La French Tech Taiwan Newsletter #2

Creativity, Culture & Cross-Border Innovation

In our first newsletter edition, we explored how Taiwan and France are strengthening their partnership in semiconductors, a foundational industry shaping global innovation.
In this second issue, we expand the conversation to other key drivers of the future economy, from cultural and creative industries to clean energy and climate innovation.

If semiconductors power the hardware of the future, creative industries shape the stories, experiences, and identities that connect communities worldwide; while renewable energy technologies are redefining how those communities are powered, sustainably and at scale.

What Is La French Touch?

La French Touch is France’s national initiative supporting the cultural and creative industries, uniting creators, brands, studios, and innovators under its iconic orange rooster. It provides a full continuum of financing, innovation programs, and global missions to help French creative companies scale internationally and collaborate across borders.

This month, Taipei and Paris became two stages for this growing synergy. From the cross-border CCI dialogue held in Taipei to the unprecedented French delegation at TCCF, and the participation of Taiwanese innovators at We Are French Touch, we see collaboration unfolding in new and inspiring ways.

Highlights from “Shaping the Future of Cultural and Creative Industries” in Taipei (Nov 6)

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this inspiring France Taiwan exchange!
Co-hosted by the French Office in Taipei and La French Tech Taiwan, the event brought together entrepreneurs, creatives, technologists, and ecosystem leaders from both countries.

Event Highlights

Opening Remarks
• Josué Serres: Head of Cooperation and Cultural Action, French Office in Taipei
• Cerise Phiv 張俐紫: Co-President, La French Tech Taiwan

Fireside Chat
• Alice Chang: VP, Taiwan Creative Content Agency
• Nicolas Parpex: CEO, French Touch Capital (Bpifrance)

Panel Discussion
• Francois Klein: Digital Rise
• Elly Cheng: MAKALOT / Portal:M
• Mallory (Meng-Yao) Chien: SparkLabs Taiwan
• Foulques d’Aboville: Culturespaces

The discussions revealed how emerging technologies, AI-driven localization, immersive art, digital fashion, and data-powered audience engagement, are reshaping the ways we produce, distribute, and experience culture. The energy for cross-border collaboration was unmistakable.

A big thank you to ICC Immersion Taiwan for bringing a delegation of 10 outstanding French enterprises to Taiwan during TCCF.

TCCF 2025: The Largest French Delegation Ever to Taiwan

Under the ICC Immersion program, co-organized by Business France, the French Institute, and the French Office in Taipei, the delegation showcased France’s leadership across animation, series production, digital creativity, immersive experiences, co-production, and culture-tech innovation.

This year’s Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) welcomed the largest French presence in its history:

80+ French industry professionals
4 high-quality workshops
Delegations from CNC, Bpifrance (French Touch initiative), Unifrance, Series Mania, Shoot the Book, and more.

Workshop Highlights

Gobelins: “Create your own IP” training program
Séries Mania | Serial Bridges: Cross-border dialogue on series creation
Produire au Sud: Film project development and pitching
European Co-production Lab: International co-production strategies

These workshops not only showcased expertise but also created new opportunities for filmmakers, creators, and studios in Taiwan and France to collaborate.

Taiwanese Innovators at We Are French Touch in Paris (Nov 26)

At the historic Palais Brongniart, We Are French Touch once again celebrated creativity at the crossroads of art, culture, and technology.

This year, we were proud to see three Taiwanese companies invited as official participants:

Featured Taiwanese Companies

• HTC
• Makalot / Portal : M
• udnFunLife

To better understand their perspectives, we gathered reflections from the participating teams on their experience and their impressions of France’s growing creative-tech landscape.

Insights from Taiwanese Participants

HTC Vive Arts: Celina Yeh

Portal : M: Elly Cheng

udnFunLife (United Daily News Group)
“As a subsidiary of UDN, we found the event energetic and full of surprises. It was a great pleasure to be here, to connect, and to gain deeper insight into contemporary French culture. We look forward to future collaborations.”

NEW: Discover the French Innovation & Start-up Ecosystem – Global Pathfinders 2026

Are you eager to explore France’s innovation and start-up ecosystem? Following the success of the five Global Pathfinder projects in 2025, the French Office in Taipei will launch seven new thematic programs in 2026, including a dedicated track on innovation.

“巴黎新創夢想家 Innovation et start-ups”

A unique two-week immersion program for 10 young Taiwanese talents, offering firsthand experience inside Paris’s innovation and entrepreneurship landscape, supported by La French Tech.

Paris (7 – 22 June 2026)

1. Dive into the Paris innovation ecosystem:

Visits to major innovation hubs, incubators, and a leading university
Meetings with policymakers shaping France’s technology strategies
Discovery of cultural venues at the intersection of tech and science

2. Participate in VivaTech:

Immersion in one of Europe’s largest tech conferences
Exclusive meetings with start-ups
Visit to the Taiwan Pavilion and participation in the Taiwan networking evening

Program Objectives

Understand French innovation and tech policymaking
Explore the French start-up ecosystem
Meet institutional leaders, incubators, and start-ups
Gain insight into the latest issues in innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship

Eligibility

Taiwanese youth aged 18 – 30
Passion for innovation, tech, and start-ups
English required; French is a plus

Info & applications: https://twpathfinder.org/overview1830 (Programme G 3-7)
Join us for an unforgettable immersion into the French innovation universe!

Floating Solar & Energy Innovation: Insights from Ciel & Terre at Energy Taiwan Week

As Taiwan accelerates toward its net-zero 2050 goal, floating solar is gaining strategic importance; particularly as rooftop and land-based solar capacity reaches saturation.

During Energy Taiwan Week that took place from October 29-31, 2025, we spoke with George Wang, General Manager of Ciel & Terre Taiwan. Ciel & Terre is a French pioneer of floating solar, with over a decade of experience in large-scale FPV deployment worldwide. In Taiwan, it is a core contributor to the Changbin near-shore floating solar project (~440 MWp total capacity), including ~280 MWp delivered by Ciel & Terre, producing around 260 GWh per year that is enough to power ~65,000 households.

Energy Taiwan Week: Clear Signals from the Market

According to George Wang, this year’s Energy Taiwan Week marked a new milestone for Taiwan’s renewable energy landscape:

Limited rooftop capacity is driving demand for alternative solar solutions
Corporate demand for green power by default is accelerating, including from AI and data-center related activities
Floating solar is increasingly viewed as a natural complement to Taiwan’s energy mix
Policy signals suggest greater openness to foreign suppliers, FDI, and cross-border collaboration, alongside continued subsidy support
Circular economy considerations, including recycling and reuse of solar components, are gaining visibility

Innovation at the Core: Digital Technologies & Floating Solar

A notable trend this year was the growing presence of digital and tech-driven companies in the renewable energy space. George Wang highlighted increasing collaboration around:

Data analytics and simulations to model wind, waves, and sea conditions
AI-driven optimization for operations and maintenance
Sensor-based monitoring to improve reliability and reduce long-term risk in offshore and near-shore floating solar systems

Taiwan’s strengths in semiconductors, sensors, and digital R&D position it as an ideal environment to integrate smart technologies into energy infrastructure.

France–Taiwan Synergies in Clean Energy

George Wang emphasized strong complementarities between French innovation and financing capabilities and Taiwan’s manufacturing and testing ecosystem. With its challenging climate conditions, Taiwan offers a unique testbed for floating solar technologies: solutions proven here can scale across Asia-Pacific markets such as Japan and Korea.

As floating solar moves from pilot projects to large-scale deployment, collaboration between energy, hardware, and digital tech players will be essential. Energy Taiwan Week made it clear: innovation at the intersection of renewables and deep tech is accelerating and cross-border cooperation will be key.

Looking Ahead: A New Chapter for France Taiwan Creative Collaboration

From semiconductors to creative industries, France and Taiwan are building a multidimensional partnership grounded in shared values, complementary expertise, and a shared drive to innovate.

La French Tech Taiwan will continue to:

Build bridges between French and Taiwanese CCI ecosystems
Facilitate partnerships in culture tech, immersive experiences, film, TV series, animation, music, videogames, design, and fashion
Support Taiwanese companies expanding into France and Europe
Bring French innovation and expertise to Taiwan’s creative community

More events, workshops, and cross-border initiatives are on the horizon.
Stay tuned! The story of France Taiwan creative collaboration is only just beginning.

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Balancing France’s innovative romance with Taiwan’s pragmatic capital, we are shaping the future together.