The “M-Taiwan Program” hopes to build Taiwan a “Brave New Mobile World”. It enables people to access multiple ICTs anytime, anywhere — it promises a better M-life.

The third IT revolution forges the personal computers, Internet and mobile communications into a "Ubiquitous Network." By utilizing this network, the government, entrepreneurs and end-users are able to get needed information by any device, at anytime, in anywhere - more efficient, more convenient, and better life quality. The government sees this trend. Plus, Taiwan has World No.1 revenue of WLAN products and mobile phone penetration rate. The government decides to take these advantages to upgrade the Mobile-competitiveness. The NICI (National Information and Communication Initiative) of Executive Yuan, Ministry of the Interior and Ministry of Economic Affairs were coordinate to propose the "M-Taiwan Program" in the "Ten New Major Construction Projects," with 37 billion NT dollars has been allocated for the next five years. The program has been expected to buildup the wireless networks, integrate mobile phone networks, setup the optical-fiber backbones, and execute the Integrated Beyond 3^rd Generation Program. It also has been expected to shift Taiwan from an "e-nation" to an "M-nation," and to reach the vision of " Mobile Taiwan, infinite application, and a brave new mobile world."

The M-Taiwan Program is expected: (1) to build up a wireless Internet access environment, to improve Taiwan's penetration rate of mobile internet from the 20th to 5th in the world ranking; (2) to become one of the top 10 countries with the lowest online access fee in the world. It means there will be 30% to 80% price discount compared to existing charges; (3) to help in the development of telecommunication industry to become the next industry with trillion dollar revenue. Taiwan is potential to be the first GSM-WLAN integrated nation over the world; (4) to promote the construction of 6,000 km broadband network and to encourage 100 billion NT dollars investments from the cell-phone manufactures, content providers, and telecom operators; (5) to improve the broadband infrastructures of remote areas, and to promote the governmental services. The Tele-Medical services and Tele-Care services are also provided to be conduct to balance the inter-regional developments. M-Taiwan Program is expected to be able to bridge the digital divide.