The Second Day Post-Election: DPP Demands Relocation of the Presidency to the South; Tainan’s Lai and Kaohsiung’s Chen Scramble for the Office

Immediately following Tsai Ing-wen's presidential victory, the DPP revived a proposal to move the Presidential Office to Southern Taiwan, drawing sharp criticism. The author argues this move shows that the DPP’s priority is not the economy or livelihood, but spending taxpayer money on new government buildings. Furthermore, the scramble between local mayors to host the capital serves primarily to drive up land and real estate prices in specific areas rather than bringing real prosperity.

2016年1月18日

5 Points on the Opening of Real Estate Price Registration Data

Responding to the Ministry of the Interior's decision to change transaction information to images and add CAPTCHAs to the 'Real Estate Transaction Price Inquiry Service,' this article proposes five viewpoints. The author argues that while intended to prevent mass scraping, these moves damage the user experience. The piece discusses the pros and cons of price registration info as open data, including concerns about the accuracy of third-party sites, the cost of government databases, and potential information asymmetry due to the highly dynamic nature of the data. It calls on the government to disclose more related information and design an open, fair system.

2012年11月15日