Research, Development and Evaluation Commission

In an effort to encourage citizens to utilize data from the Taipei City Government (TCG) for research and to provide findings that can serve as references for policy formulation, the Research, Development, and Evaluation Commission (RDEC) holds the Data Utilization in Research Reports Award each year. Initially, applications for this year’s award were accepted from July 1 to July 31. However, due to the ongoing schedule of the second semester's oral examinations and thesis submissions at universities, as well as the inconvenience caused by Typhoon Gaemi, the application period has been extended. In accordance with the Guidelines for Taipei City Government's Operation Directions Governing Incentive Rewards for Research Using Open Data (hereafter referred to as the Guidelines), applications will now be accepted until August 31, 2024.

Researchers are invited to submit research related to policy that has been conducted within the past year and utilizes open data from TCG. (This data should include information from the government’s open platforms, public data available on any TCG department website, or data obtained legally through permission requests from a TCG department.) The research should serve as references for policy formulation.

This award is intended for any individual researcher or group who have utilized TCG’s data to conduct research. However, city government employees are not eligible to apply for this award. For reports that have not been published, various types of documents will also be accepted in addition to research papers, including books, written reports, and more. (All reports must adhere to the sixth article of the Guidelines. They must align with academic ethics, avoid plagiarism, and include all references.) Award winners will receive prizes and be recognized at a city council meeting.

TCG aims to collect more research reports to use the trends and suggestions from citizens as references for municipal policy formulation, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of policy implementation. TCG also seeks to improve its open data in order to establish a positive feedback loop.