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Overview: The trailblazing tech leader and international policy expert will be working with the Project Liberty
Institute to shape ethical governance models that help give people more control over their digital lives
The Project Liberty Institute announced today that Audrey Tang, one of the
world’s most respected civic technologists, will serve as a Senior Fellow. Tang, who has received global recognition for her work as Taiwan’s inaugural Minister of Digital Affairs, will focus on the organization’s efforts to develop more ethical governance frameworks for digital platforms and new forms of digital civic infrastructure. The Institute, a 501(c)(3) with an international partner network that includes Georgetown University, Stanford University, Sciences Po, and other leading academic institutions and civic organizations, is a critical part of Project Liberty’s mission to help people take back control of their digital lives by giving them a voice, choice, and stake in a better internet
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Hello, and welcome to this week’s installment of The Future In Five Questions. Brendan recently spoke with Audrey Tang, a software programmer who served as Taiwan’s first Minister of Digital Affairs from August 2022 to May 2024. As a self-professed “conservative anarchist,” Tang frequently emphasizes the potential for emerging technologies to break down existing power structures and advance a radically accessible form of democracy. She’s now a senior fellow at the Project Liberty Institute, an effort by billionaire real estate developer Frank McCourt to create “a more people-centric web” (in part by purchasing TikTok, if possible).
Tang talks about her skepticism of plans to watermark AI-generated content, how governments and tech platforms can use AI to create constructive online spaces and why Taiwan’s January election was remarkably free of damaging deepfakes and polarizing attacks.
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Audrey Tang: Taiwan’s First Digital Minister on Innovation and Democracy
April 9, 2025
By: YouTube
In this interview with the HBS Institute for Business in Global Society, Taiwan’s first Minister of Digital Affairs Audrey Tang shares insights on digital democracy, civic technology, and innovation following her research presentation to Harvard Business School faculty. Tang discusses how Taiwan has pioneered new approaches to civic participation, transparency in governance, and technology-enabled democratic processes.
The conversation explores Tang’s “radical transparency” approach that has reshaped Taiwan’s governance systems and created new methods for public engagement. Tang shares insights on balancing technological innovation with democratic values in the digital age.
How might Taiwan’s digital democracy approach transform governance in other countries? Share your thoughts in the comments.