Taipei City Government

Mayor Ko Wen-je visited the Main Media Center (MMC) and International Broadcasting Center (IBC) of Gwanju Univesiade on July 13, seeking to take in the experience and to learn more about how the international sports event works.
Noting that the trip aims to establish ties with the organizing committee and the staff in charge of major stadiums, Ko believes that they will serve as a reliable source of assistance for Taipei when it hosts the 2017 Universiade.
The mayor pointed out he will ponder upon how to incorporate what he observed from MMC—the benefits granted to the media by the facility--into the workings of Taipei’s media center for the upcoming event. As the license of all Universiade-related images is strictly regulated by FISU, the city government will make the most use of available resources.
Speaking of the infrastructure, Ko pointed out implementation of advanced technologies at the Gwanju Universiade, such as fibre-optic transmission. Taipei will work to find the best answers to the following questions in the run-up to the grand event: Where should the media center be located? How should the fibre-optic network be utilized? How should related infrastructure be implemented?
Ko stressed that what matters now is to lay out a blueprint for Taipei in 2050 and how to drive the city towards the ideal through organizing major international events such as the Universiade.