At GRIPS Forum on 5 July, 2021, Minister Audrey Tang, Minister without Portfolio, Executive Yuan and GRIPS students held a discussion with titled “Creating Open and Inclusive Societies with Digitalization: Discussions with Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s Digital Minister”.

Abstract:

Taiwan is committed to creating inclusive societies open to citizens, by making full use of digital technology to eliminate information gaps between urban and rural areas, as well as among ministries and agencies. There is no perfect policy, and that motivates the general public to participate in constructive dialogues, through such a process to consolidate a radical democracy. Taiwan’s COVID-19 measures, which have attracted worldwide admiration, can be considered digital social innovation, building on trust between government and citizens. As Digital Minister, Audrey Tang has been playing a central role in such Taiwan’s endeavor. We have a great pleasure and honor to welcome Minister Audrey Tang to the GRIPS Forum. The Forum will take place in the form of discussions with GRIPS students; the floor will also be provided to participants from all over the world.

Here is a passage from Leonard Cohen, a Canadian singer-songwriter, which Minister Tang likes to cite.

― ” Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything. And that is how the light gets in.”  (from the lyrics of Anthem by Leonard Cohen)

Speaker: Minister Audrey Tang,

　　　　   Minister without Portfolio, Executive Yuan

Speaker’s Profile:

Education

・Self-educated

Experience

・Chief Technology Officer, Inforian Inc. (1995-1997)

・Consultant, BenQ Corp. (1998-2000)

・President, OurInternet, Inc. (2000-2005)

・Designer, Platform Specialist and Implementor, Haskell Language (2003-2010)

・Consultant, S-Team Technology Co. (2004-2008)

・Designer and Lead Implementor, Perl 6 Language (2005-2008)

・Consultant, Socialtext Inc. (2008-2016)

・Consultant on Cloud Services Localization, Apple Inc. (2010-2016)

・Consultant, Oxford University Press (2014-2016)

・Consultant, Executive Yuan “vTaiwan” project (2014-2015)

・Member, K-12 National Curriculum Development Committee, National Academy for Education Research (2015-2016)

・Minister without Portfolio, Executive Yuan (2016- )

This Forum was recorded and the video is listed on the Taiwanese government’s website later. This is based on the Taiwanese government’s policy of ensuring information disclosure and transparency.

https://pdis.nat.gov.tw/en/track/

Also, the video is listed on Youtube channel of GRIPS.

https://www.youtube.com/user/GRIPSJAPAN