Taipaei looks set to be a wireless cybercity as its Mobile City (M-City) project nears completion this year.
Making use of an advanced form of Wi-Fi technology called Wireless Mesh, a swarm of about 10,000 wireless access points is being set up in and about the city to provide wireless broadband Internet access to the city's residents.
Cheng Jheng-chi, a commissioner from the archives department of the MND, said the MND had, under advice from the Executive Yuan, employed non-government organizations to improve its Web site content.
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Known for the fast development of its computer and information industries, Taiwan now ranks third among all countries worldwide for overall networked readiness, according to the "Global Information Technology Report 2004-2005" released by the World Economic Forum.
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The focus of government industrial and technology policy, of course, should not be simply be directed at improving numerical ratings, but ratings of the "Networked Readiness Index" and its individual components drawn up by the WEF in its Global Information Technology Report can be of use in highlighting key areas for future improvement.
Die taiwanesische Hauptstadt Taipeh soll zu einem einzigen riesigen Hotspot werden, an dem der drahtlose Zugang zum Internet für praktisch die gesamte Bevölkerung von jedem Ort aus möglich wird. Wie das asiatische IT-Portal DigiTimes berichtet, wurde ein entsprechender Vertrag zwischen Qware Systems & Services und der taiwanesischen Stadtverwaltung unterschrieben. Im Endausbau soll das WiFly genannte System über 10.000 Access Points verfügen. Qware erhofft sich für WiFly bis Jahresende rund 200.000 Kunden.