Staff Writer, with CNA
Taiwan and the UK tied for 10th place in this year’s Waseda University International e-Government Rankings, climbing seven places from last year, according to a statement released by the National Development Council on Monday.
The survey results, released on Aug. 3, show that the government’s efforts to upgrade its e-services have won recognition, the council said.
The survey of 65 nations and regions rates governments on network preparedness, online services and applications, management optimization, national portals and homepages, government chief information officers, e-government promotion, e-participation and digital inclusion, open government data and cybersecurity.
Taiwan ranked eighth in open government data and e-government promotion categories, and 10th in online services and applications, the council said.
The council attributed the jump in Taiwan’s ranking mainly to its performance in promoting the opening of government data.
With the government’s push for e-participation by making use of digital technology, Taiwan could be ranked higher in the e-participation and digital inclusion category in the future, it said.
Waseda University in Tokyo has been cooperating with APEC since 2005 to conduct the annual international e-government rankings survey, the council added.
The survey was published in English, which would help other nations to learn about the latest developments in Taiwan’s information and communications industry, and lift the nation’s visibility, it said.
In keeping with the global trend, the government has worked out the fifth phase of its “e-Government Project Digital Government for 2017-2020,” with a focus on the development of new technologies, such as the Internet of Things, cloud computing, big data and artificial intelligence, it said.
Singapore was ranked first for the second year in a row in the survey, followed by the US, Denmark, South Korea and Japan.
Estonia, Canada, Australia and New Zealand ranked from sixth to ninth places.
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