There are a lot of ways that digital technology can help the face-to-face, the in-person, the facilitative, the community sectors, the neighborhoods, to make that happen. If we look at the traditional Mandarin word for ‘digital,’ shùwèi , it actually also means plural—several, more than one digit. A Minister of Digital Affairs is also a minister for plurality. This is where the philosophy stems from. It is digital in the service of collaborative diversity.

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