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Her Royal Highness Princess Sikhaniyso, Principal Princess, Minister of Information Communications and Technology and Senator attended the GovInsider Innovation summit held by the GovInsider Joshua Chambers at the United Nations Conference center in Bangkok Thailand. This was held from October 16-17th.

It is our honour to welcome Her Royal Highness Princess Sikhanyiso, Principal Princess of the Kingdom of Eswatini, Minister of Information and Communication Technology, and Honorable Senator, as a speaker at GovInsider Live. Register now at https://t.co/pji8M4szCt pic.twitter.com/xTJAqRxbUK

— GovInsider (@GovInsider) October 9, 2019

During the summit, Her Royal Highness addressed the attends to speak about the digitalization of the Kingdom and its ongoing digital strategy. On the sidelines, she met with world digital leaders and technocrats.

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Digital leaders and technocrats presenting their countries' digital strategy, hosted by the GovInsider Joshua Chambers at the United Nations building in Bangkok, Thailand.

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She also attended the Awards ceremony hosted on October 16th, where she presented awards to winners who are recognized for the work done that have made significant contributions across the public sector.

Her Royal Highness Princess Sikhanyiso, Minisiter of Information, Communications and Technology of the Kingdom of Eswatini was in Taiwan last week where she met with Taiwanese government officials to discuss on how to make the Kingdom to be digitalized.

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Smart Eswatini unfolds. @chiefglammy #SmartEswatini #digitalEswatini #iEswatini #mEswatini #uEswatini #taiwatini @taiwan_today

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She also met with Foreign Minister of Taiwan Wu Pu Tsang regarding enhancing bilateral cooperation in the sector.

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Foreign Minister of Taiwan Wu Pu Tsang receives Eswatini Ministry of ICT regarding enhancing bilateral cooperation in the sector. Xie xie ni. #Taiwatini #courtesycall #MinisterofForeignAffairs #WuPuTsang #Ministers #bilaterals #bilateralcooperation #TaiwanEswatini #EswatiniTaiwan

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She then attended a dinner party which was attended by some government officials and Taiwan’s most influential old wealth heirs and heiresses hosted by Hua Nan Bank Taipei's Vice Chair Mr Tommy Lin at Hua Nan Bank Taipei's HQ.

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Eswatini’s Cabinet of 2018-2023 set out to drive the economy through the following 5 sectors: Agriculture & Agro-processing, Energy, ICT & Education, Mining and Tourism. Taiwan’s most influential old wealth heirs and heiresses came out in numbers for the same. Many thanks to the host Vice Chair of Hua Nan Bank Taipei, Mr Tommy Lin. #Taiwatini

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The following day she visited the Hsinchu Science Park. The Park is an industrial park established by the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). She later visited Taiwan Ministry of Culture where she held meeting on how both countries will be holding hands in driving local content production as we embark upon digital migration. She was accompanied by Eswatini's Ambassador to Taiwan and Counsellor from Embassy to provided extensive support.

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RSTP joins hands with the trillion dollar generating and first ever Science Park in the world, in 1980, the Hsinchu Science Park. #royalscienceandtechnologypark #theroyalscienceandtechnologypark #hsinchusciencepark #hsinchu #hsinchuuniversityofeducation

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Taiwan Ministry of Culture and Eswatini’s Ministry of ICT hold hands in driving local content production as we embark upon digital migration. Meanwhile, Eswatini's Ambassador to Taiwan, Madam Ambassador, and Counsellor from Embassy provided extensive support. #digitalmigration #dtt #digitalterrestrialtelevision #radio #television #arts #broadcasting #broadcastingrights #digital #ict #ICTMinistry #MinistryofCulture

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The following day she visited Taipei city government's Department of Information Technology. The department shared with Her Royal Highness their strategy for their Data Center and how critical it is a support for Taipei as a Smart City.

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Small as Taiwan is yet even the West bows before them for their lead position in quality and perspicacity in ICT in the entire Asian region. Thank you for the personalized cape babyboi. #boothings

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Taipei City Government shares its strategy for its Data Center and how critical it is a support for Taipei as a Smart City. #citygovernment #localgovernment #SmartCity #SmartCityExpo #SmartCityExpoMarch #SmartCityExpoTaipei #SmartCityExpoTaiwan

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Fascinating techniques displayed by the Honourary Consular of Eswatini to Taiwan, Mr Ray Lin, Chairman of TexRay textiles that manufactures "Made in Swaziland" regalia and apparel worldwide. Smart textiles include the insertion of devices into garments, superfluidity to dye materials, and so on. Consular Lin discusses startups for EmaSwati to expand textiles industry.

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She later met with Honourary Consular of Eswatini to Taiwan, Mr Ray Lin. Mr Lin is the Chairman of TexRay textiles which manufactures "Made in Swaziland" regalia and apparel worldwide. Inkhosatana learned more about smart textiles and how they are made from the insertion of devices into garments, superfluidity to dye materials. Consular Lin also discussed how to create and innovates startups in the Kingdom to expand textiles industry.

She also met with the CEO of International Integrated Systems Inc with whom she exchanged gifts. IISI have helped in building Eswatini's EDRMS, the eLearning platform and components of our eGovernment.

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Exchanging gifts with the CEO of IISI, International Integrated Systems Inc. who have already built Eswatini's EDRMS, our eLearning platform and components of our eGovernment. Now it's time to go hard or go home.

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Stepping out like Men in Black: with stronger ties! #Taiwan #Eswatini #Taiwatini

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She also met with the Minister of Science and Technology. And later visited Advantech to solicit IoT applications and services in digitizing the Kingdom's systems and infrastructure for fiscal consolidation and creating a culture of excellence in the public sector from everybody. She was accompanied by The Ministry of ICT's Research, Science, Technology, and Innovation (RSTI) department.