Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s cyber ambassador: Bringing digital diplomacy to the world
Audrey Tang speaks to BBC Technology editor, Zoe Kleinman about technology, democracy and community.
Named one of TIME’s “100 Most Influential People in AI”, Audrey Tang was instrumental in shaping Taiwan’s acclaimed COVID-19 response and in safeguarding the 2024 elections from foreign cyber interference.
A child prodigy, born with a life threatening heart condition, reading, philosophy and the internet were part of her world from an early age. She became involved in Taiwan’s sunflower student movement in 2014, laying internet cables so that those occupying government buildings could get…
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