In 2008, the Ministry of the Interior launched a program to integrate video surveillance systems in order to promote neighborhood security. The program provides a special annual budget to install more than 40,000 cameras in critical locations for public safety, essentially building an electronic wall.
內政部從民國 97 年度起執行「社區安全 e 化聯防機制──錄影監視系統整合」計畫，逐年編列特別預算，要在全國各治安要點加裝四萬多支監視器，以構築「電子城牆」。