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Why Taiwan Excels at Microchips but Struggles to Lead in Software

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Taiwan is a global powerhouse in advanced microchips, earning its reputation as ‘Tech Island’. Yet, despite dominating hardware, Taiwan faces challenges in software development — a crucial frontier in today’s tech landscape. As the tech world rapidly shifts towards AI and software innovation, can Taiwan transform its hardware strength into software leadership? What are the obstacles Taiwanese firms face? And how are developer communities, startups and education evolving to meet the challenge? Featuring: John Fan (PicCollage Company), Thorsten Schaeff (HackerHouse Taiwan) and Andy Dai (Google Developer Groups Kaohsiung)