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🌏 Since yesterday, the #TaiwanExpo in Berlin is in full swing, offering a dynamic platform for fostering deeper ties between Europe and Taiwan. This event is a showcase of Taiwan's cutting-edge innovations - not just in the field of #semiconductors - but across sectors like smart manufacturing, green technologies, and consumer electronics (see list of exhibitors in comments). By bringing together Taiwanese businesses and their European counterparts, the expo creates invaluable opportunities for dialogue and collaboration. 🎤 Listening to the opening speeches of James Huang (Chairman at Taiwan External Trade Development Council), Jakub Boratynski (Director for Networks & Governance, EU DG GROW, EU commission), Dr. Jhy-Wey Shieh (Representative of Taipei Representative Office in Germany), Cynthia Khiang (Director General of International Trade Administration), Dr. Marcus Faber (Member of the Bundestag) and Dr. Roy Chun Lee (Representative of Taipei Representative Office EU and Belgium) one thing became clear to me: The Taiwan Expo in Berlin is more than just a trade fair; it’s an enabler for starting or extending mutually successful business ventures; it’s a lesson in how to start effective collaboration in intercultural teams: 🤝 Getting to Know Each Other In intercultural teams, understanding each other's cultural backgrounds, work styles, and communication preferences is essential. By investing time in learning about each other, team members can build a strong foundation of mutual respect and understanding. This reduces misunderstandings and fosters a productive working environment. 🔑 Building Trust Trust is the bedrock of any successful team, especially in a multicultural context. Team members need to demonstrate reliability, transparency, and commitment to their roles. Trust is built through consistent actions, open communication, and by showing respect for each other’s perspectives and contributions. 🌟 Collaboration and Innovation Diverse teams bring together a wealth of different ideas and approaches. When trust and understanding are in place, team members feel safe to share their unique viewpoints and challenge each other creatively. This diversity drives innovation, as varied perspectives lead to more comprehensive problem-solving and novel solutions. 💼 Mutual Success For intercultural teams, mutual success means leveraging each team member’s strengths and collaborating towards common goals. It’s about creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute. This collective effort results in higher productivity, creativity, and a stronger, more cohesive team. 🚀 Embrace the power of diversity and collaboration! #InterculturalTeams #GlobalBusiness #Innovation #Collaboration

The countdown is on — just 37 days until OUR ⭐ LARGEST FLAGSHIP EVENT OF THE YEAR... ✨ The Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association (SSIA) 's Summit and Dinner 2024! Are we going to see you there? If you haven't already secured a table for dinner, fret not, table sales and sponsorship opportunities are still ONGOING! But not for long... So GET A MOVE ON! The 📢 who's who 📢 of the semiconductor industry will be there... So be there or be square. 🚀 A massive shoutout to our incredible sponsors—both new and returning—for your unwavering support and commitment to innovation and collaboration. Your involvement is key to making this event a huge success, and we're beyond excited to have some of the industry's most influential names on board! We’ve tagged them in the comments—be sure to check them out! 🤝 With collaboration and unity spearheading our dinner events, we're working with North East Community Development Council and Workforce Singapore on two special activities you won’t want to miss. Stay tuned as we reveal more details in the coming weeks! This is SSIA’s BIGGEST flagship event of the year! 😱 Get ready for a transformative experience focused on #WorkforceDevelopment, #EcosystemGrowth, and #Sustainability. Let’s come together to spark groundbreaking ideas that will shape the future of the semiconductor world. 👀 Don’t miss out—sponsor slots are filling up fast! Reach out to secretariat@ssia.org.sg to lock in your place. Stay tuned for more updates as we gear up for an unforgettable event filled with inspiring discussions and once-in-a-lifetime networking opportunities for 2,000 industry leaders! 🌟 #SSIASummit #SemiconductorDinner #Innovation #Collaboration #Ecosystem #ThankYou #Sponsors #Semiconductor #SingaporeSemiconductor #AI #QuantumTech

Road to Expo 2025 | Austria and Japan are “Composing The Future – Together” One year to go until the 2025 World Expo in Osaka: Austria will present itself in Osaka from 13 April to 13 October 2025 with a state-of-the-art pavilion under the motto "Composing the Future". Music combines Austrian tradition and values with innovation and progress and is intended to bring Austria and Japan even closer together. A total of over 28 million visitors, 160 participating countries and 9 international organizations are expected. The EXPO is more than just an event, it is a unique opportunity to intensify the excellent relations between Japan and Austria in business, science and culture in the long term. More (in German) about chances for Austrian business in China and how you could make use of the Road to Expo 2025 at https://lnkd.in/dqtKZ9gK

Trade fairs hold a unique role in the Chinese business landscape, fostering personal connections and trust—key elements in Chinese business culture. In an interview for AUMA - Association of the German Trade Fair Industry, Marianne Friese shares her extensive experience in supporting clients at trade fairs in both China and Germany. She provides valuable insights into the evolving China-Germany business relations, the intricacies of trade fairs in #China, and the challenges Chinese companies face at German trade fairs. Key points from the interview: 1️⃣ The current geopolitical climate necessitates 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 and 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 for businesses in China. 2️⃣ One key element of trade fairs in China is 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 "𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘅𝗶" (good relationships), which is crucial for business success beyond the immediate outcomes of the event. 3️⃣ Chinese trade shows emphasize 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 of booths to prioritize personal customer interaction. 4️⃣ The rapid pace of business execution in China, known as "𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱," can be a cultural shock for German companies accustomed to a slower pace of operations. 5️⃣ Chinese exhibitors face greater challenges attending German trade fairs due to 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 and 𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, compared to the relative ease for German companies in China. For more details (in German), see the full interview: https://lnkd.in/ex59F2w2   #ChinaInsights #ChinaBusiness #TradeFairs #Interview 

#Graz is hot ... could refer to the exceptionally warm weather in Austria´s second largest city, but in this case, it is more the conclusion of my professional resume after returning from Australia and taking over the management of the ICS Internationalisierungscenter Steiermark in Styria´s capital one year ago. #Business, #research and #development institutes, #academia and Styrian politics pull together in a way that I have not actually come across anywhere else during my international career of almost thirty years. Just imagine, the region is number 3 (!!) in Europe for R&D per GDP spending. With nine universities, state-of-art research organisations and internationally leading companies in the areas of #mobility, #energy, #automation, #logistics, #electronic and #software-based systems, #health technologies and #environmental solutions the region provides an incredible depth in #talent and an extremely developed high-tech supply chain. I am proud that, building on this, the ICS under my leadership was able to continue its work for Styrian companies very successfully and also expand it in important areas. Particularly important is our focus program #India, which is not only intended to make clear the importance of the most populous country and fifth largest economy in the world, but also supports our domestic companies in entering or expanding this driving market. We were also able to intensify #USA-related activities, whereby we usually work with young, highly innovative Styrian companies, for whom the US market usually becomes important, even necessary, very quickly. The series of events on the use of artificial intelligence (#AI) in exports is also very well received by our customers. A powerful tool for exporters, if you know how. #Austria #Styria #Graz #greenheartofAustria #supplychain #R&D ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Helmut Wiedenhofer Peter Moser Horst Bischof Peter Riedler Kristina Edlinger-Ploder Franz Nickl Franz Roessler Michael Feiertag Fasching Gerald Steirische Wirtschaftsförderung SFG Wirtschaftskammer Steiermark ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Australia ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA USA ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Italia ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Deutschland

One year left for Osaka Expo 2025. Japan, future and technology always have walked hand in hand. This Expo will be focusing on few main themes regarding the future and the technology to reach that future. The entire Expo will be a showcase of the future society: Can we balance economic advancement with the resolution of various social problems? What would a human-centered city designed for humans look like? What and who are cities for? What kind of “value” will Society 5.0 bring us? https://lnkd.in/dbpW2nue

Taiwan is truly a hub of creativity and progress. How do you think Taiwan’s influences global trends? Share your thoughts and let’s dive into a discussion about Taiwan's impact on the world stage! 🌏💡 #Taiwan #Tech #Innovation #GlobalTrends #exhibition

The final countdown is on. We are just 8 days away from celebrating the 175th anniversary of our six-generation family enterprise. Did you know that SCHWEIZER’s first company car has been a Benz Phaeton in 1895? 👉 Today: Into the new century with new ideas. Down at the lake of Constance, Germany, people stared up at the sky in fascination, where Ferdinand Earl von Zeppelin’s airship “LZ 1” was floating above them during its first flight. The first years of the new century contained several changes and surprises. Sigmund Freud wrote his psycho-analytic “Interpretation of Dreams”. Bernhard Earl von Buelow became the German Imperial Chancellor and Max Planck established the quantum theory. Naturally, further innovations were also made at the SCHWEIZER company. But because of the First World war production came to a standstill. Both, work force and raw material were missing throughout the entire clock manufacturing industry. It was not until 1928 that SCHWEIZER was successful in reesatblishing the important tarde relations abroad, that existed already in the previous century. These international trade relations stretched at the time not only to the neighboring countries like Austria, Switzerland and France, but even to the USA, Holalnd, England, Scandinavia and Russia. Otto Schweizer baceme the first member of the fourth generation in the company. Only a few years later Hans Schweizer, joined the family business. They both emphasised on boosting the production of name-plates, clock faces and scales for measuring instruments, balances, machinery and apparatuses. 🚀 The big hit of the time was the telephone dial, on which the company almost held 90% market share 🚀 Etched and varnished metal plates became fashionable in the middle of the nineteen thirties for the first time. The share of enamel products dwindled. Then the second world war began and during the war years many of the companies’ talents were conscripted for military service. 🙃 How did SCHWEIZER manage to survive 2 world wars? Watch out for my daily posts about the 175 journey of SCHWEIZER. #hereforinnovation

The #UNS - Unified Namespace was a big success and all over the place in Hannover this week. It was clear just in a few minutes after we entered the Hall 15 and Hall 16 on Tuesday. Before we share some details on UNS and digital factilories in Hannover in the next post, check some numbers below and in the infographics. The #HM24 HANNOVER MESSE confirms it's worldwide leading position for #industry events. The future of manufacturing and industry is digital, green and human. The 2024 numbers are impressive: ✅️ More than 130,000 visitors ✅️ Visitors from 150 countries, ✅️ 4,000 exhibiting companies, ✅️ 300 startups and ✅️ Over 300 economic and political delegations from all over the world. 👉https://lnkd.in/dYcesVPg #industry40 #digitaltransformation #data #green #change #manufacturing #automation #technology #digitalflowz Vesna Marjana Gospodarska zbornica Slovenije Ministrstvo za gospodarstvo, turizem in šport / Ministry of the Economy, Tourism and Sport Ministrstvo za digitalno preobrazbo / Ministry of Digital Transformation German-Slovene Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Slowenien)

5 reasons why Japan is an interesting market in 2024: • Japan is the fourth largest economy in the world Despite not seeing as high growth rate as many other countries in the region, Japan is a massive and diversified market with a strong and developed industrial base and a huge and wealthy middle class of over 80 Million consumers, often untapped by Swedish companies. Two thirds of Swedish companies present in Japan estimate that they have the potential to more than double their revenue in Japan. • Japan is a great place to do joint research and development Japan is a basic research powerhouse, and leading in many of tomorrow’s core fields such as batteries, semiconductors, medicine and robotics. Tokyo-Yokohama is the world’s no.1 Science and Technology cluster as ranked by WIPO, and Japan files around 250,000 patents every year – more than twice as many per capita as the US. • Japan is spearheading the super-aging society trend Japan is the world’s oldest society, with almost 30% of the population older than 65 – spearheading a trend seen in much of the developed world in recent decades. This makes it a great test market for solutions that can alleviate the problem, from Life-science innovations to robotics to AI solutions. Companies that succeed in Japan today will be set up to succeed in the rapidly aging global society of tomorrow. • Japan’s needs match well with Swedish strengths Some of the areas where Japan is really struggling are also areas where Swedish solutions are especially strong – advanced digital capabilities, increased productivity and good environmental performance are huge selling points in Japan, and can allow Swedish companies a leg up on the local competition. • Big player in the south-east Asian region Japan is a driving player in the development of the whole south-east Asian region, with foreign direct investment rivalling that of China to many key markets. Working together with Japanese partners and integrating with Japanese technology solutions can allow especially smaller Swedish companies piggyback access also to the wider regional market. Contact Business Sweden in Japan to learn more: Carsten Grönblad | Carl Lindwall | Hikaru Hashimoto | Hideki Hayashi | Magnus Blondell | Kasper Thim | Rumi Iida | Yoko Söderberg, Joakim L. | Shiro Hosogai | Takeshi Akuzawa | Akiko Kuwabara | Miki Nasu | Manami Nemoto | YOKO FUKUZAWA | Yumi Futaba | Taiichi Moriguchi #BusinessSweden #FocusAsia #Japan