How Taiwan became a Coronavirus success story

This is an audio recording of an IfG Live Event. While the UK Government’s response to Coronavirus has been widely-criticised, Taiwan has seen fewer than 500 cases of COVID-19 and only seven deaths. For this special IfG Live event, the Taiwanese Digital Minister Audrey Tang explains how the country contained the virus so successfully without a nationwide lockdown. How did Taiwan's strength in digital government and experience of the SARS outbreak in 2003 enable it to respond rapidly, co-ordinate work across government, draw on innovation in the private sector and civil society, and counter disinformation to keep the public well-informed? Audrey Tang is in conversation with Gavin Freeguard, Programme Director and Head of Data and Transparency at the Institute for Government. #IfGDigital See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices