Global Innovation Hub, Taipei
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) promotes democracy, human rights and economic freedom. In Taiwan, the FNF Global Innovation Hub was established in 2021. The Hub focuses on “digital transformation” and “innovation for democracy”, aiming to support the Friedrich Naumann Foundation on its way to becoming a creative innovation platform for liberalism. The Global Innovation Hub works with The Open Culture Foundation (OCF), Taiwan Youth Association for Democracy (TYAD), People Powered and other like-minded partners. Should you have questions or suggestions about our work, please contact us. You can also meet our team here.
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We Are Hiring - Join Us! (2026 Position Recruitment)
FNF Global Innovation Hub is currently looking for Communication Officer, Project Assistant and Administration Assistant to join our Taipei team!
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Building a Resilient and Inclusive Whole-of-Society Defense Policy: Recommendations from Taiwan
Facing threats from the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan is strengthening not only its national defense but also its civil defense—an approach broadly supported by civil society. However, it remains unclear whether the scope and depth of these efforts can systematically and comprehensively protect all segments of society. In response, the Awakening Foundation and FNF Taiwan Office convened more than 33 human rights and civil defense organizations in Taiwan to publish Building a Resilient and Inclusive Whole-of-Society Defense: Policy Recommendations for Integrating Gender and Diverse Human Rights Perspectives into Taiwan’s Social Resilience, with the aim of identifying gaps and proposing concrete policy recommendations.
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Taiwan Keeps Moving Forward on LGBTQ+ Rights after Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage: Our Project with Taiwan Equality Campaign
On May 24, 2019, Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage—a historic milestone for LGBTQ+ rights. Yet challenges remain, both at home and globally. In response, the Taiwan Equality Campaign (TEC) and the FNF Taiwan Office co-hosted “The 6th Anniversary of Marriage Equality: Reimagining Advocacy for Gender Equality,” bringing together nearly 100 activists, researchers, political staffers, and citizens to reflect on Taiwan’s journey, share hard-earned lessons, and explore new strategies for advancing equality in an increasingly complex landscape.
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How Does Taiwan's Civil Society Leverage Technology and Citizen Activism to Enhance the Transparency of Parliament?
In 2025, NGOs in Taiwan criticized the budget review process and took action. They developed a crowdsourcing social media bot and a data visualization website to monitor how legislators decided to cut or freeze budgets. Data journalist Zoe Lee from READr, who led the project, explains how Taiwan’s civic tech community advanced parliamentary transparency.
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Tech Radar Episode 2
Quantum technologies have been hailed for years as the key technology of the future. Europe has a strong scientific foundation in this field.
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AI for Democracy, More Digital Participation Best Practices from across the World, and More in the New Digital Participation Guide!
This year, People Powered collaborated with us again to update their Digital Participation Guide and Rating by adding a chapter on how AI can facilitate public participation, as well as including more case studies of best practice from around the world. Come and take a look!
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“A war between democracy and totalitarianism”
The Taiwan Office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) invited Ms. Oleksandra Matviichuk, the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, to visit Taiwan. She spoke at a public forum titled “Ukraine and Taiwan Experiences: The Resilience of Democracy”. In her speech, Ms. Matviichuk emphasized: “Ordinary people can do extraordinary things. When ordinary people step up to help each other, they can change the trajectory of history.”
