“will allow users to securely store their digital credentials, such as citizen digital certificates, National Health Insurance (NHI) cards, and driver’s licenses… to simplify procedures for servic"es such as ticket collections, prescription pick-ups, and telecom service registration.”
“will set up a mechanism to consolidate data currently scattered in various local governments, which will result in better access to the information.”
“will push for cooperation through a public-private partnership to achieve data integration”
“will only need mobile phones”, yea, ha, and will only need a) to own a capable mobile phone and b) to know how to use a mobile phone with an aging population that won’t be so handy.
They also shouldn’t forget the most iconic part of any new Taiwan digital service: making sure dirty foreign rats on the Island are locked out of half the functions from day one.
I’m fully expecting the usual:
QR codes that don’t even generate if your ID number is a foreigner one.
English menus proudly displayed… then every useful function redirects straight to a Chinese-only page.
Features that look life changing, useful and time saving until you click them and get: “自然人限定 / Natural persons only.”
Features that technically “exist,” but vanish the moment the system realizes you’re an ARC holder.
Being asked to re verify your ARC/APRC at the most inconvenient time… and them having to do it manually (sometimes taking hours and other times days.)
Pop ups saying “ID number invalid” at random times for no apparent reason.
Oh and then the usual circle jerk of foreigners justifying this all.
I’ve downloaded the beta app. You can only add your driving licence for now, but eventually I assume we’ll be able to add A(P)RC and health insurance card too, so I won’t have to carry the three cards around separately.
Might work in some parts of “The West” - but not at all in other parts. I wouldn’t dare to leave the house in Germany without carrying some cash because many stores are still cash-only… Or you encounter a ticket-vending / parking machine that will only accept coins (no bills!) and no card either…
Still quite many differences between countries - Taiwan is probably somewhere in the middle, I’d say…
Given the lack of an English website, I would be very surprised if supporting A(P)RCs would be anywhere near the top priorities for them
Weird, it looks like they removed a bunch of options. Since it’s in beta, maybe they found a bug and removed the ability to add some forms of ID. I can still see my DL even though I can’t add anything.
When I added my licence, there were also options to add various forms of ID, mostly military, disability, and senior citizen-related stuff. APRC, Taiwan National ID, and NHI card weren’t on there yet.
I’m on Far East Tone and trying to get the certificate but it’s not letting me…I’m stuck on the FET’s application page where after I input my name, phone number & verification digits and click on “傳送驗證碼” and nothing happens…Guess there’s still a lot of bugs in the app.
