[Taipei rolls out new digital system for accessing municipal services] Taipei City has been promoting a convenience-driven Neighbourhood Digital Construction system since October, enabling citizens to access municipal services via ID cards or National Health Insurance (NHI) cards. The Taipei City government has been striving to enhance its smart city blueprint while ensuring every citizen, especially those in vulnerable groups or the elderly, have been included in the city’s digital rollout. As a world-leading smart city, Taipei also developed TaipeiPass, an award-winning application billed as a one-stop portal for up to 80 percent of municipal services. However, this solution requires...