Taiwan
#4 globallyAsia-Pacific
·#3 in Asia-Pacific
AI Readiness Score
Readiness = capacity to build AI · Adoption = AI actually in use today
Readiness Score
Can this country build AI?
Adoption Score
Is this country using AI now?
Taiwan's adoption score (83) is 5 points above its readiness score (78) — deploying AI faster than its capacity would predict.
Readiness vs Adoption — Radar
Blue = readiness capacity · Green = active adoption · Each axis pairs the closest dimension from each framework
Pillar Scores
Adoption Dimension Breakdown
High AdoptionTSMC semiconductor dominance and dense electronics manufacturing ecosystem make Taiwan a global AI hardware production leader.
Trajectory Outlook
by 2028
Top Accelerator
TSMC semiconductor manufacturing monopoly — Taiwan makes the chips that run every major AI system globally
Top Risk
Geopolitical risk — China's claim over Taiwan creates existential threat to the world's most critical AI hardware infrastructure
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AI Development Roadmap
Algorithmic roadmap based on pillar scores · Updated with live data
Taiwan is in the Leadership Phase
Setting global norms and frontier research. Projected score by 2028: 83/100.
2028 Timeline
Now
Score 78
2025–26
Contributing to global AI safety standards
2026–27
Frontier research output in top 10 globally
2028
AI sector generating >2% of GDP
Priority Actions — 3 Weakest Pillars
Lead multilateral AI safety standards at G20 / GPAI forums
Establish domestic AI audit and certification infrastructure for high-risk systems
Leverage high productivity base to fund AI adoption subsidies for SMEs
Position as regional AI services hub; target $1B+ in AI-related services exports
Expand elite research cohorts; partner with top-10 global universities
Develop specialised AI talent in healthcare, agriculture, and climate sectors
Roadmap generated algorithmically from pillar scores and World Bank data. Actions are indicative policy priorities, not official government plans.
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