President Tsai Ing-wen announced Nov. 2 that Morris Chang, founder and former chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., will be her envoy to the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders’ Meeting.
President Tsai Ing-wen announced Nov. 2 that Morris Chang, founder and former chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., will be her envoy to the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders’ Meeting.
The Finance Minister, Dr. Su Jain-Rong attended the 2021 APEC Virtual Finance Ministers’ Meeting (VFMM) hosted by the New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance, Grant Robertson on October 22, 2021.
A Taiwan delegation took part in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s virtual Women and the Economy Forum Sept. 24, underscoring the government’s commitment to ensuring all members of society can fully contribute to the country’s post-pandemic bounceback.
The Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) hosted the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) webinar Promoting Trade by Using Digital Technology on 14 September, and there were over 200 attendees from public and private sectors from all APEC member economies and APEC Business Advisory Council.
The 1.5-day 2021 APEC Workshop on the Potential for Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the Field of IPR was held by TIPO on July 29th and 30th. This workshop facilitated in-depth knowledge exchanges among APEC member economies; more than 450 participants from various member economies of APEC joined online, including Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, etc.
As part of Taiwan’s continuous effort in the promotion of using international standards for medical devices and the advancement of regulatory harmonization in the Asia-Pacific region, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) is hosting the ‟2021 APEC Medical Devices Regulatory Science Center of Excellence Workshop” during August 28 to September 11 by online courses.
The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC) pointed out today that the outcomes of Taiwan’s use of technology in infectious disease prevention and control have been highly recognized among APEC economies and that Taiwan CDC is hosting the APEC-funded virtual conference titled “Digital Tools for Addressing Infectious Diseases in the Asia-Pacific Region: Challenges and Opportunities” on August 25 and 26, 2021, starting at 9 a.m.
To promote the development of cross-domain innovation ecosystems in combination with digital platforms so as to enhance the competitiveness of SMEs, Chinese Taipei co-proposed the “APEC Cross-Domain Innovation Ecosystem Initiative: Facilitating the Inclusive Growth of SMEs through Digital Platforms across the APEC Region” with the Philippines.
Taiwan is committed to working with other Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation members to ensure a sustainable, resilient and transparent food supply chain through accelerated digitalization in the region, according to the Cabinet-level Council of Agriculture Minister Chen Chi-chung Aug. 19.
Global aging populations and the spread of COVID-19 have accelerated the development of the zero-touch economy and industrial digital transformation. In line with the priorities of APEC 2021, Chinese Taipei proposed an APEC Project “Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy Recommendation on Digital Transformation for Healthcare Ecosystem”.
