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# About IORG
Taiwan Information Environment Research Center (IORG) is a Taiwanese civil society organization that uses science and education to reduce information manipulation, advance understanding of the Mandarin information environment, facilitate reasonable public discourse, and strengthen Taiwan’s democratic resilience. Taiwan Information Environment Research Center (台灣資訊環境研究中心, IORG, originally named Information Operations Research Group), was formed in 2019 by media workers, social scientists, data engineers, and activists in Taiwan. IORG is currently (2023) a registered legal entity in Taiwan, with its coordinating office physically located in Taipei City.
# Information Environment Research
IORG conducts multidisciplinary scientific research on the Mandarin information environment based on IORG’s Information Environment Archive and Directory. Refer to [IORG Information Environment Research Framework](https://iorg.tw/open/rm) for more information.
IORG publishes public reports to share its research findings with the general public. IORG’s reports are also frequently referenced by government agencies, military intelligence, academic researchers, and educators.
IORG publishes and contributes to scientific research papers on information environment-related data analysis and technical development, including [text-based rumor evolution](https://medinform.jmir.org/2021/11/e30467) (2021) and [image-based propaganda detection](https://epjdatascience.springeropen.com/articles/10.1140/epjds/s13688-023-00407-4) (2023). |