The fifth edition of the Taiwan Weather Enterprise Forum was held Oct. 17 in Taipei City, bringing experts from home and abroad to discuss the application of artificial intelligence in weather services, enhance climate change resilience and explore cross-border cooperation opportunities.
According to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications’ Central Weather Administration, the event was jointly organized with Taiwan Climate Services Partnership, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research and the Japan Weather Association.
During his opening remarks, Deputy MOTC Minister Lin Kuo-shian said the use of smart technology is a priority and the ministry is applying AI to develop more advanced transportation and weather services. The government will assist the private sector to enhance technology implementation and build a low-carbon and sustainable transportation system, he added.
CWA Administrator Cheng Chia-ping brought participants up to speed on how the agency uses AI to enhance operations, including data management, forecasting, monitoring and policy formulation. In particular, the agency cooperates with Nvidia Corp. to develop high-resolution weather forecasting models for better analysis, decision making and training, he added.
According to the organizers, the event featured three keynote speeches on using AI to advance weather forecasts and services, including one by Yasuaki Mori, director of Business Strategy Development at Japan Weather Association, as well as three panel discussions on smart earthquake warnings and disaster prevention technology, as well as climate adaption strategy. (SFC-E)
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