Taiwan 2026 Local Election: AI Policies of 46 Mayor and County Magistrate Candidates (Nov 28 Vote)

Taiwan’s 2026 local elections for mayors and county magistrates will be held on Nov 28, 2026. This article covers those races across 22 cities and counties: there are 46 major candidates, 39 of whom have explicit AI proposals in their public platforms. Common themes include AI industry and parks, AI education, using AI in city services, and AI traffic signals. The cities and counties are listed in the Central Election Commission’s order, with candidates in each area sorted by ballot number.

AI Platform Comparison

Taipei City

No. 3 Puma Shen (沈伯洋), DPP

• Launch a “Youth AI Use Support Program” (青年 AI 使用支持方案): in phase one, provide NT$300 per month in AI credits to university and master’s students aged 18 to 25 who are registered residents of Taipei City; phase two would extend the subsidy for two years to residents up to age 45 after graduation. He also proposed an “AI Card” and a “Taipei Youth AI Use Platform,” with an annual budget of about NT$900 million. (SET News, Liberty Times)
• Establish a professional AI support team that rotates through city government departments, and set up a “Taipei Research Institute” to use AI to analyze traffic networks, model urban development and assess climate risks. (CNA)
• The “Beitou-Shilin Technology Park Star Cluster Plan” (北士科星群計畫) would make the Beitou-Shilin Technology Park a testbed for AI industry, urban life and innovative applications, with six experimental sandboxes planned. (CNA)
• An “AI coach” would accompany workers on the job for three to six months. In social welfare, AI coaches would also be placed with civic groups or grassroots units for three to six months. (CNA, Liberty Times)

No. 5 Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安), KMT

• After Songshan Airport is relocated, build an AI park on its 300-hectare site, including a 100-hectare AI industry cluster linked to Beitou-Shilin Technology Park, Neihu Technology Park, and the Nangang Biotechnology and Software Park to form an AI technology corridor. Chiang estimates it could generate NT$12 trillion in output. (CNA, CNA)
• Establish an AI education center at Beitou-Shilin Technology Park to coordinate teacher training, curriculum design and industry-academic collaboration. (CNA)
• Have the Department of Information Technology study and develop an AI agent for the city government. (CNA)

New Taipei City

No. 1 Su Chiao-hui (蘇巧慧), DPP

• Introduce AI tools to help civil servants cut turnaround time for official documents and speed up data integration across departments. (CNA)
• Use AI and big data to optimize bus routes and implement smart traffic signals. (CNA)
• Her “Nine Industrial Parks” platform includes an AI park in Danhai Science City. (Liberty Times)
• Use AI to care for older adults living alone and for dementia screening. (Storm Media)

No. 3 Lee Shu-chuan (李四川), KMT

• Plan phases two and three of Danhai New Town as a science park, extending the Beitou-Shilin Technology Park industry chain to Luzhou, Wugu and Danhai to create a Taipei-New Taipei “AI high-tech industry corridor,” alongside rail construction and transport links such as the Lusha Bridge. (United Daily News, CNA)
• In the first phase, fully subsidize AI tools for teachers and build AI application environments at schools; in the second phase, launch “An AI learning companion for every student” (生生有 AI 學伴). (CNA)
• Promote AI smart transportation by upgrading adaptive signals, smart bus stops and intelligent transport, and giving priority passage to fire and ambulance services. (CNA)
• Combine existing social welfare, health, home-visit and meal-delivery services, using AI to analyze the needs of older adults. (CNA)

Taoyuan City

No. 1 Huang Shih-chieh (黃世杰), DPP

• Develop Taoyuan’s AI park by integrating hardware and software, and seek investment from TSMC, Nvidia and their partners. (United Daily News)
• Use AI to analyze traffic big data and identify passenger volumes, congestion hotspots and service gaps. (United Daily News)

No. 2 Chang San-cheng (張善政), KMT

• Promote cross-city cooperation among Taipei, New Taipei and Taoyuan, planning industry, housing and transport together in response to AI industry development. (United Daily News)

Taichung City

No. 1 Ho Hsin-chun (何欣純), DPP

• Establish a Youth Affairs Bureau and an “AI Innovation Talent Institute” (AI 創新人才研習所), and subsidize AI digital-tool subscriptions for students and young people. (CNA)
• In the first year in office, introduce an AI smart traffic control system connecting city traffic signals on local roads with the Highway Bureau’s traffic monitoring system on Provincial Highway 74, adjusting green-light durations according to traffic flow. (United Daily News)
• Use AI data analysis to identify public safety hotspots, crime patterns and high-risk times, then adjust police deployment and patrol schedules. (Ho Hsin-chun campaign website)
• Establish industrial innovation centers in Fengyuan and Houli to help traditional industries and small and medium-sized enterprises adopt AI technology and smart management. (Ho Hsin-chun campaign website)

No. 3 Johnny Chiang (江啟臣), KMT

• Work with industry, government and academia to establish an “AI Empowerment Academy” (AI 賦能學院), providing digital training and certification for frontline workers and professionals; introduce AI teaching assistant systems in elementary and junior high schools. (Economic Daily News, Johnny Chiang campaign website, Johnny Chiang campaign website)
• Establish an “AI Robotics Smart Park” (AI 機器人智慧園區) and develop Taichung into a “robotics manufacturing capital.” (Johnny Chiang campaign website)
• Build a “Taichung Sovereign AI and Big Data Center” (台中市主權 AI 與大數據中心) to integrate information and analyze risks while complying with the law and protecting personal data and privacy. (CNA)
• Gradually upgrade the “fully adaptive AI smart traffic signal system” (全動態 AI 智慧號誌系統) across major traffic bottlenecks, adjusting signal timing to real-time traffic flows. (Johnny Chiang campaign website)

Tainan City

No. 2 Hsieh Lung-chieh (謝龍介), KMT

• No explicit AI proposal found in public platforms as of Nov 4.

No. 3 Chen Ting-fei (陳亭妃), DPP

• The agricultural technology pillar of the “Three Technology Pillars” (科技三軸) would be based at the Houbi Flower Industry Park, introducing smart greenhouses, biotech breeding, smart agriculture, AI management and precision production. (Liberty Times)
• Extend the Southern Taiwan Science Park’s fourth phase to Shalun, expanding industry coverage to green energy, AI and smart technology, and information security. (United Daily News)
• Bring AI healthcare into communities and primary care, using AI imaging and data analysis to establish the “Tainan Health Co-Care Cloud” (台南健康共照雲). (Liberty Times)
• Help traditional industries in nearby industrial parks transform parts and processes and connect with AI, semiconductors, smart robotics and drone industries. (Newtalk)

Kaohsiung City

No. 3 Ko Chih-en (柯志恩), KMT

• Develop an AI park and drone industry chain, integrating flight control, spatial information and AI applications and connecting academia with industry. (CNA)
• Provide free AI education resources for Kaohsiung students aged 6 to 18, introduce AI learning assistants in schools and offer AI classes for retired older adults. (CNA)
• Combine rainfall, water levels, real-time data and historical flood information with AI to forecast flood risks in advance. (CNA)
• Use AI for predictive dispatch of YouBike bicycles; analyze traffic flows with AI smart cameras and adjust ramp and street-level signals. (CNA, Storm Media)

No. 5 Lai Jui-lung (賴瑞隆), DPP

• Build an “Asia New Bay Area AI Zone” (大亞灣 AI 專區) to develop an AI industry cluster in the Asia New Bay Area, which covers about 590 hectares, including about 58 hectares at the 205th Arsenal. (CNA)
• Develop CityGPT to integrate city information and AI applications across public governance and daily-life industries, and improve commutes with traffic analysis and smart signals. (CNA)
• Establish an “AI Computing Power and Application Services Center” (AI 算力暨應用服務中心), combining sovereign AI with an industry model library. (United Daily News)
• Establish the “Kaohsiung Industry Upgrade Fund” (高雄產業升級基金) to help small and medium-sized businesses adopt AI, and introduce AI in aquaculture and deep-sea fishing. (Lai Jui-lung campaign website, Lai Jui-lung campaign website)

Hsinchu County

No. 1 Cheng Chao-fang (鄭朝方), DPP

• Promote AI smart traffic signals. (CNA)

No. 2 Hsu Hsin-ying (徐欣瑩), KMT

• The “AI Brain” (AI 腦), one of the “Two AI Engines” (雙 AI 引擎), would use adaptive signal control and AI bus routes to ease congestion. (CNA)
• Establish an AI vocational training center linking Hsinchu Science Park, the Industrial Technology Research Institute, colleges, vocational training organizations and businesses to offer practical courses in AI, semiconductors and information security. (CNA)
• Provide free “AI Smart Health Bracelets for Older Adults” (AI 智慧敬老健康手環) to people aged 65 and older, monitoring heart rate, blood oxygen, blood pressure trends, activity and falls. (Storm Media)
• Expand AI education through “a tablet for every student” (生生有平板) and help small and medium-sized enterprises adopt AI to upgrade. (CNA, Storm Media)

Miaoli County

No. 1 Chen Pin-an (陳品安), DPP

• No explicit AI proposal found in public platforms as of Nov 4.

No. 2 Chung Tung-chin (鍾東錦), KMT

• Upgrade the “Happy Taxi 2.0” (幸福小黃 2.0) AI dispatch system and create a half-hour living circle between mountain and coastal communities. (NOWnews)

Changhua County

No. 1 Chen Su-yueh (陳素月), DPP

• Gradually build AI classrooms, smart blackboards, digital learning platforms and maker education environments. (CNA)
• Promote AI literacy, programming and technology inquiry courses, and help teachers use AI tools in teaching. (CNA)
• Establish an “Industry Acceleration Office reporting directly to the county magistrate” (縣長直屬產業加速辦公室) to help traditional industries such as plumbing hardware adopt AI, and set up a Changhua AI Applications and Verification Center. (CNEWS)
• Establish a “Hundred Industries AI and Net-Zero Upgrade Platform” (百工 AI 暨淨零升級平台) to help local traditional industries adopt smart manufacturing. (Economic Daily News)

No. 2 Wei Ping-cheng (魏平政), KMT

• Establish an AI smart park and subsidize residents and businesses across industries to use AI tools. (United Daily News)
• Help traditional industries such as plumbing hardware and precision machinery adopt AI and ESG low-carbon standards. (The Hub News)
• Expand AI education resources through on-site, mobile, cross-school sharing and digital co-learning, with AI education covering information literacy, digital ethics and problem-solving. (United Daily News)
• Use AI to help compare class schedules and fill out data, reducing repetitive administrative work for teachers. (United Daily News)

Note: This article focuses on candidates nominated or endorsed by major parties. Independent Chiu Chien-fu (No. 3) is also running.

Nantou County

No. 1 Hsu Shu-hua (許淑華), KMT

• No explicit AI proposal found in public platforms as of Nov 4.

No. 2 Wen Shih-cheng (温世政), DPP

• Promote mobile medical vans and AI and drone emergency medical support. (United Daily News)

Yunlin County

No. 2 Alice Chang (張嘉郡), KMT

• Propose the “AI Smart Yunlin Ten Flagship Plans” (AI 智慧雲林十大旗艦計畫), including an “AI city brain,” “AI smart government,” “AI fraud prevention for all” and “AI smart agriculture.” (United Daily News)
• Introduce AI administrative agents in the county government to handle official documents, meeting minutes and knowledge management. (Alice Chang campaign policy website)
• Use AI for agricultural disaster prevention, pest and disease alerts, and resource allocation. (United Daily News)
• The “Yunlin Golden Decade of Education White Paper” (雲林教育黃金十年白皮書) identifies character education, AI and bilingual education as three curriculum pillars, and promotes an AI education demonstration school in Lunbei. (United Daily News, Liberty Times)

No. 3 Liu Chien-kuo (劉建國), DPP

• Build an “AI Drone Startup Industry Park” (AI 無人機新創產業園區) in cooperation with National Formosa University, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology and local industries. Liu said he has secured the TransWorld University campus site in Douliu for an AI talent training base. (CNA, Liberty Times)
• Promote “one AI startup base per area” (一區域、一 AI 青創基地), making use of unused spaces to provide young entrepreneurs with workspaces, equipment, instructors and market connections. (CNA)
• Build an “AI Agriculture and Technology Park” (AI 農業雙技園區), combining technology and biotechnology and introducing AI, smart agricultural machinery, cold chains, processing, branding and exports. (CNA)
• Promote “AI teachers’ super teammate” (AI 教師神隊友), using AI to help teachers prepare lessons and organize teaching materials. (Liberty Times)

Chiayi County

No. 1 Wu Pin-jui (吳品叡), Independent

• Establish a “Chiayi County AI Education Center” (嘉義縣 AI 教育中心) to train technology talent. (CNA)
• Promote an AI smart disaster-prevention decision platform. (United Daily News)

No. 2 Tsai Yi-yu (蔡易餘), DPP

• Seek central government funding for the second phase of the existing “Asia UAV AI Innovation Application Research and Development Center” (亞洲無人機 AI 創新應用研發中心) to develop Chiayi’s drone industry. (CNA)
• Continue introducing technology and AI into agriculture, along with drone crop spraying. (CNA)

Pingtung County

No. 1 Su Ching-chuan (蘇清泉), KMT

• Combine Pingtung’s agricultural and fishery products with AI, biomedicine and healthcare to create higher-value products. (Liberty Times)
• Attract AI and semiconductor industry chains to northern Pingtung and develop an industrial cluster. (United Daily News)

No. 2 Chou Chun-mi (周春米), DPP

• No explicit AI proposal found in public platforms as of Nov 4.

Yilan County

No. 1 Lin Kuo-chang (林國漳), DPP

• The “Yilan Golden Decade Industry Development Plan” (宜蘭黃金十年產業發展計畫) would bring AI to businesses across industries and help address labor shortages in agriculture, fisheries and hospitality. (Liberty Times)
• Build a “Taiwan Smart Bay” (台灣智慧海灣) in Suao, attracting marine technology and an AI drone equipment industry chain. (CNA)
• The “Taipei-Yilan Dual-Core Plan” (北宜雙心計畫) would link Neihu Technology Park, Nangang Software Park and Yilan Science Park and attract AI, drone and biotechnology industries. (Liberty Times)
• Introduce an AI school administration system for teachers. (CNA)

No. 3 Wu Tsung-hsien (吳宗憲), KMT

• Promote AI industry cooperation through the “Taipei-Yilan Dual Science Park Plan” (北宜雙科), attracting industries such as silicon photonics packaging and testing. (United Daily News)
• Allocate NT$50 million in education project funding in the first year of the “Four Pillars of Education” (教育四磚) plan to introduce licensed AI lesson-planning tools. (Liberty Times)
• Under the “Four Core Campus Safety Measures” (校安四核心), install AI electronic fences and smart recognition systems on campus rooftops, near swimming pools and in other locations. (United Daily News)

Hualien County

No. 1 Wei Chia-hsien (魏嘉賢), Independent

• The “Smart Digital Disaster-Prevention Dashboard” (智慧防災數位儀表板) would integrate surveillance cameras, water levels, flood sensors and disaster maps, using AI to help assess incidents and predict risks. (CNA)
• The “Smart Forward” (智慧向前) platform would use AI and digital technology in four fields: healthcare, education, agriculture and public services. It would also use AI to help teachers with administrative work. (CNEWS)

No. 2 Chang Chun (張峻), Independent

• The “Provincial Highway 9 Red-Light Waiting Improvement Project” (台 9 線空等紅燈問題改善專案) would introduce AI imaging or traffic detection on busier road sections and at intersections in southern communities, setting different signal timing for peak and off-peak hours and weekdays and holidays. (Liberty Times)
• Install AI monitoring equipment and landslide sensors along the Central Cross-Island Highway, Suhua Highway and other major roads. (Liberty Times)
• Introduce AI alerts for roads, slopes and rivers, integrating information on heavy rain, earthquakes, rockfalls and road closures. (CNEWS)

No. 3 Yu Shu-chen (游淑貞), KMT

• Promote “AI Eastern Taiwan” (AI 後山) under the vision of “smart transformation, AI leadership, digital blue ocean” (智慧轉型、AI 領航、數位藍海). (United Daily News)
• Extend AI applications from Ji’an Township across the county, installing AI communications and monitoring systems at flood-prone underpasses and key intersections, and using AI for smart traffic guidance. (United Daily News)
• Invest in AI learning resources so students can use technology at school and young entrepreneurs, farmers and tourism businesses can use AI. (CNEWS)
• Introduce AI smart governance and set up a real-time feedback mechanism on public affairs for all residents. (TVBS)

Taitung County

No. 2 Chen Ying (陳瑩), DPP

• Building on “a tablet for every student” (生生有平板), provide students with dedicated AI learning assistants and build an integrated AI education administration platform to reduce repetitive reporting by teachers. (CNA)
• Subsidize teachers’ AI software subscriptions and professional development. (Liberty Times)
• Agricultural proposals include introducing AI climate alerts. (Liberty Times)
• Equip all older adults with AI smart bracelets that immediately notify the medical system in an emergency. (CNEWS)

No. 4 Wu Hsiu-hua (吳秀華), KMT

• Her education platform, “Quality Education, AI Education, Learning Together” (優質文教、AI 教育、學習共好), includes building an AI smart education demonstration county and ensuring equal access to digital education. (CNA)
• Civil service proposals include reducing administrative processes and introducing AI smart administration. (Liberty Times)
• Use the “Healthy Taitung App” (健康台東 App) for AI risk prediction and health reminders. (United Daily News)
• The innovation economy platform includes building AI demonstration application sites. (United Daily News)

Penghu County

No. 3 Yeh Chu-lin (葉竹林), Independent

• Promote AI talent development, a digital work platform and a remote-work base, partnering with National Penghu University of Science and Technology and private businesses to build young people’s digital skills. (Liberty Times)

No. 4 Wu Shu-chin (吳淑瑾), DPP

• Her proposal for an international unmanned systems testing platform aims to drive local industries such as AI software control. (United Daily News)

No. 5 Chen Chen-chung (陳振中), KMT

• Use AI technology to remove abandoned fishing nets from the seabed and identify hotspots around waters and reefs. (Liberty Times)

Note: Independent Hsu Chih-fu (No. 1) is also running. This article focuses on three candidates based on major media coverage.

Keelung City

No. 1 Tung Tzu-wei (童子瑋), DPP

• His education platform promotes AI education so students can understand and use AI effectively. (Liberty Times)

No. 3 Hsieh Kuo-liang (謝國樑), KMT

• If the power supply is secure, prioritize efforts to attract an AI computing center. He named the former Taiwan Fertilizer Keelung Plant No. 1 site in Zhongshan District as a suitable location for an AI data center zone. (Mirror Media)

Hsinchu City

No. 1 Kao Hung-an (高虹安), Independent

• Over the next four years, promote “Hsinchu Learning 2.0” (新竹好學 2.0), helping students connect with emerging technologies such as AI, semiconductors and robotics. (Economic Daily News)
• Gradually achieve one-to-one smart learning, introducing AI adaptive education starting in third grade. (Economic Daily News)

No. 3 Chuang Ching-cheng (莊競程), DPP

• Introduce AI smart signal control and adjust traffic-light timing according to real-time traffic flows. (CNA, CNA)
• Combine resources from National Tsing Hua University and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University to establish an independent combined junior and senior high school focused on “academic skills, AI technology and international connections” (學科能力、AI 科技、國際鏈結). (United Daily News)

Note: This article focuses on candidates nominated or endorsed by major parties. Independent Ho Chih-yung (No. 2) is also running.

Chiayi City

No. 3 Chang Chi-kai (張啓楷), TPP

• His “Smart City” (智慧城市) platform proposes introducing AI and digital governance to improve the efficiency of city services. (Taiwan People’s Party candidate page)

No. 4 Wang Mei-hui (王美惠), DPP

• No explicit AI proposal found in public platforms as of Nov 4.

Note: This article focuses on candidates nominated or endorsed by major parties. Independent Chen Kai-huang (No. 2) is also running.

Kinmen County

No. 2 Lee Wen-liang (李文良), Independent

• “Education Rising” (教育 Rising) promotes AI education and digital equality, emphasizing information verification, digital ethics, creativity and problem-solving. (Kinmen Daily News)

No. 5 Chen Yu-jen (陳玉珍), KMT

• Propose a “Smart Kinmen” (智慧金門) governance direction, using AI to improve administrative efficiency and promote information transparency. (ETtoday)
• Provide each department director and section chief with a tablet equipped with an AI assistant. (Liberty Times)
• Eight education proposals include “smart learning and AI literacy” (智慧學習與 AI 素養). (CNA)

Lienchiang County (Matsu)

No. 1 Wang Chung-ming (王忠銘), KMT

• No explicit AI proposal found in public platforms as of Nov 4.

No. 2 Tsao Erh-yuan (曹爾元), Independent

• No explicit AI proposal found in public platforms as of Nov 4.

Common Themes in AI Platforms

Among the proposals from the 39 candidates listed in this article (a candidate may be counted in more than one theme; see the classification method below):

• AI industry, parks or computing power: 25 candidates
• AI education and workforce training: 23 candidates
• AI in city government and administration: 15 candidates
• AI traffic: 13 candidates
• AI healthcare and care: 8 candidates
• AI disaster prevention: 7 candidates

For seven candidates, no explicit AI proposal was found in their public platforms as of Nov 4.

How the Information Was Compiled

• Sources: Candidates’ official campaign websites, party candidate pages, and reports from major media outlets including CNA, United Daily News and Liberty Times. Each proposal links to its source.
• Information cutoff: Nov 4, 2026.
• Ballot numbers: Based on lots drawn by each city or county election commission on Oct 27, 2026 (Kinmen County held its drawing on Oct 23); the article will be updated against the Central Election Commission announcement before the election.
• Inclusion: Items explicitly mentioning AI or artificial intelligence and presented as campaign proposals. City policies already implemented by incumbent heads are excluded; only campaign proposals are included. Calls for central government projects that use AI as a slogan and campaign videos made with AI are also excluded.
• Candidates: Candidates nominated or endorsed by the KMT, DPP and TPP. The main contests in Hualien, Kinmen and Lienchiang include independents. Independent Yeh Chu-lin in Penghu is also included based on coverage by major media outlets:
  • Hualien County: The DPP did not nominate a candidate. CNA covered Wei Chia-hsien, Chang Chun and Yu Shu-chen together as “three Hualien County magistrate candidates.” (CNA)
  • Kinmen County: United Daily News covered the county magistrate race involving Chen Yu-jen, Lee Wen-liang and others. (United Daily News)
  • Lienchiang County: Only Wang Chung-ming and Tsao Erh-yuan registered. CNA covered it as a two-person contest. (CNA)
  • Penghu County: United Daily News covered independent Yeh Chu-lin alongside the KMT and DPP candidates. (United Daily News)
• Theme classification: AI industry, parks or computing power (including AI industry parks, supply-chain zones, computing centers and help for industries adopting AI); AI education and workforce training; AI in city government and administration (including school administration automation); AI traffic (signals, routes and transport dispatch); AI healthcare and care; AI disaster prevention (including agricultural disaster alerts).