Anti-Pandemic Policies in Estonia and Taiwan: Digital Power, Sovereignty and Biopolitics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Conceptualizing Digital Power
3. Estonia and Taiwan as Digital Powers
3.1. Estonia’s Digital Revolution
3.2. Taiwan as an IT Powerhouse and Digital Democracy
4. Tackling the Pandemic with Digital Power
4.1. Estonia’s Responses to COVID-19
4.2. Taiwan’s Response to COVID-19
4.3. Digital Power and Democracy
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Estonia | Taiwan | |
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Population | 1.3 million | 23.7 million |
Territory | 17,462 square miles | 13,974 square miles |
Number of COVID-19 cases (as of 31 December 2021) | 237,099 | 16,915 |
Number of COVID-19 deaths (as of 31 December 2021) | 1916 | 850 |
Digital Tools against COVID-19 | App for contact tracing, e-prescription system, KoroonaKaart online information hub, Koroonatest self-assessment questionnaire, national chatbot SUVE for pandemic Q&A | Medicloud for patient data connected to customs data, Intelligent Electronic Fence (for self-quarantine), app for mask location, zhendejiade bot to combat pandemic disinformation |
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