In light of the unbalanced development between local and urban area, slow development of local industries in the APEC region, and echoing APEC 2019 theme “Connecting People, Building the Future” and the priority “Women, SMEs and Inclusive Growth”, Small and Medium Enterprise Administration (SMEA), Ministry of Economic Affairs proposed the “APEC Local Innovation Ecosystem Initiative: Revitalization for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Future” with partner economies the Philippines, Russia,
The International Conference on a Sustainable Taiwan—Accelerating the Localization of U.N. Sustainable Development Goals concluded June 5 in Taipei City, spotlighting government efforts to promote green practices and solutions at home and abroad.
President Tsai Ing-wen said April 25 that the government is committed to fostering digital and smart technologies like augmented and virtual reality so that the world’s best video games are Made in Taiwan.
President Tsai Ing-wen said April 16 that she is committed to advancing women’s economic empowerment and ensuring all members of society can fully contribute to boosting prosperity in the Indo-Pacific.
President Tsai Ing-wen attended the Women's Economic Empowerment Summit, a workshop staged by Taiwan and the United States under the Global Cooperation and Training Framework on the morning of April 16. She stated that when more women are able to pursue their aspirations, our countries become more prosperous, and our region more stable. The president also said that the government will work tirelessly to create an environment where women can grow, succeed, and pursue their dreams.
Taiwan ranks eighth globally and first in Asia based on data used to compile the latest U.N. Gender Inequality Index, according to the Cabinet-level Department of Gender Equality.
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, CEDAW in abbreviation, aims at eliminating gender discrimination and actively promoting gender equality in order to realize the rights of gender equality listed in the CEDAW; by adopting every appropriate measure to implement women’s rights, the basis of the equality of men and women is ensured, so that women exercise and enjoy human rights and fundamental freedoms particularly in the fields of politics, society,
President Tsai Ing-wen delivered a keynote address at the inaugural Pacific Women Leaders’ Coalition Conference March 26 in the Marshall Islands, pledging Taiwan’s support for advancing gender equality throughout the region.
President Tsai Ing-wen attended the Pacific Women Leaders' Coalition Conference in the Marshall Islands on the afternoon of March 26 (morning of March 26 Taipei time) as part of her Oceans of Democracy state visits.
Liu Po-chun, Taiwan’s first professional female baseball umpire, received the World Trophy at the International Olympic Committee Women and Sport Awards held March 19 at U.N. headquarters in New York.
