許多人開始問：如果「無政府」的網路引發諸多問題，是否意味著政府的力量應該更深入網路的基本架構呢？
整理撰文｜陳廷彥、林冠廷；編輯｜OCF Lab
自網際網路問世到普及沒有中央「政府」管理的特性，網路提供了多元的發聲管道，但隨著網路被 Facebook、Google 等大型科技公司壟斷，侵犯隱私、意見極端化等現象也激發了全球各地對現有網路架構的不滿。許多人開始問：如果「無政府」的網路引發諸多問題，是否意味著政府的力量應該更深入網路的基本架構呢？
文／林冠廷 (OCF Lab)
武漢肺炎在全球肆虐，誰也不知盡頭在何處。在這人心惶惶的危難時刻，開放資料及群眾協力成為防疫的最佳利器！除了政府、媒體共同宣導最新資訊以外，也出現了背景不一的網友在虛擬世界集結，編輯各式各樣的防疫資訊，共同對抗武漢肺炎帶來的傷害與恐懼。
Article by CHANG, SHU-CHEN | Edit by Open Culture Foundation (OCF)
Taiwan was ranked as the high quality Open Data government in 2015 and 2016 by “Global Open Data Index". However, since than, there is no further development and many open data sets are still lack of function. This October, Taiwan National Development Council suddenly announced the draft of “Open Data Act" is under discussion. Before we finally step into next stage, let us review what is really going on when citizen request the data from government.
The public only realized that there was only one maintenance record of the Nanfang’ ao Bridge after the bridge crumbled on October 1, 2019. Moreover, the maintenance record was only partial, the maintenance work was incomplete, and the information was incorrect, either.
Why did the relevant information remain unobserved for so long? The Ministry of Transportation and Communications established the “Taiwan Bridge Management System (TBMS)” right after Gaoping Bridge crumbled as a result of illegal gravel mining and typhoon slamming in 2001. Although the related agencies are required to upload the maintenance records of all bridges in accordance to the system, the information has not been opened to the public, which makes it unable to be supervised by the public. People also have no idea about the safety of the bridges they are walking on daily.
Taiwan is always considered by its people as an open and democratic society. After the “Freedom of Government Information Law” has been executed for fourteen years, and Taiwan has retained top spot in “Global Open Data Index” two times in a row in 2015 and 2016, which all have become one of the prides of Taiwan. However, , the sensitive zone of significant government information that should be opened to the public remains in the dark side of this pride.
從演算法與使用規範下手，改善放大仇恨言論、推播錯誤訊息情形。
整理撰文｜陳廷彥、林冠廷；編輯｜OCF Lab
近幾年來，社群媒體演算法助長不實資訊、仇恨言論傳播，與分化意見相岐者形成「同溫層」效應的現象，已經被廣泛認為傷害民主政治的品質。
最近一群關心科技與民主的專家共同撰寫了〈朝向友善民主的網路〉（Toward a Democracy-Friendly Internet）報告，探討如何讓社群媒體重新成為提供可信資訊、廣泛多元的觀點，並讓人們可以有效交流意見的媒介。
他們指出至少有四條重要的途徑：強化數位倫理的程式與 AI 設計、法律規範與誘因、消費者的教育，以及透過研究與創新工具來改善社群媒體的運作。在最後一個途徑中，報告也以 vTaiwan 使用Pol.is為案例，用以說明語意分析工具在網路集體決策中的功用。
文／林冠廷 (OCF Lab)
世界各地爭取女權的呼聲漸起，女性看似逐漸獲得與男性平等的對待與尊重。然而，真是這樣嗎？女性在工作上遭遇的玻璃天花板、與男性同工不同酬等困境，始終沒有完全解決，這些現象在當代崛起迅速的科技產業中也毫不陌生。
Taiwan is on the way to push “Open Data Act" this year (2020). Before moving forward to next stage, it is important to clarify the existing problem and identify obstacles.
How does government open their data and how is the data used in Taiwan? It is the main issue discussed within these series of research articles. Open Culture Foundation (OCF) worked with the experts from civil society, government, and data scientists to conduct the research, interview and writing. In the end, 4 articles are released in Traditional Chinese and 3 of them are transplanted into English.
We hope, by conducting this project, we are able to find the right direction for coming “Open Data Act". Also, by saving Taiwan’s experiences through English articles, we can share and connect with more international partners who are also developing the Open Data Policy.
[Culture]
Slowness of Opening Data and Rush of Identification Process Kills Historic Buildings in Taiwan.
[Environment]
Activate the Live of Opening Data in Environmental Impact process
[ Request Process]
How many undisclosed zone of Government Information? Take a Look at How Citizens Fight Back!
集中補充男性貢獻者忽視的醫院、育兒機構，公廁等地標，開放街圖更性別友善！
整理撰文｜陳廷彥、林冠廷；編輯｜OCF Lab
受到科技與技術行業的參與者性別失衡影響，在全球規模最大的開源地圖 OpenStreetMap 社群中，一百四十萬名貢獻者主要都是男性，也意味著女性的需求、興趣較無法反映在地圖中。
來自墨西哥的 Miriam Gonzalez 意識到地圖上的性別不平等，於是就在 2016 年與一群女性共同創立了 Geochicas，要讓對女性重要的地標在地圖上被看見。透過舉辦地區性的「地圖松」，Geochicas 的參與者在地圖上新增了許多男性貢獻者容易忽略的地標，例如兒童照顧中心、廁所、家暴中心、女性健康診所等；也更可能繪製出對女性影響遠超於男性的公共場所，例如性騷擾與性暴力加害處。至今，Geochicas 已累計來自 22 個國家、230 名參與者。
文 | 張淑貞 ; 編輯 | 開放文化基金會
繼台灣在 2015、2016 年「全球開放資料指標」調查名列前茅、交出亮眼成績，去年（2019）5月行政院數位政委唐鳳在加拿大「開放政府夥伴聯盟」年會上，宣布台灣即將啟動「開放政府國家行動方案」研議工作，邀集各機關共同提出符合透明、課責、參與等核心價值的具體承諾，宣示台灣推動政府資訊透明的決心。同年10月國家發展委員會主委陳美伶也對外公布將在 2020 年底推出台灣的「開放資料專法草案」，邁向下一階段的數位轉型。開放、透明成為國家治理的標準關鍵字，但是在這股治理趨勢下，民間要取得政府資訊，進而使用政府資料來滿足公民參與的需求，仍然遇到許多困難，以公民所關注的社會議題來說，相關資訊的公開程度和範圍不足，也未達到「開放資料」的標準。
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