Recognition of the History of the “Tokyo Accord for Government 24/7: AI and Finance Platforms”

Adopted at the 4th Shinzo Abe Conference, Tokyo, March 28, 2025

The “Tokyo Accord for Government 24/7: AI and Finance Platforms,” adopted on March 28, 2025, at the 4th Shinzo Abe Conference in Tokyo, marks a landmark in the global pursuit of ethical, innovative, and continuous AI-powered governance. Hosted by the Boston Global Forum (BGF), this accord crowns over a decade of collaboration, sparked by BGF’s founding in 2012 by Michael Dukakis, Nguyen Anh Tuan, Thomas Patterson, and John Quelch, all dedicated to harnessing AI for humanity’s benefit and honoring the legacy of Japan’s late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Shaped by prior global AI dialogues, notably the AI Action Summit in Paris (February 10-11, 2025), the Tokyo Accord emerged from discussions among luminaries including Michael Dukakis, Audrey Tang, Elisabeth Moreno, Yasuhide Nakayama, Nguyen Anh Tuan, Alex Pentland, Kazuo Yano, Joris Poort, Soichiro Chiba, Yutaka Matsuo, Nobukatsu Kanehara, and Takehiro Kano, alongside Japanese policymakers like Minister Minoru Kiuchi. Their expertise forged a consensus on integrating AI and finance platforms for real-time governance, prioritizing scalability, transparency, and citizen empowerment.

Adopted on March 28, 2025, the Tokyo Accord sets standards for AIWS Government 24/7, focusing on a financial backbone for continuous public services. Inspired by innovations like Fidelity Investments’ blockchain advancements and Tang’s transparent systems in Taiwan, it promotes secure, interoperable finance platforms to ensure equity and ethical oversight. The accord’s roots trace to Nguyen Anh Tuan’s visit to Ishikawa Prefecture on March 26, 2025, where, inspired by Governor Hiroshi Hase, he envisioned a September 2025 conference to transform disaster recovery into human-centric AI initiatives, amplifying the accord’s spirit.

A testament to BGF’s “think and do” philosophy, the Tokyo Accord bridges AIWS vision with actionable policy. Its outcomes, shared with world leaders post-conference, aim to steer global governance into the Age of Global Enlightenment, reflecting Abe’s belief in technology as a force for peace and prosperity. Rooted in years of collaboration and crystallized in Tokyo, this historic document charts a bold path where AI and finance unite to serve humanity 24/7.