Taiwan is set to showcase its use of information technology in the fight against COVID-19 during an international conference this month.
The conference is being organized by the International Academy of CIO, a global group focused on information technology. It is made up of academics and policymakers from over 20 countries worldwide.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this conference will be held online. And COVID-19 is set to be an important topic of discussion. Taiwan’s National Development Council has been invited to share Taiwan’s experience fighting disease with technology.
The council is expected to introduce Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center. In addition, it will also introduce the ways that 20 years of evolving digital policy within government agencies has allowed them to react quickly to outbreaks of disease.
On Tuesday, council official Chuang Ming-fen said that years of policy planning meant that when COVID-19 hit, cross-platform and interagency interfaces were in place. Chuang says this enabled Taiwan to respond faster than most countries. Chuang also cited the importance of the fact that 99% of Taiwan’s population has national health insurance.