In recent years, Taiwan’s civil service retirement age has gradually declined. In 2015, the average retirement ages for government employees and public school teachers were 55.7 and 54, respectively. Loosened retirement restrictions is the main reason for the decline in retirement age of civil servants, and consequently leading to a substantial increase in the financial burden of the government. Furthermore, because the pension of civil servants is relatively higher compared to those employed in the private sector, and in accordance with the law that allows civil servants to retire as early as 50 years of age, not only can the retirees establish a second career while receiving their pension but also have the money and leisure to travel in Taiwan and abroad. Naturally, this has led to the general public protesting in the name of injustice and stigmatizing all civil servants.

After British Prime Minister David Cameron took office in May 2010, his coalition government, consisting of the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats, began working toward lowering the nation’s fiscal deficit and civil service spending through government reforms.

In light of the experiences of European and American countries administrating their Senior Civil Services over more than 30 years, there is much Taiwan could learn in order to establish its own Senior Civil Service, such as its definition, titles, and selection procedures.

The greatest change of human society in the 21st century is its transformation into an interconnected cyber society via information technology. The rapid growth of cyber technology and the widespread of its application are astonishing. Since the manufacture of the first smartphone in 1999, and along with continual developments, it seems that nowadays almost everyone owns a smartphone. Consequently, human society is seeing tremendous changes in lifestyles and industrial structures. What is more, the fast developments of cyber society are impacting the fundamental operation of public governance and civil service system, and at the same time, developing challenges that are difficult to overcome. This article intends to discuss the responses and solutions of public governance and civil service system when facing challenges of comprehensive and quick changes of cyber society internationally and domestically, and the necessary reforms that need to be carried out.