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Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) The Ministry of Digital Affairs, which has been given a broad mandate for overseeing the development of digital infrastructure and cybersecurity in Taiwan, was inaugurated at a ceremony in Taipei Saturday by President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文).
Taipei, Aug. 5 (CNA) Minister Without Portfolio Audrey Tang (唐鳳) has been picked to head the new Ministry of Digital Affairs which comes into being on Aug. 27, Cabinet spokesperson Lo Ping-cheng (羅秉成) said Friday.
The Ministry of Digital Affairs is to be launched on Aug. 27, with Minister Without Portfolio Audrey Tang (唐鳳) serving as its first minister, Executive Yuan spokesman Lo Ping-cheng (羅秉成) said yesterday.
The new ministry is to promote interdisciplinary cooperation in digital services, complete and apply the “Data for Social Good” system and facilitate technology and data democratization.
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University associate engineering professor Chiueh Her-ming (闕河鳴) and iPass Corp chairman Lee Huai-jen (李懷仁) are to serve as political deputy ministers.
Tang must relinquish her minister without portfolio duties before assuming the position, Lo said, adding that her successor would