To promote smart city sustainable development and regional prosperity, Taichung City Government's Bureau of Digital Development Director Gu-Long Lin led a delegation to visit Hualien yesterday (5th), engaging in in-depth exchanges and discussions with Hualien County Government's Administration and Research & Evaluation Department and Environmental Protection Bureau. This exchange focused on innovative applications, including "Net-Zero Hualien APP," "Hualien County Government Data Center," "Taichung Pass TCPASS," and "Taichung Net-Zero Life Digital Points Platform," hoping to deepen cooperation opportunities in smart governance and net-zero transformation through shared experiences.

Digital Bureau Director Gu-Long Lin noted that technology and data utilization have become key drivers facing global climate change and urban governance challenges. Hualien County Government has accumulated valuable experience in sustainable governance and actively promotes innovative measures encouraging public participation in net-zero carbon reduction, which are worth learning from. Taichung City's smart city development strategy prioritizes digital and net-zero transformations, providing numerous convenient digital services through the digital citizen platform "Taichung Pass TCPass," enabling citizens to access government services and participate in major Taichung events via the APP.

The Hualien County Government delegation, led by Environmental Protection Bureau Director Ching-Long Rao and newly appointed Administration and Research & Evaluation Department Director Chien-Tsun Chen, warmly received the visitors. During the exchange, Director Rao explained that the Hualien County Government developed the "Net-Zero Hualien APP" with an interactive design to encourage residents to accumulate carbon assets through daily behaviors such as using public transportation, reducing carbon footprints, and accumulating net-zero points exchangeable for local benefits, successfully promoting resident participation and community cohesion.

The Digital Bureau stated that this in-depth exchange with the Hualien County Government has generated more innovative ideas for data application and low-carbon transformation. In the future, they will evaluate incorporating Hualien's excellent experiences, continue optimizing the "Taichung Pass APP," and expand the net-zero points platform's carbon reduction savings account function to facilitate subsequent reward mechanisms encouraging citizens to participate in various carbon reduction activities. Through this exchange of experiences, Taichung City and Hualien County will continue to work together to create sustainable smart cities.