Minister without Portfolio Joyce Feng is leading a delegation to the Philippines to attend the Women and Economic Forum (WEF) that opened Tuesday.
This year’s theme is “Women as Prime Movers of Inclusive Growth” with a focus on empowerment, innovation and resilience.
Taiwan is set to jointly hold a seminar with the Philippines Wednesday which will highlight successful examples of the use of technologies in company startups by women.
The government called the seminar a major breakthrough as this is the first time that a forum initiated by Taiwan has been approved in the history of the WEF.
Speaking at the forum, Feng said Taiwan is dedicated to pushing for regional cooperation and developing online learning platforms that encourage more women to have their own start-ups.
The APEC-related event will last through Friday.