Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-07-20
President Tsai Ing-wen says Taiwan will work with other countries to face
President Tsai Ing-wen met with the former president of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves on Friday. (CNA photo)
challenges in the digital era. Tsai was speaking Friday while meeting with the former president of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves.
Ilves, along with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and others, are in Taiwan to attend the Digital Innovation Forum 2018. The forum opened in Taipei on Thursday and is supported by the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) .
Tsai said APEC economies are considering mapping out a post-2020 vision for the Asia-Pacific region. She she believes the forum will offer important direction.
“The series of international exchanges represents Taiwan’s efforts and determination. Our expectation for ourselves is that [Taiwan] will be at the forefront of the digital era so the world can see our development. We also look forward to strengthening exchanges with other countries to jointly face challenges in the digital era. In the future, Taiwan will continue deepening cooperation with APEC economies, work hard to turn the digital divide into digital opportunities, and promote the prosperity and development of the digital economy in the Asia-Pacific region,” said Tsai.
Tsai also said Taiwan hopes to conduct more exchanges with Estonia, considered one of the world’s most digitally savvy countries. [SOURCE]