In 2004 the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) began granting permission to private-sector companies to provide forecasting and informational services, and so far 11 licenses have been issued. However, only two companies have invested in value-added weather products--Peng Chi-ming's WeatherRisk Explore and the Taiwanese branch of Japan-based Weathernews.
中央氣象局從 2004 年開放民間申請氣象預報許可，至今已核發 11 張執照，取得執照的對象以氣象主播、學術單位，以及由氣象局或軍方退休的預報人員組成的基金會為主，但實際投入開發天氣加值產品的業者，僅有彭啟明成立的「天氣風險管理開發公司」，以及日商 Weathernews 在台分公司──緯哲氣象兩家。