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Our Vision
Organization and Tasks
Focusing on the public needs of democracy and society, we concentrate on policy issues arising from emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence(AI) and semiconductors and promote the following three major tasks
Our Taskforces
The Research Institute for Democracy, Society, and Emerging Technology (DSET) is a newly established think tank under the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) of Taiwan R.O.C. since October 2023. It aims to serve as the leading national think tank in Taiwan with a future-oriented vision of science and technology policies that infuse and safeguard democratic values.
Our Team
The operation of the center is supervised by a director and two co-directors, leading a team of researchers with specialized expertise. This includes researchers with doctoral degrees, policy analysts with master’s degrees, and Taiwanese scholars abroad organized according to the task and theme.
Policy Research
GenAI and Democracy
作者:Kai-Shen Huang, Muyi Chou, Wei-Lin CHEN, Kyle Yulun Kuo
2024 / 10 / 25
Disinformation and Civil Defence: How Did Taiwan’s Civil Society Counter Foreign Information Manipulation?
作者:You-Hao Lai
2024 / 6 / 16
Assessing Interconnected Security and Socioeconomic objectives in the CHIPS Act Funding Conditions: How should Taiwan Respond?
作者:Ming-Yen Ho
2024 / 5 / 22
Potential Human Rights Violations in Risk Assessment of Artificial Intelligence Systems: Two Cases of Recidivism Prediction Tools
Author:Janet Zhenrong Gan 、 Wei-Lin Chen
2024 / 2 / 29