How much of Taiwans’s Covid success comes down to technology?

Good article. It probably also helped that the Taiwanese Vice President at the time at former Minister of Health is a epidemiologist who worked at Taiwan's national research academy "Academia Sinica" before.

Fascinating article, mentions Audrey Tang of perl fame.<p>Spoiler:<p><i>Ultimately, Taiwan’s success in containing COVID-19 has less to do with technology than with well-functioning state institutions that acted quickly and collectively. As a Taiwanese friend described it, the government’s approach has resembled crossing a river. You inch forward step by step, feeling your way across and making decisions as you go. Along with this experimental, adaptable spirit, the government’s focus on transparency and building public trust, paired with an excellent universal healthcare system, are the real strengths of the Taiwan model. Technology, while useful, cannot make up for the absence of strong public structures of care.</i>