with venture capitalists and pilot-program leaders.

4. Insights & Takeaways

1. Digital-Green Convergence: Emphasis on AI solutions that also lower carbon footprints.

2. Localization vs. Globalization: The need for community-specific approaches alongside global standards.

3. Accessibility of Innovation: Demonstrations of portable private-5G deployments for smaller municipalities.

4. Vibrant Startup Ecosystem: Strong collaborations between academia, government agencies, and private innovators.

5. Post-Event Benefits

SCSE pass holders receive on-demand recordings of Smart Live sessions, VIP lounge access, personalized matchmaking appointments, conference proceedings downloads, and detailed post-event trend reports via the Smart City Online portal.

Conclusion

The 2025 Smart City Summit & Expo crystallized a vision for cities where AI-powered governance, sustainable energy, and net-zero mobility coexist. As global participation grows, Taipei’s hybrid expo model paves the way for inclusive, resilient urban futures. Attendees are encouraged to leverage Smart City Online year-round to continue the dialogue, drive pilot projects, and foster collaboration toward “Digital and Green Transformation.”