Senior officials from the United States and Taiwan jointly announced today (June 2nd) the launch of the U.S.-Taiwan Digital Economy Forum, which will be held in Taipei later this year, at the opening ceremony of the COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2015 exhibition in Taipei. Charles H. Rivkin, United States Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs, and Taiwan Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs, Bill Cho Shi-chao, made the announcement today (June 2nd) in remarks at the opening ceremony of the COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2015 exhibition in Taipei. Assistant Secretary Rivkin and Vice Premier Simon Chang met before the COMPUTEX opening to exchange views on the strategic direction of the Digital Economy Forum. President Ma was also present to welcome the launch. The U.S.-Taiwan Digital Economy Forum will be a high-level, multi-stakeholder platform for discussion of digital economy policy issues of importance to the United States and Taiwan. The 1-2 day event will feature keynote addresses by senior-level U.S. and Taiwan leaders and presentations by public- and private-sector experts. The U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, Ambassador Daniel A. Sepulveda, will lead the United States’ interagency delegation to the Forum. Minister Woody Duh from the National Development Council will lead Taiwan’s delegation, supported by Minister without Portfolio Jaclyn Tsai. The new Digital Economy Forum will be among the United States’ highest level economic dialogues with Taiwan.

• published: 02 Jun 2015
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