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Taipei Smart City Project Management Office (TPMO)

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Evidence: Observational / pre–post Top 17% 81/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

Taipei's TPMO operates a 'City as Living Lab' model, collecting 295 PoC proposals (2016–2023) with 49.5% completed, engaging 500+ ICT vendors, and winning the 2022 GO SMART Award for its Urban Intelligence Centre.

295
Smart city proposals collected (2016-2023)
49.5 %
Proposals completed (2016-2023)
~1 US$m
Annual operating budget
Taipei Smart City Project Management Office (TPMO)

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
Taipei Smart City Project Management Office (TPMO) / Taipei Computer Association
Period
2016–present
Keywords
smart city, government innovation, ICT, living lab, IoT

Context

The Taipei Smart City Project Management Office (TPMO), established in 2016 under the city's Department of Information Technology, coordinates proof-of-concept pilots between municipal departments and ICT companies under a 'City as a Living Lab' concept.

Results

Between 2016 and April 2023, TPMO collected 295 smart city proposals: 49.5% completed, 41.7% terminated and 8.8% still experimenting; over 200 projects achieved tangible results and 500+ ICT vendors engaged with the programme.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Low (< €50k)
Time to results
Medium (1–3 years)
Staffing & skills
project management office staff (operated by Taipei Computer Association)

Conditions for success

  • structured PoC pipeline connecting municipal departments and ICT vendors
  • modest but dedicated annual budget

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