Taiwan’s digital ID card initiative suspension adds NT$202M in costs

Reports indicate that the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) in Taiwan is set to face a significant financial burden. The suspension of the digital ID card initiative will cost the MOI 202 million New Taiwan dollars (approximately US$6.27 million) from January 2021 to December 2023. The accumulation of charges is reported to the MOI every six months.

Taiwan initiated the digital ID card program to replace conventional identity cards with digital counterparts in an effort to modernize government services and …

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