The Department of Industrial Technology (DoIT) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) 17th held the Sports Technology R&D Achievements Press Conference, highlighting three major opportunities-cross-industry collaboration, cross-domain integration, and startup engagement-and showcasing five cutting-edge innovations that enhance athletic training, sports viewing, and safety protection. These achievements demonstrate Taiwan's continued advancement toward next-generation "Sports Everywhere" smart sports applications.

Among the highlights, the "Taiwan Hawk-Eye" Baseball Tracking System drew significant attention. Featuring a pitching-trajectory error of less than one centimeter, the system delivers accuracy comparable to that used in Major League Baseball. It has already been deployed at Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, and the Taipei Dome, and has been introduced to Hongye Elementary School in rural Taitung to support scientific baseball training. The innovation underscores how technology is strengthening Taiwan's national sport and promoting broader sports-industry development.

Director-General Chao-Chung Kuo of DoIT stated that the showcased technologies were developed under the Executive Yuan's Taiwan Sports x Technology Industry Strategy (SRB) Action Plan, focusing on two key directions: "technologizing the sports industry" and "sportifying the technology industry." This year's achievements span baseball, golf, cycling, and mountaineering-leveraging Taiwan's competitive sports strengths to advance technological leadership, drive industrial value creation, and foster an emerging sports-technology ecosystem with global market potential.

Technologizing the Sports Industry
With the rapid growth of Taiwan's hiking and outdoor sports culture, the demand for safe mountaineering solutions has increased significantly. The "Tech Mountaineer - MountLink Remote Guardian Platform" integrates base-station-free long-range communication with SOS alert functionality, and has been adopted in collaboration with government agencies and fire-rescue units to strengthen mountain-safety management and emergency response.

Taiwan also holds a strong global position as a "bicycle kingdom," supported by a complete and competitive industry chain. The Indoor Cycling Training System, developed with DoIT support, integrates smart trainers with interactive software, enabling coaches to monitor incline changes and athletes' physiological responses in real time. This enhances training precision and demonstrates Taiwan's strong capability in connecting R&D, industrialization, and cross-domain applications-driving momentum for future smart cycling innovations.

Sportifying the Technology Industry
On the technology-industry front, the Smart Golf Service System is the first portable, all-in-one multi-sensor solution capable of providing instant swing-movement feedback. With its lightweight and integrated design, the system shortens setup time and supports deployment in diverse golf environments. It accelerates the shift toward mobile and intelligent golf training, helping domestic equipment manufacturers transition from hardware suppliers to complete solution providers.

Meanwhile, "GolfMaster AI Coach "   and AI Golf  Fitness Assessment & Training Service deliver comprehensive biomechanical analysis and automatically generate personalized training programs. These solutions support self-directed learning for recreational players and enhance professional instruction for coaches. Above systems were deployed at Sunrise Golf & Country Club and Wu Fong Golf Course during the World Masters Games 2025, demonstrating how technology enables safer, smarter, and more effective sports participation across diverse user groups-from rural communities to metropolitan areas, and from beginners to elite athletes.

In addition, representatives from research institutes, end-user organizations, and industry partners were invited to the press conference to learn more about government policy directions and available resources. Attendees included Tai-Shan Chang, General Manager of NiceSports; Asian Games golf gold medalist and coach Jui-Hui Lee; Ching-Larng  Su, Honorary President of Taiwan Golf Course Association; Ching Chu Huang, General Manager of Wu Fong Golf Course; Yung-Ting Chen from the Sixth Rescue and Emergency Response Battalion of the Kaohsiung City Fire Department; Ke-Hsin Tseng, cycling coach at the National Taiwan University of Sport; Chieh-Cheng Chen, General Manager of XPORTS; Yo-Kuang Wang, CEO of OSENSE Technology; Yu-Wei Chung, Co-founder of Preciser; Yi-Chin Wang, head of Joyhike; and Tzu-Hao Huang, CEO of Justhings Technology.

Also attending were Jen-Chieh Cheng, General Director of the Service Systems Technology Center of the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI); Tse-Ming Tsai, Senior Deputy  Director-General of the Institute for Information Industry (III) Software Research Institute; and Chin-Yang Lee, Deputy General Manager of the Cycling & Health Tech Industry R&D Center (CHC).

This initiative enables enterprises to more effectively adopt AI and smart-sensing technologies, enhancing training precision, accelerating product commercialization, and expanding international market opportunities-demonstrating new growth potential for Taiwan's sports-technology industry.

DoIT emphasized that these technological breakthroughs not only bring direct benefits to the public but also create new opportunities for industrial collaboration, commercialization, and international expansion. From equipment manufacturing to data-driven service applications, Taiwan demonstrates comprehensive capabilities in smart sports technology. Moving forward, MOEA will continue collaborating with ITRI, III, CHC, local governments, and enterprise partners to establish an innovation ecosystem that connects field validation with global market deployment-making technology-enabled sports and wider public participation an integral part of daily life in Taiwan.

The "Sports x Technology Action Plan," launched in 2023, spans 2023-2026 (ROC years 112-115) with a total budget exceeding NT$5 billion. The plan focuses on emerging sports-technology applications, promoting hardware-software integration and virtual-physical fusion services, encouraging high-tech industries-including equipment manufacturers, sports-gear producers, and ICT companies-to accelerate sports-technology adoption, and supporting the industrialization of Taiwan's competitive sports sectors such as baseball, golf, and indoor/outdoor sports venues. By its conclusion, the plan is expected to stimulate around NT$3 billion in private-sector investment and generate over NT$7.5 billion in industry output, advancing Taiwan's sports-technology development from R&D to full-scale implementation.