Audrey Tang - Plurality and Digital Democracy | A Fireside Chat at Edge Esmeralda

About this episode

Audrey Tang discusses digital democracy and civic technology in a fireside chat with Timour Kosters.

Audrey Tang (Taiwan’s first Digital Minister) sits down for a fireside chat with Edge City’s Timour Kosters to talk about digital democracy, the philosophy of plurality, civic technology, and what the rest of the world can learn from Taiwan’s democratic experiments. Recorded at Edge Esmeralda, held in Healdsburg, CA, from May 24 - June 21, 2025. LINKS Audrey Tang: https://x.com/audreyt Timour Kosters: https://x.com/timourxyz Edge Esmeralda: https://www.edgeesmeralda.com ABOUT EDGE CITY Edge City convenes people working at the frontiers of tech, science, and society in popup villages across the globe. Follow Edge City on Twitter: https://x.com/JoinEdgeCity Learn more about Edge City: https://edgecity.live/ CHAPTERS (00:00) Introduction: Audrey Tang and the Idea of Plurality (01:53) From Civic Hacker to Minister (04:48) The Sunflower Movement and GovZero (09:42) Tech for Collective Action: Open Data and Pandemic Response (13:01) Democracy as Defense: Radical Transparency in Taiwan (17:12) Global Applications: Bowling Green, Japan, and California (26:00) What is Plurality? From Conflict to Collaboration (31:02) High-Bandwidth Democracy and Civic Muscle (35:07) Real-World Plurality…

People in this episode

Host: Timour Kosters

Guest: Audrey Tang

Topics covered

• digital democracy
• plurality
• civic technology
• Taiwan's democratic experiments
• collective action
• radical transparency
• civic competency

Keywords

• digital democracy
• plurality
• civic technology
• Taiwan
• collective action
• radical transparency
• Gen Z
• DAOs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Edge City, GovZero, DAOs

Places: Taiwan, Healdsburg, CA, Bowling Green, Japan, California

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