Articles from January 2003
Cabinet Panel to Boost Private Sector Involvement in Projects (The China Post)
The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) recently announced...Download Full PDF
Categorised in WP In the News. Tagged: commercial , trade
English Bulletins to Attract Foreign Suppliers (The China Post)
Categorised in WP In the News. Tagged: commercial , trade
Movie Industry Uses War Chest to Attack Piracy (Taipei Times)
The US-based Motion Picture Association has set up a NT$ 1 million war chest...Download Full PDF
Categorised in WP In the News. Tagged: copyright , IP
Taiwan's Telecommunications and Broadcasting/Media Industries: The Legal and Regulatory Environment
Telecommunications liberalization in Taiwan began in 1990 with the opening of value-added networks to competition. Change in the telecommunications industry was truly advanced, however, by the rollout of the so-called "three telecommunications laws" in 1996 that paved the way for industry privatization, deregulation, and—equally important to maintaining a fair and
competitive market—re-regulation. This package of reforms included amendments to the Telecommunications Law, enactment of the Organic Statute for the Directorate General of Telecommunications, and the enactment of the Organic Statute for Chunghwa Telecom Company, Ltd. (“Chunghwa Telecom”). The legislation brought about the privatization of the formerly state-owned Chunghwa Telecom, and the Directorate General of Telecommunications (the “DGT”), which has in the past played a conflicting dual role as both operator and regulator, saw its function narrowed, in theory, to industry regulation...Download Full PDF
Categorised in Feature. Tagged: broadcasting , telecom
Brief on Tatan LNG Supply Procurement Tender
The bid awardee is required to supply LNG from 1 Jan 2008 to 31 Dec 2032 through a land-based LNG receiving terminal built in northern Taiwan for the 4,000 MW Tatan combined cycle power plant. Bids will be processed in accordance with Taiwan's Government Procurement Law. The lowest bidder under the ceiling price will win the contract in accordance with the tender specifications...Download Full PDF
Categorised in Feature. Tagged: energy
Getting The Deal Through: E-Commerce, Taiwan Chapter
1 General
1 How can the government’s attitude and approach to Internet-related issues best be described?
The Taiwan government has placed creating a friendly e-business environment in Taiwan among its top priorities. In its effort to boost the local economy and to transform Taiwan into an Asia Pacific Regional Operations Centre and regional telecommunication centre, as well as to conform to APEC’s ‘paperless trading’ action plan, the government has embarked on constructing a National Information Infrastructure, implementing government projects, as well as reforming laws and regulations to create a better environment for e-commerce. The government’s most recent initiative has been to promote the development of a ‘knowledge-based economy’...Download Full
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Categorised in Feature. Tagged: investment , trade
Intellectual Property in Taiwan
Intellectual Property in Taiwan, IP Profiles 2003.
