TES Digital Archiving Sponsorship Program

Prepared by Peter Li-Chang Kuo

“TES” (The eStore System) is the world’s first “tech-economic system” of contactless intelligent transaction and digital economy system. Invented in 1986 to address structural unemployment, TES represents an innovative industrial breakthrough developed over 11 years and promoted through APEC for 13 years (1997–2009).

Fig 1: TES System Overview Diagram

TES integrates “Contactless Payment, TranSmart Supply Chain Management, AI, and Financial Flow Management,” and has been practically implemented worldwide. Its impact was especially significant during the COVID-19 pandemic, benefiting more than 1.5 billion people globally, with annual cashless transaction volumes reaching “USD 36 trillion.” Within TES, “VAM” (Vending Automation Manager, aka Virtual Asset Management) constitutes a forward-looking core intellectual property (IP) and is poised to become a major engine of the future smart financial economy.

In 1986, to realize the “Rich Taiwan Plan,” we invented a new technology-economic system — “TES” (The Electronic Store System, aka The eStore System). Through “Social Responsibility Investment” (SRI), the system achieved concrete results and was formally proposed at APEC in 1998, leading to the establishment of "E-Commerce Legislation."

Fig 2: To Propose TES for “E-Commerce” at APEC 1998

TES subsequently evolved into a global ecosystem for digital entrepreneurship and cashless transactions, helping mitigate the impact of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, alleviating the aftermath of 2008 Global Financial Tsunami, and, in the post-pandemic era, generating tens of trillions of US dollars in additional annual transaction value.

Fig 3: Benefits of the Cashless System

In accordance with "WIPO" and the "Berne Convention," we hold exclusive ownership and control of TES intellectual property rights (IPRs).

"TES" — The Highest-Value Creation in Human Economic History

The development and achievements of this tech-economic system include:

1) Invitation by the Australian Government at APEC 2003 to establish TES as a "Best Practice Policy" with long-term tracking;

2) Recognition over 13 consecutive years (1997–2009) at APEC forums as a global benchmark for digital economic transformation;

3) Ongoing support of a "USD 36 trillion" annual global cashless transaction market, and helping more than billion people to earn global money from home;

4) Completion of judicial and tax clarifications for all related IP and business models, confirming TES as legally valid and transferable intellectual property (IP);

5) Alignment with key discussion themes of APEC 2026, namely the digital economy and digital trade;

6) Current engagement by international intellectual property institutions, which have begun valuation and rights recovery processes for TES’s substantial IP assets. Future IP-derived funds will be prioritized for Social Responsibility Investment (SRI) to support industrial transformation and upgrading, and to advance the next phase of the "Global Contribution."

We accepted the invitation from the US President Barack Obama to attend the 2009 APEC CEO Summit and contribute to the way of "Rebuilding the Global Economy."

Fig 4: "Rebuilding the Global Economy" at APEC CEO Summit

The "IIA-TES" proposal has become a major trend, and intellectual property funds can be used to realize the "ICT Center" as “AICT” Center and benefit those entrepreneurs in need.

Fig 5: "IIA-TES" Seven Major Centers

Our Mission

We are undertaking the digital preservation, historical archiving, and civilizational transmission of a system once commended by APEC and already adopted worldwide — safeguarding human beings’ digital sovereignty.

We sincerely invite you to become a “Global Guardian” of technological, economic, and cultural heritage.

Suggested Contribution: USD 2,000 per unit (or any amount as you wish)

Remittance Information:
Beneficiary’s Bank :

Mega International Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. Lingya

Beneficiary’s Name: DEAN KUO

Beneficiary’s A/C No : 059-53-042761

Int’l Swift Code: ICBCTWTP059

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.

Email: khorninc@gmail.com