學會簡介
The Taiwan Communications Society (TCS) Background
In light of the liberalization of the telecom and broadcasting markets and convergence, the communications sector in Taiwan is moving rapidly into the era of competition with diversified services provisions. This indicates at the same time an increasingly complex interaction between policy and the market. Against this background, the Taiwan Communications Society (TCS) was established in 2007 to offer a platform to facilitate dialogues and discussions between various stakeholders in the communications policy-making process to ensure the interest of the public.
The role and function of the TCS
The primary role of the TCS is to create an objective and impartial platform for communications policy discussions between academia, government and the industry. TCS also aims to enhance policy convergence between telecom and broadcasting sectors to underpin a smooth transition into next generation communications environment. Specific functions of the TCS include the organization of seminars/conference on issues relating to communications policies, undertaking capacity-building research activities, and providing alternative dialogue opportunities between government and the industry.
The organization of the TCS
The TCS was founded by the Vice Premier C.K. Mao in November,2007. Vice Premier Mao served as the first chairperson when he was professor of National Chiao Tung University. After he became the Minister of Transportation and Communications, he resigned from the post in 2008 and was succeeded by Mr Arthur Shay, a well-known communications lawyer who was substantially involved in the formulation of communications policy in Taiwan. The second and third term chairperson was Professor Zsehong Tsai. Professor Tsai teaches at NTU’s Department of Electrical Engineering and is also one of the expert members in the design of communications liberalization policy in Taiwan. The current chairperson is Prof. Yu-li Liu who teaches at the Communications College of National Chengchi University. She was one of the first term NCC Commissioners. The TCS is supervised by a 15-member board of directors. As of September, 2014, the TCS enjoy a membership of over 107 individual members and 11 corporate members (all major telecom and cable TV operators in Taiwan).
宗旨
台灣通訊學會的定位，在於提供一個客觀第三者的通訊政策論壇，藉由建構產、官、學三者的政策溝通平台與網絡，並強化電信與廣播電視跨領域互動，以降低轉型的衝擊與成本，協助台灣的通訊政策邁向未來。
台灣通訊學會的具體功能可分為以下幾個部分：
•傳統電信與廣播電視議題跨領域互動交流之平台
•透過公正、中立的學術理論、管制實務與國際經驗之交流，充實通訊政策形成過程中討論與資訊之多元性
•透過學理與實務結合之原則，提供合理專業之客觀第三者政策意見
•建構產、官、學三者理性溝通與凝聚共識之平台，降低下世代管制革新政策所可能帶來的衝擊與影響，並提高政策之公信力
•建立主管機關與產業界之溝通與調和的體制外機制
聯絡協會
•地址：10643 台北市大安區和平東路1段10號6樓之1
•電話：(02)2368-8478
•傳真：(02)2368-3983
•E-mail：tcs.org.tw@gmail.com
http://www.tcs-org.tw/