A Tale of Two Cities Perceptions of Information Qualityin Beijing and Taipei

In today’s Information-rich society, perceptions of information

quality vary across cultural and political contexts. This study

compares how users in mainland China and Taiwan, two

societies with shared cultural roots but differing political

systems and media controls, evaluate the quality of information

they consume. We examined user perceptions across four

categories: intrinsic data quality, contextual data quality,

representational data quality, andaccessibility data quality. In

total there are fifteen dimensions of information quality.

Findings reveal that while users in both regions are aware of the

strengths and weaknesses of available information, users in

mainland China express more critical views, particularly toward

Internet-based sources. The results offer insights into how

societal contexts shape attitudes toward information.