Premier Cho Jung-tai’s “AI Action Cabinet 2.0” reshuffle signals the Lai administration’s push to accelerate digital, healthcare, and economic reforms through a more technocratic, reform-driven leadership team.
As trade and national security converge, Jeannette L. Chu’s path from U.S.-China diplomacy to her role at the National Foreign Trade Council offers lessons in navigating global risk — and insights especially relevant to Taiwan’s place in the evolving supply chain landscape.
Taiwan’s mobile payments have achieved widespread adoption, but the next challenge is building trust and reaching underserved groups as providers expand into new services and markets.
Taiwan’s economy is gaining momentum, powered by record-breaking exports and surging global demand for AI-related products. Yet as growth accelerates, policymakers face the challenge of balancing external strength with sluggish domestic consumption and rising trade uncertainty.
Julian Prower, International COO of Dun & Bradstreet, reflects on four decades of leadership, sharing insights on data integrity, AI, and building trust across global teams.
Taiwan’s economy is surging on record tech exports and upgraded GDP forecasts, even as weak domestic consumption and U.S. tariff uncertainty cloud the outlook. Robust demand for advanced chips and AI servers continues to fuel growth, but trade policy remains the key risk ahead.
UMC, Taiwan’s first semiconductor company, has evolved from an IDM to a specialty foundry powerhouse, leading in display driver and power management ICs while forging global partnerships like its 12nm collaboration with Intel. Today, it balances technology, talent, sustainability, and geopolitics to secure its role in the semiconductor supply chain.
Jason Yang, vice president and general manager of Intuitive Surgical Taiwan, reflects on his path from engineer to business leader, the mission behind robotic-assisted surgery, and how building patient-centered ecosystems can help Taiwan shape the future of healthcare.
Taiwan faces a turning point in diabetes care, balancing global breakthroughs and digital health tools with local challenges in reimbursement, stigma, and access, positioning itself to lead the region in next-generation treatment.
As the U.S. seeks secure alternatives to Chinese drone technology, Taiwanese companies are stepping into the spotlight, offering trusted hardware, advanced encryption, and clean supply chains to meet growing demand in defense and commercial markets.
