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The Ministry of Digital Affairs is to be launched on Aug. 27, with Minister Without Portfolio Audrey Tang (唐鳳) serving as its first minister, Executive Yuan spokesman Lo Ping-cheng (羅秉成) said yesterday.
The new ministry is to promote interdisciplinary cooperation in digital services, complete and apply the “Data for Social Good” system and facilitate technology and data democratization.
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University associate engineering professor Chiueh Her-ming (闕河鳴) and iPass Corp chairman Lee Huai-jen (李懷仁) are to serve as political deputy ministers.
Tang must relinquish her minister without portfolio duties before assuming the position, Lo said, adding that her successor would
A draft law proposed by the National Communications Commission (NCC) last month, which aims to increase the accountability and transparency of large online platforms in Taiwan, is largely based on the EU’s Digital Services Act, a digital policy expert said.
The draft digital services intermediary act, approved by the NCC on Wednesday, would impose varying levels of obligations on five categories of large online platforms.
It would also establish special provisions for platforms that have more than 2.3 million domestic users such as YouTube, Facebook, Yahoo Auctions and DCard with fines of up to NT$10 million (US$336,191) for contraventions.
Chiang Ya-chi
Taipei, July 3 (CNA) A draft law proposed by the National Communications Commission (NCC) last month that aims to increase the accountability and transparency of large online platforms in Taiwan is largely based on the EU's Digital Services Act, digital policy experts told CNA on Sunday.