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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> | '''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> | ||
TWNIC provides the registration service of .com.tw, .net.tw, .org.tw and .idv.tw. TWNIC has authorized Asia Pacific Online Service Inc.(APOL), PC home Online Co. Ltd , Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd (HiNet), Digital United Inc .(SeedNet), TISNet Technology Inc.(TISNET), Net-Chinese Co., Ltd as domain name registrars. | TWNIC provides the registration service of .com.tw, .net.tw, .org.tw and .idv.tw. TWNIC has authorized Asia Pacific Online Service Inc.(APOL), PC home Online Co. Ltd , Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd (HiNet), Digital United Inc .(SeedNet), TISNet Technology Inc.(TISNET), Net-Chinese Co., Ltd as domain name registrars. | ||
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| Type: | Non-profit |
| Industry: | Registrar |
| Founded: | Taiwan, 1999 |
| Headquarters: | 4F-2, No.9, Sec. 2, Roosevelt Rd Taipei, 100, Taiwan, R.O.C |
| Country: | Taiwan |
| Email: | service [at] twnic.net.tw |
| Website: | twnic.net.tw |
| Key People | |
| Lai Fei-Pei, Chairman Liang Ming-Cheng, Executive Director | |
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.[1]
TWNIC provides the registration service of .com.tw, .net.tw, .org.tw and .idv.tw. TWNIC has authorized Asia Pacific Online Service Inc.(APOL), PC home Online Co. Ltd , Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd (HiNet), Digital United Inc .(SeedNet), TISNet Technology Inc.(TISNET), Net-Chinese Co., Ltd as domain name registrars.
During 2006 TWNIC has conducted a survey on the domain name use of .tw. The survey gives an insight into the trends in Taiwan[2]
In 2007, ICANN and TWNIC has hosted a meeting called "Toward the New Era of Internet", focusing on Internationalized domain names, Internet security key.[3] In 2010, TWNIC has conducted a seminar on "Broadband Policy and Development" at the 2010 Taipei IT Month.[4]
History
- March 1994 to June 1996- TWNIC was setup as 2 year experimental program.
- June 1996 to April 1998- operation of the Taiwan Network Information Center under the Computer Society of the ROC (CSROC)
- 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. [5]
Committees and Departments
- Domain Name Committee
- IP Address and Protocol Committee
- International Affairs Committee
- Network Security Committee
- Domain Name Service department
- IP address and Protocol Service Department
- International Affairs and Public Relations Department
- Technology Support Department
- Administration Support Department
Core Business
- Domain Name Registration Service
- English Domain Name Registration Service - Chinese Domain Name Registration Service - Domain Name Registry/Registrar Service - The Task Force for the dispute resolution policy for Domain Name
- IP Address Allocation Service
- Autonomous System Number Service
