Friday, October 27, 2006
Cyber Taipei
Do you know that by the end of 2006, Taipei, Taiwan almost 2.3 million people will have free wireless Internet access, the city also started building wireless access points in the city. Today, city residents have free wireless Internet access in most areas in the city, including the airport. Taipei started its cybercity initiative in 1999. The local government started giving away free e-mail addresses to local citizens, according to Ma. Eventually, the local government offered free computer and Internet training. By the end of 2006, 420,000 students will be provided with smart identification cards, which they can also use to pay for the mass rail transit. He disclosed plans that next year, students' smart IDs will be used to send a text message to parents once they enter their school's gates.
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