Background

Two Taiwan-Matsu undersea cables were accidentally cut by ships in early February of this year. The incidents were suspected to be a deliberate act by Chinese ships due to the unprecedented situation of two cables being cut in a short period of time. In the past five years, the Matsu undersea cables have encountered 27 breaks.

While undersea cable systems frequently experience interruptions, other Internet connection solutions, such as deploying more undersea cables, are proposed. In Practice, Vietnam government has set a goal to build three of its own undersea cables by 2025 after facing multiple interruptions, bringing the total number of cables available to ten.  Low-orbit satellite seem a reliable alternative, as it performed profoundly well in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

In the scenario when not only undersea cables were cut, but also the cable landing stations, satellite ground stations, major communication towers were destroyed, what will be Taiwan’s possible digital resilience response mechanisms? This panel invited experts in the fields to share their views.

Time & Venue

• Moderator:
  Chan, Nicole T. I. ─Vice Chair, Digital Transformation Association
• Penelists:

• • Lin, Max─ Government & Public Services Leader, Health Care Sector Leader Risk Advisory Managing Partner, Deloitte
  • Zheng, Ming-Zong ─Director, Department of Communications and Cyber Resilience, Ministry of Digital Affairs
  • Chien, Lien-Kwei ─Professor, Department of Harbor and River Engineering, National Taiwan Ocean University
  • Su, Tzu-Yun ─Research Fellow and Director, Division of Defense Strategy and Resources, Institute for National Defense and Security Research