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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.
During 2006 TWNIC has conducted a survey on the domain name use of [[.tw]]. The survey gives an insight into the trends in Taiwan<ref>[http://www.aptld.org/newsletter/2006-06-tw.pdf aptld.org]</ref>
In 2007, [[ICANN]] and TWNIC has hosted a meeting called "Toward the New Era of Internet", focusing on Internationalized domain names, Internet security key.<ref>[http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/2007-September/003140.html lists.kictanet.or.ke]</ref> In 2010, TWNIC has conducted a seminar on "Broadband Policy and Development" at the 2010 Taipei IT Month.<ref>[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2010_Taipei_IT_Month_Day3_Hall1_TWNIC_Broadband_Policy_and_Development_Seminar_Executives.jpg wikimedia.org]</ref>
==History==
==History==
* March 1994 to June 1996- TWNIC was setup as 2 year experimental program.
* March 1994 to June 1996- TWNIC was setup as 2 year experimental program.
* 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>
* 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>
==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
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.twnic.net.tw Official website of TWNIC]
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