OPEN GOVERNMENT:Audrey Tang is to assist in building communication platforms to implement government policies, Premier Lin Chuan said

Taipei Times
Date: Aug 26, 2016
By: Alison Hsiao / Staff reporter

Premier Lin Chuan (林全) yesterday confirmed that 35-year-old Audrey Tang (唐鳳), a tech prodigy and former adviser to BenQ and Apple, is to join the Cabinet in October as a minister without portfolio.

Cabinet spokesman Tung Chen-yuan (童振源) first broke the news yesterday morning, which Lin confirmed in the afternoon, when he was asked about the appointment by reporters on the sidelines of the 2016 Taiwan Sustainability Summit in Taipei.

Lin said Tang’s achievements in the digital industry and open government projects have been recognized worldwide.

“Our hope is that by inviting her to join the Executive Yuan team, she could contribute in the said fields. Her role as a minister without portfolio will be different from the others: Instead of participating in drawing up bills, she is expected to assist government agencies in building communication platforms for all kinds of public policies and putting government information to good use,” Lin said.     [FULL  STORY]