Press Release
At the CALD COVID Kaya Pala forum
(As delivered 11 December 2020)
Good morning everyone.
To Minister Audrey Tang, good morning. Thank you for your, I would describe, over-and-above-the-call-of-duty responses to this webinar.
During CALD s 13th General Assembly, we tackled the safety and integrity of elections and other political processes from creeping authoritarianism and disinformation. Our keynote speaker, as mentioned earlier, was Taiwan President Tsai and she said, Timeliness and transparency are key to effective defense against disinformation A strong, confident democracy combined with informed citizenry is its best defense.
Today, we learned first-hand from our esteemed guest, Taiwan Digital Minister Audrey Tang, how Taiwan was able to face both the pandemic and the infodemic by using what is called the Taiwan Model: a cooperative effort between the government and multi-sectoral groups such as the private sector, tech firms, and civil society. The strat