The Workforce Development Agency (WDA) of the Ministry of Labor organized the "Cultivating AI Pioneers for the Green Revolution" international forum on June 25th in response to international industrial digitalization trends and Taiwan's net-zero policy. This event brought together experts and scholars from both domestic and international spheres to discuss future trends in net-zero actions and share related practices and experiences, with the aim of achieving sustainable development goals.
WDA stated that this forum has specially invited speakers from various prestigious institutions, including the Thai-German Institute (TGI) of the Ministry of Industry of Thailand, NZTech in New Zealand, Flemish Service for Employment and Vocational Training (VDAB) in Belgium, Future Skills Organization (FSO) in Australia, and Thingnario Technology. The forum focused on two major themes of international concern: green transition and green AI talent cultivation. It explored how different countries use AI to drive net-zero carbon emissions policies and energy transitions, while addressing changes in labor demand and challenges in the labor market brought about by AI technologies.
In the opening remarks, Secretary General Chen Shih-Chang of WDA emphasized the key role of AI in achieving net-zero carbon emissions. WDA provides workers with pre-employment and on-the-job training responding to the demand for AI labor driven by the rise of emerging green industries. These include offering diverse AI and green energy-related courses and actively promoting industry talent investment programs and the industrial new pioneers program to enhance the development of green skills. These efforts aim to prepare the necessary future talent and improve national competitiveness.
WDA stated that the main objective of this forum is to gather insights from other countries on how to respond to the challenges posed by industrial digitalization and energy transition to the labor market. In addition, the forum aimed to collect the current status and experience of green industry and AI talent cultivation over the world, to provide references for future policies of green AI talents cultivation.
WDA further elaborated that today’s forum invited domestic and international experts and scholars to deliver keynote speeches on innovative approaches to vocational training and AI human resource policies. Additionally, through the collective sharing of experiences from these experts and participants, the forum provided insights into how public and private sectors can collaborate together to develop holistic strategies and training mechanisms for transforming AI talent to align with green industries amidst the fast-paced development of AI technologies. This collaboration aims to cultivate AI talent in line with international standards, creating a green-friendly labor market.