Taiwan's leading 'civic hacker' helps fix cracks in democracy

Digital minister Audrey Tang trusts a kinder internet to form techno-democracies

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Audrey Tan is based in Taipei and works globally via the internet. (Photo by Toshiyuki Kumagai)

YURI MOMOI, Nikkei deputy editor

TOKYO -- Taiwan's digital minister Audrey Tang is the face of civic hackers worldwide. While being lauded for developing a "mask map" app that shows stores stocked with face coverings, Tang's tech skills have always been overshadowed by her vision of using technology to advance benevolent democratic processes.

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