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Audrey Tang is a software programmer and civic hacker who served as Taiwan's first Digital Minister from 2016 to 2024. She is a leading advocate for digital democracy and Plurality—the idea of using technology to foster cooperation across social differences rather than replacing human judgment with AI.

Key Contributions

  • Served as Taiwan's Digital Minister for 8 years (2016-2024)

  • Created vTaiwan, a participatory democracy platform for policy deliberation

  • Pioneered use of Polis and other collaborative decision-making tools in government

  • Co-authored "Plurality: The Future of Collaborative Technology and Democracy"

  • Early Perl and Haskell contributor, started programming at age 8

  • Helped Taiwan achieve world-leading COVID-19 response through digital tools

Current Focus

Developing Plurality as a framework for technology that bridges divides rather than amplifying them. Working on tools and ideas for collaborative governance that can scale beyond Taiwan.