This year’s Taiwan Digital Fest, a meetup for digital nomads, opened in Taitung County last night with a festival-like marketplace.
The market kicked off an “unforgettable month of connection, culture, innovation and shared energy in Taiwan’s most inspiring eastern region,” organizers said.
The festival cohosted by the Taitung County Government and the Taiwan Digital Nomad Association is to host about 200 people from countries including Taiwan, the Philippines, Japan, Switzerland, Singapore, the UK, France and Russia, they said.
Photo: Liu Jen-wei, Taipei Times
Throughout the month, there are to be more than 80 events held at 60 locations in the city center and surrounding areas, Taitung County Commissioner Yao Ching-ling (饒慶鈴) said.
Hosting the event in Taitung for the first time would not only increase the city’s international visibility, but would also create opportunities for collaboration for local young people and industries, the Taitung County Government said.
Scheduled activities include group brunches, coworking days, craft workshops, morning yoga sessions and picnics, it said.
The event page also advertises artificial intelligence workshops, speaker days, start-up pitches and tours to Hualien, the coast, hot springs and scenic bike rides.
Tickets start at US$30 and rise to US$600 for VIP passes.
Taitung boasts warm weather, stunning natural scenery and a rich cultural heritage, making it a fantastic destination for this year’s event, Taitung County International Development and Planning Department Director Lee Su-chin (李素琴) said.
Many nomads relocate at this time of year to avoid the incoming rainy season in Thailand, Vietnam and Fukuoka, Japan, in search of better weather, cheap cost of living and an established digital nomad community, the department said.
Although May is the county’s off-season for tourism, the weather is ideal, making it more attractive than other areas in East Asia, it added.
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