Hsinchu exposition attracts record crowdBIG DATA HELP: Using information collected by Chunghwa Telecom, the city was able to determine traffic flows at the expo to optimize bus schedules and evaluate the eventBy Tsai Chang-sheng / Staff reporterThe Taiwan Design Expo in Hsinchu on Friday attracted a record 640,000 visitors, most of whom were younger than 29 years old, the city government said yesterday. The exposition opened on Thursday last week and closes today, with Hsinchu Park and the old town area on either side of the Hsinchu Railway Station serving as the main venues. Visitors clink cans at the Taiwan Design Expo in Hsinchu on Friday. People from Taipei, Taoyuan, New Taipei City and Hsinchu city and county made up more than 70 percent of the attendees, while Japanese were among the largest group of foreign visitors, he said. Big data tools allow the city to optimize shuttle bus schedules and evaluate if the event attracts its target audience as planned, he added.

Source: Taipei Times October 10, 2020 15:56 UTC