The Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC) is a non-profit organization, officially funded by the Directorate General Telecommunications of MOTC ( Ministry of Transportation and Communications) and Computer Society of Republic of China, on December 29, 1999.
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The Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC) is a non-profit organization, officially funded by the Directorate General Telecommunications of MOTC ( Ministry of Transportation and Communications) and Computer Society of Republic of China, on December 29, 1999.<ref>[http://www.twnic.net.tw/English/About_All.htm About TWNIC]</ref>
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==History==
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* March 1994 to June 1996- TWNIC was setup as 2 year experimental program.
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* June 1996 to April 1998- operation of the Taiwan Network Information Center under the Computer Society of the ROC (CSROC)
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* April 1998 to December 1999- The NII decided that the Directorate-General of Telecommunication was responsible for TWNIC and it was finally registered on 29 December,1999. <ref>[http://www.apira.org/news.php?id=62 apira.org]</ref>