(Taiwan as Asia’s Silicon Valley)
Taiwan as Asia’s Silicon Valley was a panel held at on December 1, 2016 at the Global Taiwan Institute. This panel featured one of the architects of President Tsai Ing-wen’s Asian Silicon Valley Development Initiative, David Weng, in conversation with Arthur Tu, a well-known internet entrepreneur and startup coach based in New York City, and Steve Lang, a US government official in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs at the Department of State. Moderator and GTI Vice Chair Jennifer Hu facilitated a discussion about the Asian Silicon Valley Development Initiative, which aims to make Taiwan a hub for internet-based innovation and entrepreneurship in Asia, and is a major component of the Tsai Administration’s economic reform agenda.