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The government’s response to a water shortage has been “inadequate,” Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Johnny Chiang (江啟臣) said yesterday, urging it to review its Forward-looking Infrastructure Development Program for water environments. Water environments are one of eight areas targeted by the program, which was launched in 2017 by President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) administration. “The public’s worries are the focus of our attention,” Chiang told a weekly KMT Central Standing Committee meeting in Taipei. Signs of the water shortage have in the past few days rai...

© DJ / Adobe Stock For operators venturing into the offshore wind space, 2021 started off with a gust of changes and reports. From Jones Act clarifications and new enforcement authorities, to millions in port infrastructure funding, the new Congress and presidential administration will have plenty of tools available to shape the future of the industry’s development. NDAA brings Jones Act changes One of the most persistent questions that has hung over the development of the U.S. offshore wind industry has been whether the Jones Act will apply during both the construction and operational pha...

The government has budgeted about NT$15.5 billion (US$548.5 million) to subsidize telecoms for the building of 5G base stations, with the aim of raising service coverage to 85 percent in two-and-a-half years, the National Communications Commission (NCC) said yesterday. The program funding came from the budget for the third phase of the Forward-looking Infrastructure Development Program, in which the Executive Yuan earmarked NT$26.6 billion for a five-year plan to speed up the deployment of 5G infrastructure, the commission said. However, in January, the Legislative Yuan only approved the budge...

AIoT market likely surpassed NT$1.4tn ‘GROWING RAPIDLY’: The government would earmark about NT$95 billion to build digital households and NT$49 to improve 5G infrastructure, Minister Kung Ming-hsin said By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporter Taiwan’s artificial intelligence of things (AIoT) market might have exceeded NT$1.47 trillion (US$51.7 billion) last year and is set for fast growth this year and beyond, as 5G and other new technologies take off, National Development Council Minister Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫) said yesterday. “AIoT businesse...

Road safety: How a state in India is leading the way to lower road crash deaths Image Tamil Nadu successfully lowered its road crash deaths by over 25 percent in five years. Credit: Ikhwan Ameer / Shutterstock.com Road safety is a critical development priority for South Asia, impacting health, wellbeing and economic growth. Countries in the region must work together if they are to achieve the goal of halving road crash deaths by 2030. This blog is part of our Together for Road Safety campaign. .  In 2014, more than 15,000 people were dying every year from road crashes in Tamil Nadu. But ...