2025 May Hot Audit News
Some local governments in Taiwan had not deployed core cybersecurity systems. The National Audit Office urged corrective actions, and the Administration for Cyber Security responded with concrete measures.
A 2024 audit by the National Audit Office found that many local governments had not implemented required cybersecurity tools—Vulnerability Assessment Notification System (VANS) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)—in their core information systems. This noncompliance violated cybersecurity mandates and posed major risks. Following intervention by the Administration for Cyber Security, 181 new core information and communication systems have been introduced into VANS and 37 core information and communication systems have been introduced into EDR, accounting for about 83% and 97% of the original number of unintroduced systems, to strengthen information and security defense capabilities by the end of 2024.
The Ministry of Culture’s Hualien AI Music Lab project at Cultural & Creative Industries Park was delayed nearly two years beyond schedule. The Audit Division on Education and Agriculture urged corrective action, and the facility has now been completed and opened to the public.
The Ministry of Culture initiated the Hualian AI Music Lab project at Building No. 19 in the Hualien Cultural & Creative Park, originally scheduled to open by the end of 2023. However, an audit by the Audit Division on Education and Agriculture in 2024 found that the facility faced a nearly two-year delay due to inadequate planning for regulatory procedures concerning historical building modifications. Following audit recommendations, the ministry completed the facility and officially opened it for operation in March 2025. By April 2025, it had hosted lectures, workshops, and AI music training, generating over 3,000 works and attracting more than 10,000 visitors.
There remains room for improvement in the number of district hospitals in Taichung City participating in the Age-Friendly Health Care Network. Taichung City Audit Division urged corrective action. In response, local authorities have added 12 hospitals into the Health Care Network and continue to improve the accessibility and quality of medical services for older adults.
Since 2017, the Taichung City Health Bureau has promoted age-friendly hospital certification to enhance the accessibility and quality of healthcare for older adults. However, an audit by the Taichung City Audit Division found that as of the end of 2022, only 5 out of 52 district hospitals had obtained certification (9.62%). Following audit recommendations, the number increased to 17 hospitals (36.17%) by February 2025. The Bureau has pledged to continue supporting hospital participation to foster an age-friendly healthcare environment.
The New Taipei City Department of Transportation has room to improve its oversight of shared mobility operators. Following recommendations from the New Taipei City Audit Division, the agency has initiated evaluation mechanisms to strengthen regulatory supervision.
An audit conducted by the New Taipei City Audit Division revealed persistent violations by some shared mobility operators, including the occupation of roadside parking during prohibited hours and parking during overtime. Due to limited supervisory manpower, the New Taipei City Department of Transportation’s enforcement capacity was insufficient, and it is still necessary to strengthen the supervision and management of operators' services. Following audit recommendations in 2021 and 2024, the department introduced a “Shared Mobility Operator Performance Evaluation Plan” in June 2024. From March 2025, relevant evaluation operations will be carried out to strengthen supervision and maintain urban traffic order.
A 2024 audit by the National Audit Office found that many local governments had not implemented required cybersecurity tools—Vulnerability Assessment Notification System (VANS) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)—in their core information systems. This noncompliance violated cybersecurity mandates and posed major risks. Following intervention by the Administration for Cyber Security, 181 new core information and communication systems have been introduced into VANS and 37 core information and communication systems have been introduced into EDR, accounting for about 83% and 97% of the original number of unintroduced systems, to strengthen information and security defense capabilities by the end of 2024.
The Ministry of Culture’s Hualien AI Music Lab project at Cultural & Creative Industries Park was delayed nearly two years beyond schedule. The Audit Division on Education and Agriculture urged corrective action, and the facility has now been completed and opened to the public.
The Ministry of Culture initiated the Hualian AI Music Lab project at Building No. 19 in the Hualien Cultural & Creative Park, originally scheduled to open by the end of 2023. However, an audit by the Audit Division on Education and Agriculture in 2024 found that the facility faced a nearly two-year delay due to inadequate planning for regulatory procedures concerning historical building modifications. Following audit recommendations, the ministry completed the facility and officially opened it for operation in March 2025. By April 2025, it had hosted lectures, workshops, and AI music training, generating over 3,000 works and attracting more than 10,000 visitors.
There remains room for improvement in the number of district hospitals in Taichung City participating in the Age-Friendly Health Care Network. Taichung City Audit Division urged corrective action. In response, local authorities have added 12 hospitals into the Health Care Network and continue to improve the accessibility and quality of medical services for older adults.
Since 2017, the Taichung City Health Bureau has promoted age-friendly hospital certification to enhance the accessibility and quality of healthcare for older adults. However, an audit by the Taichung City Audit Division found that as of the end of 2022, only 5 out of 52 district hospitals had obtained certification (9.62%). Following audit recommendations, the number increased to 17 hospitals (36.17%) by February 2025. The Bureau has pledged to continue supporting hospital participation to foster an age-friendly healthcare environment.
The New Taipei City Department of Transportation has room to improve its oversight of shared mobility operators. Following recommendations from the New Taipei City Audit Division, the agency has initiated evaluation mechanisms to strengthen regulatory supervision.
An audit conducted by the New Taipei City Audit Division revealed persistent violations by some shared mobility operators, including the occupation of roadside parking during prohibited hours and parking during overtime. Due to limited supervisory manpower, the New Taipei City Department of Transportation’s enforcement capacity was insufficient, and it is still necessary to strengthen the supervision and management of operators' services. Following audit recommendations in 2021 and 2024, the department introduced a “Shared Mobility Operator Performance Evaluation Plan” in June 2024. From March 2025, relevant evaluation operations will be carried out to strengthen supervision and maintain urban traffic order.