Audrey Tang

Recorded live at Tech for Impact Summit 2025, this conversation with Audrey Tang — Taiwan’s first Digital Minister — explores how rest, reflection, and radical transparency can transform societal collaboration.

Audrey shares her remarkable journey overcoming adversity and reimagining what digital democracy can look like. From pioneering open-source governance initiatives in Taiwan to championing the concept of plurality — the idea that technology should serve to bridge differences rather than amplify them — Audrey offers a vision of governance that is both deeply human and radically innovative.

The conversation covers her unique approach to public service, where transparency isn’t just a principle but a daily practice, and how she believes that rest and reflection are not luxuries but essential ingredients for effective democratic participation. She discusses the tools and frameworks Taiwan has developed for civic participation, the lessons other countries can learn, and why she remains optimistic about technology’s potential to strengthen democracy.