Linda Din, A Lady of Rich Taiwan

Written by Peter Li-Chang Kuo

The Book "Linda Din, A Lady of Rich Taiwan" (Linda Din, 2001) — hereafter referred to as "Din's Book," but its title is literally translated into Chinese as "The Daughter of a Defense Employee" (國防雇員的女兒). This is because the author's father was only an employee of the 205th Arsenal, so the author modestly refers to herself as the daughter of a defense employee. Today, the "Din's Book" also became the most important first reference for the Cyber-Physical System (CPS).

Fig 1: “Linda Din, A Lady of Rich Taiwan” (Linda Din, 2001)

"Din's Book" — opens with a foreword by President Mei Ko-Wang ("President Mei's Foreword" pp. 1) which written on April 17, 2001. In this preface, the author is portrayed as a legendary woman and visionary who uniquely combines technological innovation, business leadership, and humanitarian commitment, for three principal reasons:

1) A Unique Integration of Multiple Roles: She seamlessly combines the qualities of a social entrepreneur, business leader, and scientific inventor.

2) Outstanding Innovation and Entrepreneurial Excellence: Driven by an unwavering spirit of invention, she utilized entrepreneurial success to secure the resources necessary to independently transform her research into practical applications. Her achievements earned international recognition and have influenced the development of twenty-first-century industries.

3) Profound Humanitarian Vision with Practical Economic Solutions: She introduced the concepts of the "Intelligent Industry" and the "Banyan Tree Philosophy," integrating public welfare with sustainable profitability to create technologies that have become essential to everyday life.

Fig 2: Author Linda Din and President Mei Ko-Wang

Maslow’s later concept of “self-transcendence” can be concretely observed in "Din’s Book." The author goes beyond “self-actualization,” pursuing not personal success but the aspiration that “society as a whole becomes better.” She invested all resources into social responsibility investment, aiming to achieve a "Possible Trinity,” and is said to have helped many people earn global income from home — estimated at 1.5 billion people during the COVID-19 pandemic, and zero-contact economic transactions reached "US$36 trillion" at the same time.

During the June 24 meeting, participating experts further described this book as a "Prophetic Book." Looking back from today's perspective, it is evident that, twenty-five years ago, the author had already presented many of her pioneering innovations through the APEC international platform. These included the AI Intelligent Control Center, the TranSmart Electronic Payment System, e-commerce platforms, smart retail, satellite communications, integrated logistics, the digital economy, in addition to "Social Responsibility Investment" (SRI), and “technology-driven poverty alleviation” — concepts that have since become central pillars of the global digital economy.

In her self-preface, the author notes that more than a decade earlier, recurring visions of “global economic downturn, massive unemployment, and widespread demand for jobs” appeared persistently in her mind. A strong sense of mission drove her to develop a long-term model to solve global unemployment. This model, a “Vital Finance Plan,” evolved into today’s “Rich Taiwan” initiative. The key lies in “private-sector initiative,” where mutual cooperation fosters the creation and development of an “intelligent industry with a derivative value chain,” enabling the “technologization of traditional industries and the intelligentization of tech industries,” while also addressing unemployment.

"Din’s Book" consists of five chapters, totaling 111 sections, with 16 color plates and 377 pages of text. Using a mixed-method approach, it narrates how the daughter of a humble defense employee, in an era marked by government failure and foreign corporate withdrawal leading to mass unemployment, received a calling and engaged in social responsibility investment (SRI). Ultimately, she helped vulnerable groups — including “individuals, enterprises, and governments” — overcome constraints of time (t) and space (s) to regain vitality.

The following sections provide a brief introduction to the key themes of each chapter:

Chapter 1 — Origins

Chapter 1(C1)—“Origins” carries the subtitle: “Life is a continuum of karma.” The author inherits humanistic compassion from her grandmother, Venerable Shih Chuanzhi (Master TranSmart), and technological inspiration from her father, Ding Fu-Ching, a defense employee at the Combined Logistics Command’s 205th Arsenal.

In 1986, witnessing the closure of Mattel’s Taiwan factory (MLT), which left 5,000 people unemployed, she founded the social enterprise "Sanhornic Enterprise Co., Ltd." (SEL), guided by a corporate culture of “Excellence & Charity." She improved AV connectors so that home-based piecework could be done with just “a pair of hands and a table” (p. 28), enabling workers to earn more than at MLT. However, after solving unemployment for 100 people, she realized that 4,900 still needed jobs, leading to the insight that only “innovative industries” could address such structural problems. This sparked an internal debate between “3C and EC.” Through persistent effort, by the last day of the 20th century, the blueprint of “The eStore System” (TES) became reality, including the “TranSmart Card,” “Reading Device” (RF Transmitter, Toller), “Vending Automation Manager” (VAM), and “TSCM2000 supply chain software,” all proven fully feasible (Din, 2001: 53).

The 2001 publication "Women in Charge" (Commercial Times) presents a third-person account of Linda Din that closely aligns with Section C1-3, “Entrepreneurship as the Best Solution to Unemployment” (pp. 28–29), creating an interesting case of cross-validation between perspectives.

Chapter 2 — The Path of Creation

Chapter 2 (C2)—“The Path of Creation” is subtitled: “Where a path is opened, people will come.” The author pioneers a path through uncertainty; once established, multinational corporations worldwide rush in. Today, the “contactless TranSmart Card” (cashless transactions) was scaled beyond global GDP and described by experts as a “runaway train.”

Section 13, “The Xingsiu Temple's Banyan Tree,” symbolizes Taiwan’s SME structure as a banyan-tree model, which resonated at APEC in 1998 as a “physical defense model” against the Asian financial crisis. The chapter’s core ideas include:

1) Spiritual cultivation and foresight of global unemployment:

Twelve years of vegetarian discipline (1984–1996) and spiritual clarity enabled the author, after personal hardships including her father’s death during Typhoon Herb, to foresee Taiwan’s industrial trends, economic downturn, and unemployment surge, leading to a comprehensive SRI-based economic solution.

2) Creating a new “electronics + commerce” economic model:

The author combined ATM with vending machine into smart vending automation manager (VAM) using the contactless TranSmart Card. These VAMs integrate sales, memory, communication, receipt printing, and backend linkage with TSCM supply chain systems, forming "The eStore System" (TES). At the 1990 Electrical Expo, she predicted that “the future will no longer be purely industrial, but an information economy.” (pp. 70)

3) Building a mutually beneficial entrepreneurial incubator:

TES promotes cooperation — “helping each other to achieve shared prosperity.” It lowers technological barriers so unemployed individuals can become eStore operators. The parent company acts as an incubator, coordinating low-interest startup loans, creating a three-way win among enterprises, banks, and entrepreneurs. One success can generate five jobs; across Taiwan’s 23 counties, this could create 5,750 jobs and reduce unemployment significantly.

4) Securing international legitimacy through APEC (1997 turning point):

In 1997, with the strong support of Li Changyi, Director of the Small and Medium Enterprise Administration; Qu Dawen, Director of the Investment Affairs Department; Lin Jiangcai, Director of the Construction Department; and Zhang Litang, Director of the Materials Bureau, the author proposed "eBAS" (Electronic Business Auto-distribution System) to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). However, it was rejected by two blind economics professors — Wu Zhongji and Li Jizhu. Wu distorted the positive "technologicalization of traditional industries and intelligentization of technology industries" into the negative "hollowing out of traditional industries and bubble formation of technology industries." Li, on the other hand, falsely accused the most advanced "contactless TranSmart card" (cashless transaction) of "money-grabbing," mocked it, and then rejected the proposal. Most bizarrely, Li later used the content of "eBAS" to climb the social ladder throughout her life — shifting from one financial institution to another and enjoying a life of wealth and luxury.

The book "Women in Charge" mentions the author's speeches at three APEC meetings — because her "eBAS" proposal was rejected by MOEA in 1997, the author felt the time was ripe and thus took her genesis invention, TES, to the Vancouver APEC, igniting hope for rebirth in countries affected by the Asian financial crisis. She then served as a speaker at APEC 1998, proposing that TES contribute to the drafting of an "E-Commerce Constitution"— included in Article 29 of the Ministerial Joint Statement, and Article 35 of the Leaders' Declaration, "APEC Blueprint for Action on Electronic Commerce." This blueprint encompassed a wide range of themes and cooperative activities promoting and developing regional e-commerce, influencing Taiwan's development towards high-end chips and laying the foundation for its technological and economic development over the next 30 years.

Chapter 3 — EC and Its Ecosystem

Chapter 3 (C3), “EC and Its Ecosystem,” carries the subtitle “A Door to the Global Market.” This phrase originated as a remark by Canada’s Minister of Industry, John Manley, after viewing a TES brochure in Vancouver in 1997. TES later indeed evolved into a “Global Channel-TES,” contributing to the 2003 APEC Best Practice policy, Ministerial Joint Statement Article 22: “Best Practice Guidelines for Financing Chains” to formulate the later cashless economy.

C3 presents a comprehensive suite of “TES” (The eStore System) inventions, including: "power chip, contactless induction technology, non-cash transaction system, TranSmart chip card and its reading device (RF transmitters), VAM and eStore, TSCM, ICT, control center, Interphone (non-internet telephony), induction-based ATMs, electronic security devices (ESD), and electronic toll collection (ETC)" and etc. Promoted by the author through APEC from 1997 to 2003, these innovations have since become integral to modern life. Given that similar projects today often involve investments of hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars, an AI-based estimate suggests that implementing the full C3 system today would require approximately "USD 30–130 billion."

Chapter 4 — Humanistic Legacy

Chapter 4 (C4), “Humanistic Legacy,” is subtitled “Enriching Infinite Life with Finite Resources.” The author argues that “technology without humanism cannot truly improve society.” Humanistic concern gives rise to guiding concept, which are then realized through technology to solve structural social problems, with public welfare as the ultimate goal. TES is therefore conceived as a complete ecosystem integrating “humanism + technology + industry + public good.”

C4 serves as the conceptual core of the book. While the first three chapters focus on life experiences and background, this chapter explains how the idea of “innovative industries solving unemployment” was formed, along with its underlying humanistic values. The spirit of TES derives from the author’s grandmother, Venerable Chuanzhi (Master TranSmart), embodying four principles: selflessness, giving, compassion, and leading by example—referred to as a “Wordless Scripture.”

Quoting the "Diamond Sutra" — “this dharma is neither real nor unreal”— the author proposes that her e-commerce system must integrate both the virtual and the physical. Only through the coordinated operation of VAM, eStore, control center, and supply chain system (TSCM) can an “innovative industry” (TES) address structural social issues such as unemployment, robbery, and counterfeit currency. The fundamental aim of TES is thus to create large-scale employment.

The chapter also references the “Well-Off Society Program” promoted by Hsieh Tung-min, founder of Shih Chien University and former Vice President, placing it prominently on the book’s back cover. After the 2001 Shanghai APEC, mainland China began promoting the “Comprehensive Well-Off Society” policy. Inspired by this, the author upgraded the concept into the “Rich Taiwan Plan,” forming a complete framework of “humanism-driven technology, technology serving society.” This perspective treats technology as a tool for social responsibility rather than capital competition.

Reexamined in light of today’s rapid advancements in AI, digital payments, smart retail, and intelligent supply chains, this chapter reads as a forward-looking “Prophetic Vision” of economic development. It emphasizes that truly valuable technology creates employment opportunities, and that successful innovation must balance humanistic concern, industrial development, and social sustainability.

Chapter 5 — Preaching Records

Chapter 5 (C5), “Preaching Records,” is subtitled “Cause-related marketing as the future mainstream.” It compiles 11 speeches and proposals by the author. The book itself was written after a major robbery on “January 27, 2001,” at the author’s company, Panhornic ComMec Inc. (PCI), during which all R&D results and documentation mentioned in C3 were stolen. In response, the author documented 15 years of work from memory and published the book in June 2001, distributing 10,000 copies to government, academia, and industry leaders, as well as internationally.

From her role as an APEC speaker in 1998 through 2000, the author faced persistent interference, yet her ICT initiative proposed at the Brunei APEC became known as the “Brunei Goals.” This was later affirmed in the 2006 Hanoi APEC Leaders’ Declaration (Article 3), emphasizing the importance of ICT and continued progress toward internet access goals.

A notable episode occurred on “March 28, 2001,” when President Jiang Zemin unexpectedly sent a fax inviting participation in the Shanghai APEC to contribute solutions to the “Three Economic Challenges”— “industrial transformation, layoffs, and counterfeit currency.” The author revised the book’s content accordingly, emphasizing the “ICT Demonstration Application Project (eStore)” (pp. 356-369) and “technology-driven poverty alleviation” on the back cover. Her ICT advocacy from Brunei was subsequently incorporated into the Shanghai APEC Leaders’ Declaration (Article 15), forming part of the "e-APEC Strategy" and influencing China’s policy framework.

C5 stands as a historically significant, geopolitically impactful record. It documents in detail the author’s “March 6, 2001” presentation at Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs on the ICT Demonstration Project, capturing a pivotal clash between forward-looking innovation and conservative bureaucracy. It also preserves critical evidence of international priority in technological development.

Overall Evaluation

The “Din’s Book” (Linda Din, 2001) can be viewed as a visionary work addressing global concerns — proposing innovative industries, particularly e-commerce, as solutions to unemployment, validated through APEC frameworks and influencing 21st-century industrial development.

Its strengths lie in its broad perspective, connecting late-1990s to early-2000s developments in the internet, 3C industries, supply chains, and global trade, while integrating technology, business, and "social responsibility" into a unified framework. The book also reflects deep engagement with practical implementation, case development, and international policy platforms, giving it strong historical value.

Overall, this is a historically significant, practice-oriented, and ideal-driven national-level text. It offers valuable insights for studying global e-commerce evolution and industrial policy, though it may present a high entry barrier for general readers. Blending entrepreneurship, technological innovation, humanistic concern, and social mission, the work outlines a vision for using technology to serve society, education to cultivate talent, and public welfare to promote sustainability.

Din, Linda (2001). Linda Din, A Lady of Rich Taiwan. Taichung: Panhornic. ISBN 957-30374-0-8.

Fig 3: Book Cover

The Book "Linda Din, A Lady of Rich Taiwan," but its title is literally translated into Chinese as "The Daughter of a Defense Employee" (國防雇員的女兒). This is because the author's father was only an employee of the 205th Arsenal, so the author modestly refers to herself as the daughter of a defense employee.

Cover Description

1) Title: "Linda Din, A Lady of Rich Taiwan" (The Daughter of a Defense Employee) — a personal growth narrative

This is not a typical entrepreneurial success story. Instead, it begins with the author Ding Linghong’s background, emphasizing that she comes from an ordinary military–civil service family—not from a business conglomerate or political lineage—and entered the global stage through technological innovation and ideals. The title itself symbolizes a journey “from humble origins to international reach.”

2) Established author branding

The cover presents both “Ding Lin-Hong” (丁玲虹) and “Linda Din,” indicating the author’s intention to build both a Chinese and an international identity. The subtitle “A Lady of Rich Taiwan” signifies that “Rich Taiwan” has become a visionary brand, positioning the author as a promoter of the Rich Taiwan initiative.

3) Core mission of the book

The most prominent lines on the cover read: “Innovative Industries, Solving Unemployment,” followed by “Technologizing Traditional Industries, Intelligentizing Technology Industries.” These phrases effectively summarize the book: technology is not an end in itself, but a tool for solving social problems.

4) First public positioning of the TES/eStore system

The small illustration in the lower right is not an ordinary building. It depicts elements such as stores, satellites, networks, ICT, control centers, logistics, and electronic transactions. This represents not a single shop, but the complete architecture of TES (Total E-Commerce System). The cover encapsulates concepts that would define the next two decades, including unmanned stores, smart retail, AI control centers, IoT, cloud platforms, digital twins, and smart cities.

5) APEC international platform

The central photograph shows the author speaking at the APEC 1998 SME Business Forum. This indicates that the concept is not local but was proposed at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, giving the cover three layers of meaning: international forum → policy advocacy → technological solution.

6) Religious and spiritual foundation

The upper-left corner features a photo of the author’s grandmother, Venerable Shih Chuanzhi (Master TranSmart). This conveys that technological development must be grounded not only in business interests but also in morality, social responsibility, and humanistic values. The book is therefore not purely commercial, but a synthesis of technology, public welfare, and social reform.

7) Rich Taiwan as a national vision

At the bottom appears “www.richtaiwan.com,” indicating that Rich Taiwan is not merely a slogan but an established platform encompassing branding, advocacy, and implementation. It represents a vision driven by technology, e-commerce, entrepreneurship, employment, and socially responsible investment (SRI).

8) Symbolism of cover colors

The dominant deep red background with gold lettering symbolizes stability, history, nationhood, achievement, and vision. Unlike typical blue-and-white technology-themed covers, it resembles more a "Manifesto" than a conventional business book.

9) Reinterpretation in 2026

Viewed from today’s perspective, many concepts on the cover align closely with current technological trends, including AI-driven control center, cashless payment, e-commerce platform, smart retail, satellite communication, logistics integration, the digital economy, technology-driven job creation, and social responsibility investment (SRI). These have all become central themes in the global digital economy.

Back Cover Description

More than a decade ago, recurring visions of “global economic downturn, massive unemployment, and widespread demand for jobs” appeared persistently in my mind. A strong sense of mission led me to develop a long-term model to address “global unemployment.” This model is a financial liquidity initiative, now advanced as the “Rich Taiwan” plan.

How can Taiwan become prosperous? The key lies in “private-sector initiative,” where people cooperate to actively create and develop an “intelligent industry with a derivative value chain,” enabling the technologization of traditional industries and the intelligentization of technology industries, while using this innovative industry to solve unemployment.

I graduated from Shih Chien Home Economics College. Its founder, Mr. Hsieh Tung-Min, promoted the “Well-Off Society Program,” which contributed to Taiwan’s prosperity. As his student, I carry forward its spirit. I also draw inspiration from U.S. President Bill Clinton’s remarks on community development in Philadelphia: “Much of the work of America cannot be done by government; the solution must be the American people, through voluntary service to others.”

By applying next-generation mainstream technologies and combining our collective efforts — like drops of water forming streams, rivers, and oceans — we can turn the wheels of a new era and create a better future for ourselves. I hope to inject new economic vitality into the Taiwan I love and elevate the “Rich Taiwan” plan into a global model —“Rich World.”

ISBN 957-30374-0-8

Rich Taiwan. Rich Taiwan. Rich Taiwan.

Fig 4: Back Cover

《國防雇員的女兒—丁玲虹》目錄

《Linda Din, A Lady of Rich Taiwan》（丁玲虹，2001）目錄

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梅序　1
自序　4

第一章　緣起

《生命是一個不斷的延續體》

1-1　序言　16
1-2　緣起　21
1-3　創業是解決失業的最佳管道　25
1-4　科技啟蒙－父親丁福慶　30
1-5　轉機　37
1-6　永續就業　42
1-7　谷底翻身→盲目外竄　48
1-8　3C 與 EC　51
1-9　車庫創業台灣再現　54

第二章　創造之路

《開路，自然有人走》

2-1　長齋　58
2-2　電子＋商業　67
2-3　法源依據　72
2-4　參加 APEC　76
2-5　創新產業、解決失業　80
2-6　發明　87
2-7　新經濟時代的先知　89
2-8　協助創業　93
2-9　一個單純的想法　96
2-10　你幫我我幫你的系統　99
2-11　衍生性價值鏈　102
2-12　提案的「失之東隅收之桑榆」　105
2-13　行修宮的榕樹　110
2-14　太陰化祿－女性時代　112
2-15　孵蛋器（Incubator）　114
2-16　車庫創業　116
2-17　企業文化　119
2-18　ComMec　124
2-19　傳統產業科技化　127
2-20　中港撤資　131
2-21　同樣是加工出口區　134
2-22　離開育成中心　137
2-23　B-B 傳奇　142
2-24　「願大」力量大　145
2-25　商機就有朋自遠方來　147
2-26　信受奉行　149
2-27　心路歷程　151

第三章　EC 及週邊

《一扇通往全球市場的門》

3-1　我的電子商業　156
3-2　封閉系統　159
3-3　虛擬與實體通路　161
3-4　科技產業智慧化　164
3-5　傳智卡的由來　167
3-6　加值機　173
3-7　定義　175
3-8　應用端　177
3-9　VAM　180
3-10　加值服務　187
3-11　電子商業自動化流通系統（eBAS）　190
3-12　電子商店（eStore）　195
3-13　自動化的利益　198
3-14　產學合作的意義　201
3-15　教育是解決失業的方法　207
3-16　新經濟的特色　213
3-17　新經濟時代的經營之道　215
3-18　人文與科技　217
3-19　公關與研發　220
3-20　巡迴服務　223
3-21　公益通路　225
3-22　小康計畫　228
3-23　台灣優勢　230
3-24　四 A 策略　233
3-25　民間力量　235
3-26　民間執行　237
3-27　人力資源的運用　239
3-28　汰舊換新的商機　241

第四章　人文傳承

《用有限的資源．豐富無限的生命》

4-1　我的祖母　244
4-2　腳踏實地的修行人　248
4-3　慈悲心　250
4-4　金剛真諦　252
4-5　我的公公－郭坤成　255
4-6　老校長　264
4-7　兒子　267
4-8　分享　271
4-9　傳承　273
4-10　難易相成　275
4-11　讀書會　278
4-12　社區再造與經營　280
4-13　社區與 eStore　283
4-14　教育　286
4-15　兔子　289
4-16　知識與智慧　291
4-17　從小做起　295
4-18　回復謙卑　297
4-19　新舊之間　300
4-20　週末晚上　303
4-21　起跑點　307
4-22　三十歲的年輕人　310
4-23　工畫師　313
4-24　矽谷春夢　316
4-25　小水滴　319
4-26　我們的未來－團結合作　322
4-27　Rich Taiwan→Rich World　324

第五章　行腳實錄

《公益行銷乃未來主流》

5-1　防火牆　330
5-2　科技心人文情　332
5-3　電子商務推動輯要　333
5-4　亞太經合會國際諮詢專家工作會議　335
5-5　電子商務領航員　336
5-6　前瞻商機－電子商務（EC）　338
5-7　亞太經合會（APEC）之商機　340
5-8　戒急用忍之出路－－加速國際合作　342
5-9　國內電子商務面臨的問題與機會點分析　346
5-10　ICT 資通技術示範應用計畫（電子商店）　356
5-11　台灣經濟新希望　370

後記：一隻救火的小鳥　375

《走久了，自然有人跟》

Table of Contents — “Linda Din, A Lady of Rich Taiwan”

(The Daughter of a Defense Employee — Ding Lin-Hong, 2001)

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Preface by Mei — 1
Author’s Preface — 4

Chapter 1: Origins

"Life is a continuum of karma"

1-1 Introduction — 16
1-2 Origins — 21
1-3 Entrepreneurship as the Best Solution to Unemployment — 25
1-4 Technological Enlightenment — Father Ding Fu-Ching — 30
1-5 Turning Point — 37
1-6 Sustainable Employment — 42
1-7 Rising from the Bottom → Blind Expansion — 48
1-8 3C and EC — 51
1-9 Taiwan’s Revival of Garage Startups — 54

Chapter 2: The Path of Creation

"Where a path is opened, people will come"

2-1 Long-term Vegetarian Practice — 58
2-2 Electronics + Commerce — 67
2-3 Legal Foundations — 72
2-4 Participation in APEC — 76
2-5 Innovating Industries, Solving Unemployment — 80
2-6 Invention — 87
2-7 Prophet of the New Economic Era — 89
2-8 Assisting Entrepreneurship — 93
2-9 A Simple Idea — 96
2-10 A System of Mutual Assistance — 99
2-11 Derivative Value Chains — 102
2-12 “Lose in the East, Gain in the West” in Proposals — 105
2-13 The Xingxiu Temple’s Banyan Tree — 110
2-14 Lunar Transformation to Prosperity — The Era of Women — 112
2-15 Incubator — 114
2-16 Garage Entrepreneurship — 116
2-17 Corporate Culture — 119
2-18 ComMec — 124
2-19 Technologizing Traditional Industries — 127
2-20 Withdrawal of Investment from China and Hong Kong — 131
2-21 The Same Export Processing Zones — 134
2-22 Leaving the Incubation Center — 137
2-23 The B-B Legend — 142
2-24 The Power of Great Aspiration — 145
2-25 Opportunities Attract Friends from Afar — 147
2-26 Faithful Practice — 149
2-27 Journey of the Mind — 151

Chapter 3: EC and Its Ecosystem

"A Door to the Global Market"

3-1 My Electronic Commerce — 156
3-2 Closed Systems — 159
3-3 Virtual and Physical Channels — 161
3-4 Intelligentization of the Tech Industry — 164
3-5 The Origin of the Smart Card — 167
3-6 Value-Added Machines — 173
3-7 Definitions — 175
3-8 Application End — 177
3-9 VAM — 180
3-10 Value-Added Services — 187
3-11 eBAS (Electronic Business Auto-distribution System) — 190
3-12 eStore — 195
3-13 Benefits of Automation — 198
3-14 The Significance of Industry-Academia Collaboration — 201
3-15 Education as a Solution to Unemployment — 207
3-16 Characteristics of the New Economy — 213
3-17 Business Strategies in the New Economic Era — 215
3-18 Humanities and Technology — 217
3-19 Public Relations and R&D — 220
3-20 Mobile Services — 223
3-21 Public Welfare Channels — 225
3-22 Well-being Program — 228
3-23 Taiwan’s Advantages — 230
3-24 The Four-A Strategy — 233
3-25 The Power of the Private Sector — 235
3-26 Private Sector Implementation — 237
3-27 Utilization of Human Resources — 239
3-28 Business Opportunities in Replacement and Upgrading — 241

Chapter 4: Cultural and Humanistic Legacy

"Enriching infinite life with limited resources"

4-1 My Grandmother — 244
4-2 A Grounded Practitioner — 248
4-3 Compassion — 250
4-4 The True Meaning of Vajra — 252
4-5 My Father-in-law — Kuo Kun-Cheng — 255
4-6 The Old Principal — 264
4-7 My Son — 267
4-8 Sharing — 271
4-9 Inheritance — 273
4-10 Complementarity of Difficulty and Ease — 275
4-11 Reading Group — 278
4-12 Community Reconstruction and Management — 280
4-13 Community and eStore — 283
4-14 Education — 286
4-15 The Rabbit — 289
4-16 Knowledge and Wisdom — 291
4-17 Starting from a Young Age — 295
4-18 Returning to Humility — 297
4-19 Between Old and New — 300
4-20 Weekend Evenings — 303
4-21 The Starting Line — 307
4-22 People in Their Thirties — 310
4-23 Industrial Artist — 313
4-24 Silicon Valley Dream — 316
4-25 A Drop of Water — 319
4-26 Our Future — Unity and Cooperation — 322
4-27 Rich Taiwan → Rich World — 324

Chapter 5: Preaching Records

"Public-interest marketing is the future mainstream"

5-1 Firewall — 330
5-2 A Technological Mind with Humanistic Care — 332
5-3 Key Points in Promoting E-commerce — 333
5-4 APEC International Advisory Experts Working Meeting — 335
5-5 E-Commerce Navigator — 336
5-6 Forward-looking Opportunities — E-Commerce (EC) — 338
5-7 Business Opportunities in APEC — 340
5-8 From “Go Slow, Be Patient” to Accelerating International Cooperation — 342
5-9 Analysis of Challenges and Opportunities in Domestic E-Commerce — 346
5-10 ICT Demonstration Application Project (eStore) — 356
5-11 Taiwan’s New Economic Hope — 370

Postscript: A Small Firefighting Bird — 375
"As you walk long enough, others will follow"

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.