Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan)

E376125

executive branch agency government ministry

The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan) is the central government agency responsible for formulating and implementing Taiwan’s transportation, infrastructure, and communications policies.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan) canonical	10
Ministry of Transportation and Communications of Taiwan	3
Maritime and Port Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan)	1
Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China	1
Ministry of Transportation and Communications, Taiwan	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3637641 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan)
Context triple: [Executive Yuan, oversees, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan)]

A. Ministry of Transport
The Ministry of Transport is Egypt’s government body responsible for planning, regulating, and overseeing the country’s transportation infrastructure and services across road, rail, maritime, and other transit sectors.
B. Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China
The Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China is the central government agency responsible for formulating and overseeing national policies, regulations, and development plans for the country’s comprehensive transportation system, including road, rail, water, and air transport.
C. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of South Korea
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of South Korea is a central government ministry responsible for national land planning, transportation systems, infrastructure development, and related regulatory oversight.
D. Civil Aeronautics Administration Taiwan
The Civil Aeronautics Administration Taiwan is the government agency responsible for overseeing and regulating civil aviation operations and safety standards in Taiwan.
E. Ministry of Transport and Communications (Finland)
The Ministry of Transport and Communications (Finland) is a government ministry responsible for national transport policy, infrastructure, and communications and digital services in Finland.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan)
Target entity description: The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan) is the central government agency responsible for formulating and implementing Taiwan’s transportation, infrastructure, and communications policies.

A. Ministry of Transport
The Ministry of Transport is Egypt’s government body responsible for planning, regulating, and overseeing the country’s transportation infrastructure and services across road, rail, maritime, and other transit sectors.
B. Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China
The Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China is the central government agency responsible for formulating and overseeing national policies, regulations, and development plans for the country’s comprehensive transportation system, including road, rail, water, and air transport.
C. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of South Korea
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of South Korea is a central government ministry responsible for national land planning, transportation systems, infrastructure development, and related regulatory oversight.
D. Civil Aeronautics Administration Taiwan
The Civil Aeronautics Administration Taiwan is the government agency responsible for overseeing and regulating civil aviation operations and safety standards in Taiwan.
E. Ministry of Transport and Communications (Finland)
The Ministry of Transport and Communications (Finland) is a government ministry responsible for national transport policy, infrastructure, and communications and digital services in Finland.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	executive branch agency ⓘ government ministry ⓘ
abbreviation	MOTC ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Taiwan ⓘ linked to: Taiwan, Province of China
country	Taiwan ⓘ linked to: Taiwan, Province of China
foundedBy	Government of the Republic of China ⓘ linked to: Government of Taiwan
hasDuties	coordinating intermodal transport systems ⓘ formulating transportation policy ⓘ implementing transportation regulations ⓘ planning national transportation infrastructure ⓘ promoting transportation safety ⓘ regulating communications services ⓘ supervising state-owned transport enterprises ⓘ
hasEnglishName	Ministry of Transportation and Communications ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.motc.gov.tw ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Taipei ⓘ linked to: Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan ⓘ linked to: Taiwan, Province of China
jurisdiction	Republic of China (Taiwan) ⓘ linked to: Republic of China
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Taipei City ⓘ linked to: Taipei, Taiwan
nativeName	交通部 ⓘ
nativeNameLanguage	zh-TW ⓘ
oversees	Central Weather Administration ⓘ Chunghwa Post ⓘ Civil Aeronautics Administration (Taiwan) ⓘ linked to: Civil Aeronautics Administration Taiwan Directorate General of Highways (Taiwan) ⓘ linked to: Directorate General of Highways, MOTC Freeway Bureau (Taiwan) ⓘ Institute of Transportation (Taiwan) ⓘ Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau ⓘ Taiwan Railways Administration ⓘ Telecommunications Transport Networks in Taiwan ⓘ
partOf	Executive Yuan ⓘ
responsibleFor	airport development policy in Taiwan ⓘ civil aviation in Taiwan ⓘ highway construction policy in Taiwan ⓘ maritime transport in Taiwan ⓘ port development policy in Taiwan ⓘ postal services in Taiwan ⓘ public transportation policy in Taiwan ⓘ rail transport in Taiwan ⓘ road transport in Taiwan ⓘ telecommunications policy in Taiwan ⓘ transport infrastructure planning in Taiwan ⓘ transport policy in Taiwan ⓘ
sector	communications ⓘ infrastructure planning ⓘ transport ⓘ
subordinateTo	Executive Yuan ⓘ
usesScript	Traditional Chinese ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Executive Yuan → oversees → Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan) ⓘ

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport → governingBody → Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan) ⓘ

Civil Aeronautics Administration Taiwan → parentAgency → Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan) ⓘ

Taiwan Railways network → managingAgency → Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan) ⓘ

Port of Taipei → jurisdiction → Ministry of Transportation and Communications of Taiwan ⓘ