A statement by indigenous members of the Indigenous Historical Justice and Transitional Justice Committee on Tuesday has received a great deal of attention for affirming indigenous sovereignty against Chinese territorial claims over Taiwan...
Recent criticisms of of the newly launched pay.taipei initiative by members of Taiwan’s tech community, including g0v’s Billy Lin, are illustrative of disconnects between Taiwan’s tech industry and government officials who may wish to create a tech-friendly image for Taiwan but may not be willing to take the sometimes simple steps to realize that vision...
With global concern over the spread of “fake news” following prominent discussion about the issue during 2016 American presidential elections, some have also raised the need in Taiwan to combat fake news and prevent the spread of false information. But could this possibly lead to dangers for press freedoms in Taiwan?...
Civic participation that is merely “surface-level” and “high-tech” will only make hardworking public officials frustrated, and cause the public to distrust the government...
Recently, President Ma Ying-jeou has made a number of erroneous statements about open data, claiming that Taiwan’s number-one ranking on the Open Knowledge Foundation’s open data index is proof of his administration’s overall transparency. In response, Billy Lin, a prominent member of the civic-tech community “g0v” wrote an editorial response to Taiwan’s Apple Daily editorial board...
