B. Children's Digital Rights
Issue 4 Digital Environment Legislation, Policy, Data Collection
and Disclosure
12. The Government has not yet effectively compiled fundamental statistics
on the digital environment for children and youths, and many agencies
have not yet conducted systematic induction, analysis and overall
research of relevant data (see §§ 36 and 37). In addition, the NCC's
White Paper has not adopted rolling wave planning3 or there are cases
where the information has not been made public.4
13. The Government does not have a clear division of authority and
responsibility for Internet safety, which makes it difficult to protect
children's online safety. iWIN transfers cases to local governments in
accordance with relevant laws and regulations5 after receiving reports
of content on the Internet that is harmful to children's physical and
mental health and instances where children's personal information is
exposed. However, in practice, local governments rely too much on
iWIN to provide advice, and thereby are greatly influenced by this
commissioned organization in their decision-making process.
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NCC (2011). White Paper on the Communications Rights of Children and Youth. Retrieved from
https://www.ncc.gov.tw/chinese/files/11090/2746_21734_111124_1.pdf, which is the long-term
digital policy in Taiwan.
iWIN. Observation Report on Children's Online Behavior.
iWIN's handling process when reporting cases, and the principles for handling online content that
violates the laws and regulations related to children and youths by the authorities in charge of welfare
services.
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