From the last edition of the ROC (Taiwan) Yearbook that used to be published by the disbanded Government Information Office (GIO).

1. The ROC’s centennial is celebrated
at the New Year Day flag-raising
ceremony on January 1, 2011.
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2. 4 Government
At a Glance
• Government restructuring
• Five special municipalities
• Clean, efficient government
T
he central government of the Republic of China is responsi-
ble for ensuring the overall well-being of the nation, includ-
ing its prosperity and security as well as educational
opportunity for all citizens.
Recent major changes in government include measures to streamline
the central government’s executive branch, whereby the number of
ministries and agencies will be reduced from 37 to 29. The revamped
structure will include six new ministries—Ministry of Labor, Ministry
of Agriculture, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Environ-
ment and Natural Resources, Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Sci-
ence and Technology.
At the local level, three new special municipalities—New Taipei City,
Taichung City and Tainan City were formed in December 2010 with the
aim of more effectively and equitably utilizing public resources.
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3. 4 Government
The ROC Constitution Three Principles of the People are a phil-
osophical blueprint for building the ROC
The Republic of China is a multiparty into a modern, forward-looking nation.
democracy founded on the ROC Constitu- The Principle of Nationalism 民族主義
tion. The Constitution was adopted by the asserts the ROC’s sovereign status and
National Assembly 國民大會 in Nanjing on insists on its equal rights in the interna-
December 25, 1946; was promulgated on tional community, as well as equality
January 1, 1947; and took effect on De- among all ethnic groups within the na-
cember 25 of that same year. It comprises tion. The Principle of Democracy 民主主義,
175 articles in 14 chapters, plus 12 Ad- which assures each citizen the right to
ditional Articles added in seven rounds of exercise political and civil liberties, is the
revision between 1991 and 2005. foundation of the government’s organ­
The document begins by declaring: ization and functions. The Principle of
“The Republic of China, founded on the Social Well-being 民生主義 states that the
Three Principles of the People 三民主義, powers granted to the government must
shall be a democratic republic of the be used to serve the people by develop-
people, to be governed by the people and ing a prosperous, just society. These three
for the people.” Formulated by Sun Yat- Principles have shaped government policy
sen (see introductory “Biographies”), the and legislation in areas ranging from edu-
cation and land reform to social welfare.
The full text of the Constitution and
its Additional Articles can be viewed in
Appendix III of this book.
Constitutional Rights
and Freedoms
The rights and freedoms guaranteed
to citizens by the Constitution include
equality before the law; the right to work
and own property; and the powers of elec-
tion and of recall and initiative by means
of referendum. In line with Article 136 of
the Constitution, the system for exercis-
ing the right of direct democracy is stipu-
lated in the Referendum Act 公民投票法.
People are also ensured the freedoms
of speech, choice of residence, move-
ment, assembly, confidential communica-
tion, religion and association. Obtaining
an education is considered both a right
and a duty of citizens. Rights and free-
The ROC Constitution was adopted in doms not specified in the Constitution are
1946 and saw seven rounds of revision protected by Article 22, which states, “All
between 1991 and 2005. It serves as other freedoms and rights of the people
the foundation for the ROC to safeguard
that are not detrimental to social order or
people’s rights and freedoms.
public welfare shall be guaranteed under
the Constitution.”
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4. Restrictions on constitutional free- Following the end of martial law in
doms are valid only if contained in leg- 1987, the National Assembly abolished
islation deemed necessary to prevent the Temporary Provisions in 1991, with
infringement on the freedoms of oth- the aim of more effectively implementing
ers, respond to emergencies, maintain constitutional democracy as well as foster-
social order or enhance public well- ing healthy development of relations with
being. Law enforcement-related affairs— mainland China. In that same year, Presi-
investigations, detention, indictments, dent Lee Teng-hui 李登輝 decreed the end
trials and punishment—must be carried of the Period of National Mobilization for
out in strict accordance with due legal Suppression of the Communist Rebellion.
process. In the event individuals’ rights are (See Chapter 6, “Cross-strait Relations.”)
violated by government authorities, they The past two decades have witnessed
are entitled to compensation by the state. a number of major reforms in the ROC’s
political system accomplished through
amendments to the Constitution in the
Fundamental National Policies form of Additional Articles proposed by
The Constitution specifies areas of the Legislative Yuan (Legislature) 立法院
concern that require supplementary legisla- and ratified by the National Assembly.
tion as well as issues of importance to the Six rounds of constitutional revision in
nation. Chapter XIII of the Constitution, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999 and 2000
titled “Fundamental National Policies,” initiated direct popular elections for the
contains guidelines on national defense, offices of ROC president and vice presi-
foreign policy, the economy, social wel- dent; instituted regular elections for all
fare, education and culture. Principles gov- seats in the Legislative Yuan; granted
erning a number of other issues—including the Legislative Yuan power to initiate a
scientific development, environmental no-confidence vote against the premier
protection, national health insurance and (president of the Executive Yuan 行政院);
gender equality—are enunciated in the Ad- gave the president of the ROC authority
ditional Articles of the Constitution. to dissolve the Legislative Yuan; reformed
the Control Yuan 監察院; and reduced the
Political Reforms scope of authority and operations of the
Taiwan Provincial Government 臺灣省政府.
To deal with the threat posed by the
In 2004, the Legislative Yuan passed
Chinese Communist Party during the an additional package of proposals for
Chinese Civil War, the National Assem- constitutional amendments on issues
bly adopted the Temporary Provisions regarding parliamentary organization,
Effective During the Period of National changes in the system for electing legisla-
Mobilization for Suppression of the Com- tors, transfer of power to ratify proposed
munist Rebellion 動員戡亂時期臨時條款 in constitutional amendments from the Na-
1948. Thereby, presidential powers were tional Assembly to the general electorate
greatly expanded while protection of through referendum, and abolition of the
basic freedoms and rights were seriously National Assembly. The reason for abol-
eroded for the duration of the emergency ishing the National Assembly was that it
period. The Temporary Provisions also al- would no longer perform its original con-
lowed for the president and vice president stitutional functions of initiating propos-
of the ROC to be re-elected indefinitely als to amend the Constitution, ratifying
despite the two-term restriction stipulated such proposals and electing the nation’s
by the Constitution. president and vice president. In 2005, the
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5. 4 Government
package was ratified by an ad hoc Nation-
al Assembly elected for the specific pur-
With respect to the last point, emer-
gency decrees must be ratified by the Leg-
pose of debating and voting on whether to islative Yuan within 10 days of issuance.
adopt the proposed amendments. Should the Legislative Yuan withhold
Since 2005, the Central Election Com- ratification, emergency decrees are im-
mission (CEC) 中央選舉委員會 has merged mediately annulled. In the event disagree-
various types of elections in order to reduce ments arise between the Executive Yuan
financial and social costs and meet public and the Legislative Yuan, for example, the
expectations. By amendments to the Local president of the ROC may call a meeting
Government Act 地方制度法 in February of the presidents of the two branches—the
2010, the terms of office of incumbent premier and the legislative speaker—to
heads of local governments and members work out a solution.
of representative councils will terminate Under the direct administrative juris-
at the same time in late December 2013. diction of the Office of the President are
Thereafter, seven types of local govern- Academia Sinica 中央研究院, Academia
ment elections will be held simultaneously. Historica 國史館 and the National Se-
Meanwhile, on April 19, 2011, the CEC curity Council 國家安全會議. Academia
announced the commissioners’ consensual Sinica scholars are widely reputed as be-
decision to merge the national-level presi- ing among the nation’s top researchers in
dential and legislative elections of 2012. many disciplines in both the physical and
social sciences. Academia Historica is
Central Government the custodian of the national archives and
other important historical items. And the
The central government consists of National Security Council is charged with
the Office of the President and five assisting the president in addressing issues
branches, or yuans—the Executive Yuan, that concern the nation’s critical interests
the Legislative Yuan, the Judicial Yuan 司 (see Chapter 7, “National Defense”).
法院, the Examination Yuan 考試院 and the
The president and the vice president
Control Yuan. are elected as a ticket and win office by
receiving a plurality of the popular vote.
Presidency Their term of office is four years, and
The president of the ROC is the head they may be re-elected to serve one con-
of state and commander-in-chief of the secutive term.
Armed Forces (see Chapter 7, “National The ROC is sometimes described
Defense”). As head of state, the president as having a semi-presidential system
represents the nation in foreign relations because the president does not exercise
and at state functions, and may conclude direct administrative authority over the
international agreements. The president is executive branch. Nevertheless, the presi-
further empowered by the Constitution to dent exerts considerable influence over
appoint and remove top civil and military the operations of the various branches of
officials; promulgate laws; dissolve the the central government through his power
Legislative Yuan in the event it dismisses to appoint the premier and other top of-
the premier through a vote of no con- ficials. As the president’s appointment of
fidence; help resolve disputes between the premier does not require confirmation
branches of the central government; and by the Legislative Yuan, the premier’s
issue emergency decrees in response to policy-making normally adheres closely
national security threats or other crises. to guidelines laid out by the president.
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6. Structure of the Central Government After Executive Yuan Reorganization
(Implementation period: Jan. 1, 2012 ~ Dec. 31, 2014)
Ministry of the Interior National Development Council
National Security Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mainland Affairs Council
Council
Ministry of National Financial Supervisory
Defense Commission
Academia Sinica
Ministry of Finance Ocean Affairs Council
Overseas Chinese
Ministry of Education Affairs Council
Academia Historica
Ministry of Justice Veterans Affairs Council
Ministry of Economic Council of Indigenous Peoples
and Energy Affairs
Hakka Affairs Council
Ministry of Transportation
and Construction
Directorate-General of Budget,
Accounting and Statistics
Ministry of Labor
Directorate-General of Personnel
Administration
Ministry of Agriculture
Central Bank of the Republic
Ministry of Health of China (Taiwan)
and Welfare
National Palace Museum
Ministry of Environment
and Natural Resources
Central Election Commission
Ministry of Culture
Fair Trade Commission
Ministry of Science
and Technology
National Communications
Commission
Standing & Ad Hoc Committees
Supreme Court, High Courts
& District Courts
Commission on the Disciplinary
Sanctions of Functionaries
Supreme Administrative Court
& High Administrative Courts
Judicial Personnel Study Center
Intellectual Property Court
Civil Service Protection
Ministry of Examination and Training Commission
Public Service Pension
Ministry of Civil Service Fund Supervisory Board
Standing & Special Committees
Ministry of Audit
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7. 4 Government
Executive Yuan eight councils, three independent agencies
and four additional organizations. Six
The Executive Yuan is the executive
branch of the ROC government, headed new ministries will be created through
by the premier. The premier is directly the reorganization or consolidation of
appointed by the president, while other existing agencies, including Ministry of
members of the Executive Yuan Council, Labor, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry
or Cabinet—comprising the vice premier, of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Envi-
ministers, chairpersons of commissions and ronment and Natural Resources, Ministry
ministers without portfolio—are appointed of Culture and Ministry of Science and
by the president on recommendation of Technology. Meanwhile, several agencies
the premier. In addition to supervising the will cease to exist after their functions are
subordinate organs of the Executive Yuan, transferred to other commissions or minis-
the premier explains administrative poli- tries. These include the Mongolian and Ti-
cies and reports to the Legislative Yuan betan Affairs Commission 蒙藏委員會, the
and responds, either orally or in writing, to National Youth Commission 行政院青年輔導
the interpellations of legislators. For laws 委員會, the Atomic Energy Council 行政院
to take effect after enactment by the Leg- 原子能委員會, the Public Construction Com-
islative Yuan, they must be promulgated mission 行政院公共工程委員會, the Council
by the president and countersigned by the for Economic Planning and Development
premier. In the event of vacancies in both 行政院經濟建設委員會, the Sports Affairs
the presidency and the vice presidency, the Council 行政院體育委員會 and the Govern-
premier performs the duties of the presi- ment Information Office 行政院新聞局.
dent for up to three months. Further, the Legislative Yuan enacted
Currently, there are eight ministries a law in April 2011 enabling certain
and 29 other Cabinet-level organizations state-run organizations to be operated as
under the Executive Yuan. To streamline independent administrative juridical per-
the central government and improve its sons to facilitate flexible recruitment and
effectiveness, while at the same time en- procurement processes. These include
hancing flexibility within its departments, the Chung-Shan Institute of Science and
the Cabinet proposed several government- Technology 中山科學研究院 under the Min-
restructuring bills to the Legislative Yuan, istry of National Defense, the National
which were enacted and promulgated in Sports Training Center 國家運動選手訓練中
early 2010. Among them are amendments 心 under the Ministry of Education, and
to the Basic Code Governing Central Ad- the National Science and Technology
ministrative Agencies Organizations 中央 Center for Disaster Reduction 國家災害防
行政機關組織基準法 and the Organizational 救科技中心 currently under the Executive
Act of the Executive Yuan 行政院組織法. In Yuan’s National Disasters Prevention and
addition, the Central Government Agency Protection Commission 行政院災害防救委員
Personnel Quota Act 中央行政機關總員額 會 and the National Science Council 行政
法 and the Provisional Act for Adjustment 院國家科學委員會.
of Functions and Organizations of the Ex-
ecutive Yuan 行政院功能業務與組織調整暫行
條例 have come into force.
Legislative Yuan
As a result, the number of Cabinet- The Legislative Yuan is the central
level organizations will be reduced from 37 government’s sole law-making body. It
to 29. After restructuring, over the period comprises 113 legislators, one per electoral
January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2014, the district, who serve four-year terms and are
Executive Yuan will consist of 14 ministries, eligible to stand for re-election indefinitely.
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8. Legislators elect from their ranks the The Administrative Court system,
legislative speaker, or president of the consisting of regional high administra-
Legislative Yuan. The speaker is respon- tive courts and a Supreme Administrative
sible for coordinating operations of the Court 最高行政法院, adjudicates cases in
Legislative Yuan. This includes facilitat- which individuals, groups of persons or
ing communication and compromise juridical persons seek remedies to viola-
between legislators regarding contentious tions of laws or regulations allegedly
aspects of legislation. committed by government organizations.
The Legislative Yuan’s functions and The high administrative courts hand down
powers include general legislative power; judgments on questions of both fact and
hearing reports by government officials law, while the Supreme Administrative
and questioning them on government pol- Court reviews only questions of law.
icies and their implementation; reviewing Cases involving alleged violations of
budgetary bills and audit reports; con-
intellectual property laws and regulations
firming presidential nominations to top
may, under certain circumstances and at
government posts, including members of
the Control Yuan and Examination Yuan various stages of litigation, be referred to a
and the Judicial Yuan’s Constitutional specialized Intellectual Property Court 智慧
財產法院, which began operations in 2008.
Court justices; and initiating proposals to
amend the Constitution subject to ratifica- Through its Commission on the Dis-
tion by popular referendum. ciplinary Sanctions of Functionaries 公務
Further, the Legislative Yuan is em- 員懲戒委員會, the Judicial Yuan also hands
powered to help settle disputes involving down decisions on administrative disci-
local governments; initiate no-confidence pline of government employees who have
votes against the premier; review and been censured or impeached by the Con-
confirm emergency decrees issued by the trol Yuan for malfeasance or for having
ROC president; and impeach the ROC been found by a court of law to be guilty
president or vice president. of violating criminal or civil laws. De-
To enable legislators to carry out their pending on the severity of the offense in
responsibilities without being subjected to question, the commission may mete out
undue pressures, they are granted certain punishments including demotions, salary
immunities by the Constitution. They are reductions, demerits, reprimands, suspen-
not legally liable for votes cast or state- sion from office or dismissal. In the case
ments made in the Legislative Yuan. And, of political appointees, only dismissals
except in case of flagrante delicto, they and reprimands are applicable.
cannot be arrested or detained without Judges in the ROC’s court systems
consent of the Legislative Yuan. are not appointed to their positions by a
political leader, nor can local judges be
Judicial Yuan elected. Like career civil servants in the
The central function of the Judicial executive branch, judges are selected
Yuan is to oversee the operations of the through an examination process, but the
nation’s court systems, the largest of process is designed and administered by
which hears criminal and civil cases and the Judicial Yuan rather than by the Ex-
comprises district courts, high courts and amination Yuan. Those who pass the ex-
a Supreme Court 最高法院. Issues of fact amination undergo an intensive course of
are adjudged by district courts and high training at the yuan’s Judicial Personnel
courts, while the Supreme Court consid- Study Center 司法人員研習所. And those
ers only issues of law. who complete the course successfully are
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9. 4 Government
appointed as lifetime judges in one of the
above-mentioned court systems. Judges
Public Service Pension Fund Supervisory
Board 公務人員退休撫卹基金監理委員會.
who serve in the Intellectual Property
Court must additionally receive special- Control Yuan
ized training in IP legal affairs.
The Control Yuan is an independent
At the apex of the ROC’s judicial sys- watchdog body comprised of 29 mem-
tem are the Justices of the Constitutional bers and the Ministry of Audit 審計部.
Court 司法院大法官. The court’s 15 justices All members, including the Control
render rulings, referred to as “interpreta- Yuan president, as well as the head of the
tions,” on the constitutionality of laws, ministry—the auditor-general—are ap-
legal procedures and government actions; pointed by the ROC president with the
make recommendations concerning recti- consent of the Legislative Yuan for a term
fication of inconsistencies between differ- of six years, which may be renewed.
ent laws and regulations; and preside over
The Control Yuan is mandated to in-
impeachment trials of the national presi-
vestigate complaints of malfeasance or
dent or vice president if the Legislative
criminal acts committed by public servants
Yuan passes an impeachment resolution. or agencies and to censure or impeach
The justices, including the Judicial them. Individuals are able to initiate such
Yuan president and vice president, are investigations without having to expend
nominated and appointed by the ROC legal fees, while Control Yuan members
president with the consent of the Legisla- are empowered to launch investigations on
tive Yuan. Since 2003, they have served their own initiative. Through the Ministry
staggered terms of eight years and may of Audit, the Control Yuan also exercises
not serve a second term consecutively. the power to monitor the propriety of gov-
ernment organizations’ expenditures.
Examination Yuan Depending upon their findings, Control
The Examination Yuan is responsible Yuan members may vote simply to pre-
for administering the nation’s civil service scribe corrective measures to an offending
system. The primary rationale for having government agency or public servant and
this independent branch of government is demand progress reports on their imple-
to ensure equality of opportunity among mentation within a specified time. In cases
candidates for government employment of serious infractions, they may issue
and to set uniform standards, salaries and censures to or impeach public servants,
benefits throughout the central govern- resulting in punishment meted out by the
ment as well as local governments. Judicial Yuan’s Commission on the Disci-
This branch of government comprises plinary Sanctions of Functionaries or, in
a president, a vice president and up to cases involving military personnel, by the
19 members, all of whom are appointed Ministry of National Defense. In instances
to six-year terms by the ROC president where the watchdog agency concludes that
with consent of the Legislative Yuan. crimes have been committed, it refers such
At the end of their terms, they may be cases to both courts and the commission.
reappointed. Subordinate organizations
under the Examination Yuan include
the Ministry of Examination 考選部, the
Local Government
Ministry of Civil Service 銓敘部, the Civil The governments of Taiwan Province
Serv­ ce Protection and Training Com-
i and Fujian Province 福建省 (including the
mission 公務人員保障暨培訓委員會 and the Kinmen Islands 金門列島 and the Matsu
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10. This well-preserved
Baroque-style edifice,
which originally
served as the Taipei
Prefecture Hall during
the Japanese colonial
era, now houses the
Control Yuan, the
central government’s
independent
watchdog body.
Islands 馬祖列島) have been drastically Taiwan’s administrative map has been
downsized, and most of their functions reshaped by the inauguration of three
have been transferred to central govern- new special municipalities and the ex-
ment departments. pansion of an existing one in December
There are three levels of autonomous 2010, in accordance with amendments
local government: special municipalities, to the Local Government Act enacted in
counties and provincial municipalities, April 2009 and February 2010. The three
and county municipalities and townships. new ones are:
Their statuses are determined by their •• New Taipei City 新北市, originally Tai-
populations and various legally prescribed pei County 臺北縣;
economic, cultural and other criteria. In •• Taichung City 臺中市, formed through
terms of population, a region of over 1.25
the merger of the original Taichung
million people may be accorded special-
City with Taichung County 臺中縣; and
municipality status; an area with a popu-
lation of over 500,000 can qualify as a •• Tainan City 臺南市, formed through the
provincial municipality; and an area with merger of the original Tainan City with
a population of over 150,000 may rank as Tainan County 臺南縣.
a county municipality. Meanwhile, the previously existing
The mayors and magistrates as well as special municipality of Kaohsiung City
representative council members of cities, 高雄市 merged with Kaohsiung County 高
towns and counties are elected to terms of 雄縣 to become today’s expanded Kao­
four years. Local governments obtain the hsiung City special municipality. The
bulk of their budgets through a revenue- status of the special municipality and na-
sharing arrangement whereby funds are tional capital, Taipei City 臺北市, remains
allocated to them by the central govern- unchanged. Further, Taoyuan County 桃園
ment in accordance with standard criteria 縣 was designated by the Executive Yuan
concerning such factors as population and as a provisional special municipality ef-
economic development. fective January 1, 2011.
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11. 4 Government
President Ma Ying-
jeou and Premier Wu
Den-yih (third and
second from right)
together with Control
Yuan President Wang
Chien-shien (far
left), Judicial Yuan
President Rai Hau-
min (second from
left) and Executive
Yuan Secretary-
General Lin Join-
sane applaud the
inauguration of the
Agency Against
Corruption on July
20, 2011.
Expected benefits of transforma- Reflecting such efforts, Taiwan’s
tion into special municipalities and the ranking in the Corruption Perceptions
enlargement of an existing one include Index released by Transparency Interna-
enhanced governmental effectiveness and tional in October 2010—No. 33 out of
better coordination of public resources, as 178 nations—was up six notches from its
well as a stronger voice for their residents 2008 ranking.
in national affairs. As part of an effort to build cleaner gov-
ernment, the Agency Against Corruption 法
Clean Government
務部廉政署, dedicated to prevention, investi-
gation and prosecution of corruption, began
To boost transparency of government operations in July 2011 under the Ministry
operations, in August 2007 the Legisla- of Justice. In its initial stage, approximately
tive Yuan passed the Lobbying Act 遊說 240 staffers were recruited from the Nation-
法, which took effect in August 2008. al Police Agency 內政部警政署, the Investi-
The law requires lobbyists to register gation Bureau 法務部調查局 and the ethics
their lobbying activities, while central departments of government agencies.
and local government officials and elect- To ensure administrative neutrality
ed representatives must inform respon- and press freedom, the Legislative Yuan
sible agencies of their communications in January 2011 approved an amendment
with lobbyists. to the Budget Act 預算法, which prohibits
Other actions taken to combat cor- government agencies, state-run busi-
ruption in recent years include the enact- nesses and foundations, as well as enter-
ment of regulations limiting the value prises in which the government holds a
and sources of gifts that public servants majority stake, from engaging in embed-
may accept, and amendment of the Anti- ded advertising. In addition, promotions
Corruption Statute 貪污治罪條例 in April of government policy or messages to the
2009, making it a crime for defendants in public in the media must be clearly la-
corruption-related cases to refuse to re- beled as such, along with the name of the
veal their sources of personal assets. sponsoring agency.
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12. e-Government Development connections of government agencies,
thereby saving around NT$3.6 billion
For many years, ROC central and lo- (about US$122 million) annually, while
cal governments have striven to improve effectively shielding agencies from spam
their services by utilizing the Internet and malware. And through intranet ap-
and other information and communica- plication consolidation, 11 agencies share
tions technologies (ICT). In addition to services via a government-to-employees
electronic exchange of documents be- (G2E) platform.
tween government offices, e-government Public utilization of simplified, in-
advances in recent years include estab- tegrated e-government services has in
lishment of an online government pro- recent years increased substantially.
curement information system, creation In 2010, for example, 67.1 percent of
of a database enabling the public to view personal income tax reports were filed
the full text of laws, and mechanisms to online, while 97.8 percent of businesses
ensure online information security. filed tax reports online. According to
In 2008, the Cabinet-level Research, a 2010 user survey conducted by the
Development and Evaluation Commission RDEC, 78 percent of the respondents
(RDEC) 行政院研究發展考核委員會 drew up were aware of government online serv­
a four-year Ubiquitous Government Net- ices, 65.5 percent were satisfied with
work Plan 優質網路政府計畫(2008-2011) government website information updates
with funding of approximately NT$10 and 67.4 percent were satisfied with the
billion (US$338.87 million) to create a benefits of e-government services. Anoth-
comprehensive array of government serv­ er 2010 Digital Divide Survey 99年數位落
ices accessible via the Internet. 差調查 from the RDEC showed that 86.5
Through e-government development percent of citizens were satisfied with the
programs, agencies have implemented MyEGov government-entry portal.
ICT infrastructure consolidation and In the Global Information Technology
shared services, thus achieving greater Report 2010-2011 released by the World
cost-effectiveness and better service qual- Economic Forum, Taiwan is ranked sixth
ity. A case in point is the Executive Yuan among the 138 countries included in the
Data Center Consolidation Project 行政院 report’s Networked Readiness Index. This
及所屬委員會共構機房, which has consoli- ranking, up five notches from the previ-
dated the ICT infrastructures of seven ous year, is the second-highest in Asia af-
participating agencies and has been certi- ter Singapore. Within that index, Taiwan
fied as ISO 20000-compliant. Meanwhile, ranks fifth and second, respectively, in its
the Government Service Network (GSN) government readiness and government
政府網際服務網 has consolidated Internet usage subindicies.
• Office of the President: http://www.president.gov.tw
Related • Executive Yuan: http://www.ey.gov.tw
Websites • Legislative Yuan: http://www.ly.gov.tw
• Judicial Yuan: http://www.judicial.gov.tw
• Examination Yuan: http://www.exam.gov.tw
• Control Yuan: http://www.cy.gov.tw
• MyEGov: http://www.taiwan.gov.tw
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