Audrey Tang

Digital Minister
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Audrey Tang is a Taiwanese free software programmer and the inaugural Minister of Digital Affairs of Taiwan, who has been described as one of the "ten greatest Taiwanese computing personalities". In August 2016, Tang was invited to join Taiwan's Executive Yuan as a minister without portfolio, making her the first transgender person and the first non-binary official in the top executive cabinet. Tang has identified as "post-gender" and accepts "whatever pronoun people want to describe me with online." Tang is a community leader of Haskell and Perl and the core member of g0v.

Sessions

Plurality: The Future of Collaborative Technology and Democracy

Audrey Tang, Glen Weyl, Frederike Kaltheuner

Zusammenfassung
Taiwan stands out internationally as an acclaimed digital democracy. In an interview led by Frederike Kaltheuner, Audrey Tang and Glen Weyl explore if and how digital tools can be used to build consensus and strengthen societal unity instead of replacing humans and trust.
Aktivismus
Gemeinwohl
Teilhabe & Zugang
Stage 1
Gespräch
Englisch
Conference