Collaboration in digital resilience enables Taiwan to consolidate resources, expertise, and knowledge, thereby fostering innovation and expediting problem-solving. It also improves information sharing, promotes standardisation, and strengthens the resilience of digital systems and infrastructure.
Minister Audrey Tang met with Tuvalu’s Minister of Justice, Communications, and Foreign Affairs, Simon Kofe, and pledged to assist the Pacific ally in achieving its digital nation objective and enhancing its resilience.
Taiwan and Tuvalu share the objective of fostering digital transformation in the public and private sectors. Real progress in digitally-related disciplines such as cyber security and government services is contingent on more frequent bilateral engagement.
According to Minister Audrey, submarine cables and communications resilience are additional areas where the two parties can collaborate. She stated that because island nations encounter similar climatic and geographical challenges, Taiwan and Tuvalu should work together and share knowledge for the greater good.
Taiwan’s development and deployment of diverse and heterogeneous communication networks serve as an example, as evidenced by the adoption of Web3 decentralised applications, the improvement of submarine cable security, the expansion of microwave bandwidth, and the planning of conceptual verifications for non-geostationary satellite orbits.
Taiwan and Tuvalu, according to the moda, are like-minded partners united by close affinity and Austronesian cultural heritage. The Pacific ally’s approach to addressing global challenges while preserving its culture, knowledge, and history in the digital space is predicated on achieving digital nation status.
Minister Audrey also participated in the electronic signature of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on digital collaboration between the National Institute of Cyber Security under the Ministry of Digital Affairs and the Innovation Agency under the Ministry of Economy and Innovation of Lithuania.
The MoU formalises a Taiwan-Lithuania letter of intent regarding bolstering digital resilience, cultivating digital industry talent, promoting secure internet navigation, and mitigating online harms. It was signed by moda and IA representatives during a historic visit to the Baltic state earlier this year.
The collaboration, according to Minister Audrey, sets the groundwork for Taiwan and Lithuania to jointly strengthen digital resilience and the shared values of both free and open societies.
The significance of Taiwan and Lithuania’s digital synergy is emphasised by the inclusion of exchanges of digital talent and expansions of related cooperation in the MoU.
The partnership bodes well for Taiwan-Lithuania relations in the future. Both parties are utilising and recognising government-issued e-signatures, which gives them considerable technological weight.
The ratification of the Mixed Organisation Certification Authority, or XCA, a certificate issued by the moda for the e-signing of the landmark agreement is a source of immense pride. She added that this significant development is a positive step for Taiwan and will serve as the global benchmark for mutual e-signature recognition in the future.
Taiwan and Lithuania are in the vanguard of the defence of freedom, democracy, human rights, and rule-based order against authoritarian expansionism. The pact paves the way for advancing the common cause while sowing the seedlings for inclusive prosperity and sustainable development.
According to Minister Audrey, it is anticipated that this thrilling co-creation will pave the way for additional partnerships in fields of great gravity and demonstrate to the world a genuine commitment to liberate the future—together. Taiwan moda is a natural partner for Lithuania in enhancing resilience and defending democracy for the common interest.
