Global Innovation Hub, Taipei
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) promotes democracy, human rights, economic freedom, and curbing climate change. 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.
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Small Island, Big Impact: What Europe can learn from Taiwan
Taiwan is under increasing pressure from China, but the island is admirably defending its democracy. Its example shows how free societies can remain resilient.
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East Asia Caught Between Washington and Beijing
Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan are opting for de-escalation in the tariff dispute with the United States. Europe should take note of East Asian democracies’ behavior: it finds itself in a similar dilemma.
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Digital Dystopia: Surveillance, Manipulation, and the Erosion of Civil Liberties
On February 21, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) Global Innovation Hub hosted a panel discussion titled " Experts examined online platform regulations, AI governance, data privacy, and state surveillance, with a focus on the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) and Taiwan’s regulatory landscape.
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“Fighting Starts When Talking Stops”: The South China Sea Conflict in the Light of a New US Foreign Policy
Donald Trump's second term in office is causing unrest in the Pacific. Many countries bordering the South China Sea fear that US support will wane and that China's behaviour could become even more aggressive. Will Trump's isolationism also affect the Indo-Pacific region, giving China ‘free rein’?
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Digital Participation Online Training & Digital Participation Chapter of Participation Playbook—Essential Resources for Digital Democracy
People Powered and we would like to introduce you the Digital Participation Online Training and the Digital Participation Chapter of the Participation Playbook, two very helpful resources for anyone who wants to use digital platforms or tools to facilitate citizen participation in public policy or politics! Both will help you build your own digital participation programs from the ground up.
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RightsCon 2025: “They told me it's not your fault. And I told them everything will be fine.”
Following its first edition in September 2024 to widespread acclaim, the exhibition "They told me it's not your fault. And I told them everything will be fine" has been invited as an official side event of RightsCon 2025 in Taipei. The FNF foundation partners with Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab (C-LAB) this time to invite artist Ting-Ting Cheng to present a bilingual (Mandarin Chinese and English) edition of the work, seeking to once again ignite public dialogue on issues surrounding body, gender, sexuality and human rights in the digital era, while expanding these discussions to a global audience.
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Youth Empowerment Project － Our Collaborations with Taiwan Youth Association for Democracy in 2024
In 2024, the Taiwan Youth Association for Democracy (TYAD) and the Global Innovation Hub of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom jointly organized the Youth Empowerment Project, which included the 2024 Gap Generation –Young Advocate Empowerment Camp held in Kaohsiung from April 20 to 21 and the 2024 Youth Mock Parliament Interpellation Seminars.
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