TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Itochu is joining a smart city project in the southern Taiwan city of Tainan, trialing AI systems for transportation and energy data management with an eye toward winning bigger business.
Itochu was the sole contract winner among bids on a smart city project in the Shalun area being developed by the Tainan government and others. The early-stage contract is worth 10.8 million New Taiwan dollars ($332,000).
