In local election news

Kaohsiung's two major-party mayoral candidates have been outlining their
plans for developing the city's artificial intelligence industry.

The proposals range from an A-I industry cluster and closer industry-academia
ties to wider access to A-I education.

D-P-P candidate Lai Jui-lung says Kaohsiung was well positioned to become an
A-I industry hub due to its available land, power supply, talent pool and
established industrial ecosystem, and the Asia New Bay Area had the potential
to become such a hub.

Lai says former site of the now relocated 205th Arsenal military production
site, spans about 58 hectares and could provide additional space for
industrial development.

And K-M-T Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Ko Chih-en is proposing developing A-I
parks and the drone industry, including flight control and geospatial
information applications.

Ko's campaign office says she is also proposing expanding A-I education
through school programs, teacher training and digital learning opportunities
for workers, small and medium-sized businesses, and older adults, to make the
technology more accessible in everyday life.