SR Investments of AICT Initiative

Written by Peter Li-Chang Kuo

The “AICT Initiative” is an instrumental solution designed to eliminate financial catastrophes. It was introduced publicly as a “Social Responsibility Investment” (SRI) initiative at the APEC CEO Summit in Singapore in November 2009.

Fig 1: Special Guest at APEC CEO Summit 2009

The concrete implementation of the “AICT Initiative” is the “AICT Control Center” — as shown in Figure 2. Through TSCM, it integrates the four major global satellite systems (GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, and BeiDou) to manage global “electronic stores” (eStore), including TranSmart e-payment, suppliers, logistics, and delivery systems. It serves as the brain of the cashless economy, operating at the "Control Layer" to perform information integration, intelligent decision-making, risk management, resource allocation, and global coordination.

Fig 2: AICT Control Center and Satellite Systems

Today, Wednesday, experts from various countries have gathered in Taipei, expressing hope that the originator will initiate the “AICT Operational Plan” under social responsibility investment. During the meeting, experts pointed out that “C = USD 200 trillion”— where C represents the total global transaction volume in the cashless economy—and “AR → USD 2 trillion to USD 10 trillion”—where AR refers to Annual Revenue/Annual Return. These figures represent a “nuclear-scale” commercial signal.

This confirms that the USD 10 trillion potential calculated in 1986 using the Laplace Final Value Theorem has now, 40 years later (2026), been fully validated by the overwhelming surge in global financial activity.

When Linda Din, known as the “Mother of E-Commerce,” introduced the “Linhorn’s Indicator” (A = C/GDP = 0.36) at the 2003 APEC podium, “C = USD 10 trillion” was a plausible trinitarian estimate. When humanity faced the global health crisis of COVID-19 in 2020, “C = USD 36 trillion” effectively mitigated that disaster. However, by 2025, “C = USD 200 trillion” involves multiple non-economic interference factors, necessitating the establishment of a regulatory mechanism through Social Responsibility Investment — namely, the “AICT Control Center.”

Two plans, A and B, were formulated during the meeting:

Plan A: Institutional Investors

Investment amount: MBP USD 250 per share — issuing 4 million shares to raise construction capital.

Plan B: Founding Member Special Offer — designated individuals

Special price: USD 9,000 per unit — with a return of 1,000 shares (USD 9 per share).

An SRI fund will be launched, with a planned investment of USD 1 billion to build the “AICT Control Center,” establishing a “global regulator of cashless flow.” It functions like a digital sluice gate: for transactions within the Multilateral Trading System, a regulatory service fee of 0.005% (five ten-thousandths) will be charged in the initial phase. This generates an annual cash flow of USD 10 billion, implying an investment return rate of approximately "1,000%." This explains why the projected Annual Return (AR) is estimated at USD 2 trillion to USD 10 trillion. The primary significance lies in risk control and systemic regulation to prevent catastrophes.

ICT Initiated at APEC 2000

After overcoming seven major challenges at APEC since 1998 to advocate for the establishment of an “E-Commerce Constitution,” Linda Din proposed adding “C” (Communication) to IT at the 2000 APEC meeting in Brunei. This was incorporated into Article 44 of the Joint Ministerial Statement:

“Ministers acknowledge the significance of accelerating the adoption of information and communication technology (ICT) across the APEC fora in order to take advantage of the new opportunities and contributions it brings to delivery of education and training as well as in other aspects of capacity building.”

ICT Included in the 2001 Shanghai APEC Leaders’ Declaration

On March 28, 2001, we unexpectedly received a fax from Mr. Jiang Zemin inviting us to attend the Shanghai APEC meeting. After presenting a color brochure and book "The Daughter of a Defense Employee" (Linda Din, 2001), explaining the importance of ICT (pages 356–369), ICT was subsequently incorporated into Article 15 of the Shanghai APEC Leaders’ Declaration:

“Building on work done in Brunei last year, we have made further progress by formulating and delivering a long-term, forward-looking and more action-oriented e-APEC Strategy for the development of the New Economy through the promotion of ‘information and communications technology’ (ICT) and its application in our region. The goal is to build APEC towards a digital society, with higher growth, increased learning and employment opportunities, improved public services and better qualities of life by taking advantage of advanced, reliable and secure ICT and networks and by promoting universal access.”

Fig 3: Jiang Zemin's Welcome Message and Work Commission

On July 8, 2002, a "Work Commission" was signed in Beijing. Our company, PCH, acted as "Party A" and planned to invest USD 600 million, starting from Sichuan, to help resolve China’s three major economic challenges: “failed industrial transformation, massive layoffs, and counterfeit currency issues.” The goal was to facilitate China’s transition into a new tech-economic system and transform it into a superpower.

“Brunei Goal” at APEC 2006

At APEC CEO Summit 2006, I moved between the Sofitel Hotel (gathering place for speakers), the Melia Hotel (gathering place for leaders), and the National Convention Center (NCC), striving to secure "satellite support."

Fig 4: APEC CEO Summit 2006

Linda Din, known as the “Mother of E-Commerce,” saw her “ICT Initiative” incorporated into Article 3 of the 2006 Leaders’ Declaration, where it was termed the “Brunei Goal.” It later became a vital “Cash Crop” sustaining Taiwan.

Article 3 of the 2006 Leaders’ Declaration states:

“We affirmed the significance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for APEC's development. We acknowledged the efforts made in reaching the ‘Brunei Goals’ on Internet access and instructed Ministers to further facilitate achievement of these goals.”

Because the Australian government sought updates on the 2003 APEC Best Practice — “Global Channel - TES,” I carried over 30 kilograms of color brochures to explain the project to representatives of various economies. Notably, while Taiwanese cartels attempted to obstruct the effort, young Chinese leaders and Australian representatives, seeing me as an official guest of the conference carrying heavy materials like a laborer, voluntarily helped distribute the brochures and booklets. The most significant achievement was securing consensus on “satellite support.”

Fig 5: Other Representatives assisted in distributing brochures

Following the burst of the Silicon Valley “.com” bubble, conditions remained bleak even in 2006. Those obsessed with PDAs suffered complete financial losses. As the originator of the digital economy model, I worked diligently to create a path forward for them, because only when Silicon Valley returned to the right track could Taiwan’s economy improve.

Fig 6: Application Scope of TPC (TranSmart Power Chip)

After the Hanoi Summit in November 2006, we went to Silicon Valley to share this positive achievement. We presented the “C-Phone” (shown in the upper-right corner of Fig 6) to Steve Jobs. At the same time, we actively promoted "The eStore System" (TES), encouraging traditional stores to install the “TRD” device (second from the top right in the Fig 6) and upgrade into electronic stores.

However, under the operational model of traditional economics, structural risks had already accumulated within the U.S. housing and credit systems. Low interest rates fueled a housing bubble, while adjustable-rate mortgages significantly increased repayment burdens as rates rose. Coupled with widespread misinformation circulating in Silicon Valley, housing prices declined sharply. Borrowers could no longer rely on refinancing to escape financial distress, leading to rapidly expanding defaults and ultimately triggering the 2007 "Subprime Mortgage Crisis."

At the center of the storm, we organized multiple “Social Responsibility Investment (SRI) Seminars” in 2008 (Fig 7), widely promoting TES as a total economic solution. Referencing the “United Nations Global Compact” and its corporate social responsibility (CSR) principles, we emphasized “investment” and prepared to propose at the 2008 APEC Leaders’ Meeting: “Issuing 1.7 billion TranSmart Chip Cards for establishing SRI Fund.”

Fig 7: SRI Seminar reported by Bay Area World Journal

Nevertheless, adherence to traditional economic practices still led to an "unprecedented financial tsunami." The United States also witnessed the inauguration of its first African American president, Barack Obama. I recall that in his invitation letter to attend the 2009 APEC CEO Summit and contribute ideas for "Rebuilding the Global Economy," he noted: “One year after the financial tsunami, countries have invested USD 1.9 trillion, as if pouring into an abyss…”

Since the 1997 APEC meeting in Vancouver, we have advocated that TES is an “organism.” At the 1998 APEC forum, we formally introduced the “Banyan Tree Philosophy,” establishing a paradigm for a new economic pattern. In 2009, the “IIA-TES” we contributed was described by Hillary Clinton as a stimulus solution for investing in America to facilitate economic recovery.

The “AICT Initiative” within “IIA-TES” proposes leveraging ICT, e-commerce, and digital transactions to stimulate economic activity. It encourages economies to recognize the importance of “ICT + digital infrastructure,” utilize the integrated online-offline channels of e-commerce to form a seamless global channel, and innovate employment models — “enabling people to earn global income from home.” Ultimately, the financial tsunami dissipated quietly.

At Wednesday’s meeting, experts pointed out that “C ≧ USD 200 trillion” signals warnings similar to those prior to the 2008 financial crisis. Due to the misuse of "xPay" systems, a regulatory mechanism is required — namely, the “AICT Initiative” I proposed at that time.

In August 2009, in addition to President Obama, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, as host, also sent an invitation letter stating:

“We are faced with an unprecedented global crisis. The economic landscape will see qualitative changes when the storm passes. The APEC CEO Summit 2009 has therefore chosen an appropriate theme – ‘Rebuilding the Global Economy: Crisis and Opportunity’. The Summit will bring together the region’s top leaders, business figures and thinkers to discuss how we can cooperate to tackle the economic crisis, as well as how we should prepare for the post-crisis world.”

Fig 8: An Invitation from Lee Hsien Loong and TES

I immediately prepared the “IIA-TES” booklet and sent it to leaders of various economies, while also bringing color brochures to distribute on-site to their representatives.

In November 2009, the APEC host sent me two baggage tags. I was escorted directly from the aircraft exit — my luggage had already been collected on my behalf — and taken straight to the Fairmont Hotel (Room #2509). I stayed on the 25th floor, which had double-layer security and housed the U.S. delegation. Formal discussions on “IIA-TES” were also held on that floor. While they showed little interest in solving unemployment, they were highly intrigued by the “1.7 billion TraSmart Chip Cards” mentioned in Fig 7.

Seventeen Years of Frenzy Leading to Loss of Control

“Results do not lie.” Subsequently, Control Yuan President Wang Chien-Shien classified the investigation report concerning us as "confidential until August 16, 2017." During that period, any further discussion of TES would result in the inventor being warned: “You will face seven years of imprisonment.” Throughout these years, “xPays” proliferated rapidly, and multinational corporations revolved around TES-related developments — such as TranSmart electronic payment systems, real-time response, intelligent retail, cloud computing, cross-border logistics, digital identity, satellite communications, and eventually the emergence of large language models.

The “AICT Initiative” was originally intended to implement a total economic solution, emphasizing “Value” (human-centered values), while massive technological output— “Volume” would naturally follow as a byproduct. However, profit-driven cartels completely reversed this order, abusing “xPays” without restraint, resulting in “C ≥ USD 200 trillion”— like a runaway train — thus necessitating the “AICT Control Center” as a regulatory mechanism.

Participating experts unanimously agreed that the “AICT Control Center” (AI-enabled Communications and Technology Control Center) proposed years ago must be activated immediately for systemic regulation and proactive risk prevention. The core rationale lies in the following four urgent financial defense and strategic considerations:

1. Preventing systemic financial collapse:

When global cashless transactions — including cross-border e-commerce (eStore), digital currencies, virtual banks, and third-party payments — reach a staggering USD 200 trillion, they are no longer merely “commercial tools,” but the "arteries" of the global economy. Within a highly interconnected "Total Supply Chain Management" (TSCM) system, even a fraction-of-a-second delay in settlement or a cyberattack can trigger cascading failures across global suppliers and logistics networks, like a runaway train. The AICT Control Center functions as a “financial traffic signal,” performing real-time monitoring, dynamic routing, and stress testing of global liquidity at millisecond speeds to prevent systemic collapse.

2. Anti-corruption and anti-money laundering (a modern realization of ACT principles):

Within the cashless (C) “black hole,” there may exist dense networks of cross-border money laundering, underground finance, and technology-driven corruption. This echoes the inclusion of ICT under Article 3 of the 2006 APEC Declaration: “Building Stronger Societies and a More Dynamic and Harmonious Community,” historically tied to the “Anti-Corruption and Transparency” (ACT) agenda. Traditional regulatory technology can no longer keep pace with the explosive growth of cashless systems. Vast illicit funds circulate through virtual stores and global supply chains. The AICT Control Center must enforce dual verification between “financial flows” and “physical logistics,” ensuring that every cross-border transaction corresponds to a real-world delivery trajectory (as illustrated by the delivery vehicles in Fig 2), leaving no room for ghost transactions or corruption.

3. Addressing geopolitical disruptions and satellite disconnection risks (resilience planning):

In the event of global conflict, if certain countries’ satellite positioning or communication networks are disrupted, financial systems reliant on "timestamp-based settlement" would halt instantly, and logistics fleets would lose navigation. The AICT Control Center can utilize AI for “multi-orbit satellite switching.” If one satellite system is compromised, AI can switch transaction timing and logistics positioning to another system within milliseconds, ensuring that the “runaway train” of C does not derail due to geopolitical disruptions.

4. Preventing AI-driven “digital bank runs”:

Modern cashless transactions rely heavily on AI-powered high-frequency trading and inventory allocation algorithms used by financial institutions and e-commerce giants. In response to economic shocks, black swan events, or supply chain disruptions, these algorithms may simultaneously trigger mass sell-offs, halt orders, or lock inventories, leading to a “digital financial run” far more severe than traditional bank runs. A top-level AICT Control Center, with a “God’s-eye View,” is required to intervene. It must transcend individual corporate interests and operate from a macro, ecosystem-level perspective of the global TSCM network, deploying dynamic circuit breakers and flow controls to prevent collective algorithmic failures.

Conclusion

Looking back at 2001, President Jiang Zemin was concerned about the “three economic crises” (Fig 3), leading to the adoption of TES as part of "Technological Poverty Alleviation" and the "Xiaokang Plan" (moderately prosperous society strategy). Today, history shows striking parallels: the “three digital crises”— cybersecurity risks, algorithmic loss of control, and geopolitical disconnection — have quietly emerged and far exceed the severity of the earlier issues of industrial transition, layoffs, and counterfeit currency.

The danger of this runaway train lies in the fact that people can clearly see the cliff ahead — the three digital crises — yet no one is willing to undertake "Social Responsibility Investment" (SRI) to build the necessary braking system: the AICT Control Center. Instead, ESG is misused for superficial branding, distorting the original spirit of the United Nations’ CSR principle, which fundamentally requires “investment.”

From the perspective of 2026, Fig 2 reflects the evolutionary trajectory of global digital infrastructure: from Information in the 1990s, to Communication in the 2000s, to Satellite positioning and cloud collaboration in the 2010s, and now to Artificial Intelligence-driven decision-making in the 2020s.

Therefore, if you seize the opportunity to participate in the “AICT Operational Plan,” you and the next generation will not lack anything in the age of AI, and you will become winners in the emerging “New Era of 2V” (Value + Volume).

Peter Li-Chang Kuo, the author created Taiwan's Precision Industry in his early years. Peter was a representative of the APEC CEO Summit and an expert in the third sector. He advocated "anti-corruption (AC)/cashless/e-commerce (E-Com)/ICT/IPR/IIA-TES / Micro-Business (MB)…and etc." to win the international bills and regulations.