Taipei, Sept. 1 (CNA) Dubbed the Olympics of the international technology industry, the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) 2017 will be held in Taipei from Sept. 10-13, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Friday.
This year's theme is "Living the Digital Dream," addressing challenges and potential opportunities faced by digital economies and smart cities with particular reference to high-level policies, transformation strategies, technology application and business models, according to the ministry.
Over 900 foreign visitors from 80 countries are expected to attend, it added.
Of the more than 100 speakers featured at the congress, 32 are from Taiwan, including Vice Economics Minister Yang Wei-fuu and ministers-without-portfolio Wu Tsung-tsong, Audrey Tang and John Deng, the ministry said.
The WCIT was launched in 1978 by the World Information Technology and Services Alliance and has since become a premier international IT forum.
