World of "Future Generations"
When I look at the world, I see that there is not enough life happening in most places. Many people struggle to obtain the things they need to live comfortably, while others have opportunities and resources far beyond what they need. In many places, people spend much of their lives working to survive, leaving limited time and energy for family, learning, personal growth, and enjoying life.
I do not believe that the world has to remain this way. Just because things have been done a certain way for a long time does not mean they must continue that way forever. The way we organize our lives, our economies, our cities, and our systems is the result of human decisions. If we can create these systems, we can also rethink and improve them.
This belief leads me to think about the world as a whole, rather than looking at each problem separately. I want to explore ideas that could create meaningful changes on a large scale—not just improve life for a small group of people, but make life better for everyone. I believe that when we look at the bigger picture, we can discover opportunities that may not be visible when we focus only on individual problems.
My vision is to explore how technology, automation, better systems, and new ways of organizing society could help create a world where everyone can enjoy a high standard of living. A world where people have access to what they need, where work is distributed more fairly, and where everyone has more opportunities to learn, develop, spend time with loved ones, and pursue personal interests.
This is my personal perception of what the world could become. I believe that we should be willing to question existing limitations and explore possibilities that could lead to a better future.
I believe we can build a better world for everyone—not by accepting today's limitations as permanent, but by having the courage to imagine something better and the determination to explore how to make it possible.
This vision begins with my observations of the world today and develops into a proposal for how we might change it for the better.
Clarification of the Term “Global Bank”
In this project, I use the term “Global Bank” to represent the financial institution or system envisioned at the global level of this project. The term describes the global scope and role that this institution would have within my vision. It does not refer to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), nor should it be understood as a reference to an existing institution simply because of the word “bank.” The term is used to describe the role that a global-level financial system could play within the proposed project. Its purpose, structure, and responsibilities should be understood in the context of the vision presented in this document.
Observation
AI and advanced technologies are increasingly used by large companies and businesses with substantial capital. Although these technologies can increase productivity and reduce production costs, many people still struggle to afford a high-quality standard of living.
To understand this contradiction, we must examine how money flows through the economy.
The Economic Equation
Every product has a cost of production, and businesses need revenue to sustain their operations.
Product Price = Material Cost + Labor Cost + Profit
Labor cost becomes income for workers. However, the income people receive may not be sufficient to purchase the goods and services they need.
Affordability Gap = Cost of Required Goods and Services − Available Income
When the cost exceeds available income, people cannot afford everything they need. Purchasing power also declines when prices rise faster than income.
When People Need Products but Cannot Afford Them
When this happens across millions of people, businesses may struggle to sell their products despite continued human needs. Products remain unsold, production capacity goes unused, and businesses may reduce production, cut wages, lay off workers, or close.
This can create a cycle lower sales reduce business revenue, which can reduce employment and household income, further weakening purchasing power.
Insufficient purchasing power is not the only cause of unsold products, but it is an important reason why human needs can remain unmet while productive resources are available.
The Flow of Money and the Impact of Automation
As automation advances, the economic equation changes.
Production increasingly depends on materials, the cost of operating automated systems, human labor, and profit.
Product Price = Material Cost + Automation Operating Cost + Labor Cost + Profit
Automation can reduce labor costs, lower product prices, and dramatically increase production capacity. However, when fewer workers are needed, the share of income distributed through wages may decline.
Even if products become cheaper, people's purchasing power does not necessarily increase in proportion to the growth in production capacity.
Machines may produce several times more goods, while household income and the ability to purchase those goods grow much more slowly.
The central issue is the relationship between productivity, prices, and the income available to households.
Automation does not inevitably cause poverty.
It can improve living standards, create new industries, and reduce costs.
The challenge is to ensure that the benefits of increased productivity are widely shared so people can afford the goods and services society is capable of producing.
Differences Between Countries and Population Concentration
Differences in income, living standards, infrastructure, and economic opportunities encourage people to move to major cities or more developed countries in search of a better life.
Migration can benefit individuals and societies, but concentrated employment opportunities can place pressure on housing, transportation, and public services.
Creating attractive living conditions and economic opportunities across regions and countries could reduce the need for people to leave their communities simply to build a decent life.
Barriers to Starting Businesses
People may have the skills and ideas to start businesses but lack the capital required to enter the market.
Business Start-up Capital = Premises + Equipment + Inventory + Operating Costs
When these initial costs are unaffordable, productive opportunities may never become businesses.
Online selling lowers some barriers, but customers may struggle to verify product quality from photographs and descriptions alone, creating uncertainty and reducing trust.
A better economic system should make it easier for people to enter markets, exchange goods and services, demonstrate quality, and build trust without unnecessary financial barriers.
The Question Humanity Must Address
The central contradiction is that society can possess the resources, technology, and productive capacity to meet human needs while many people lack the purchasing power to obtain what they need.
The goal should not be to eliminate profit or the value of human work. It should be to build an economic system in which businesses remain sustainable, people have opportunities to contribute and earn, and technological progress improves living standards broadly.
How can humanity use technology, organize economic opportunities, and distribute the benefits of productivity so that everyone can access a high-quality standard of living while maintaining a productive and sustainable economy?
This question provides the foundation for the global and local supporting projects, the future role of automation, and the alternative income system proposed in the following sections.
Belief
Automation and AI can help humanity produce goods and provide services more efficiently, potentially increasing production capacity while reducing costs.
However, technology alone cannot solve poverty. We also need an economic system that allows people to benefit from the productivity that technology creates.
As automation advances, fewer human workers may be needed to produce the same quantity of goods and services.
This can create a fundamental economic challenge
If people lose employment, where will their income come from?
How will they afford the products that automated systems can produce?
To address this challenge, we must rethink the relationship between employment, income, productivity, and purchasing power.
Income should not depend entirely on
having a paid job in a world where technology increasingly reduces the need for human labor.
A New Economic Equation
This vision proposes an income system that supports people whether they are employed or unemployed, while encouraging education, personal development, and meaningful contributions to society.
For unemployed people:
Monthly Income = Basic Monthly Benefit + Education Income + Moral-Development Income
For employed people:
Monthly Income = Basic Monthly Benefit + Education Income + Moral-Development Income + Salary
The basic monthly benefit would help ensure that everyone has purchasing power to meet essential needs.
Education income would encourage continued learning, the development of useful knowledge, and potentially beneficial inventions. Moral-development income would encourage people to study philosophy and complete assessments designed to support well-being, empathy, responsibility, and constructive behavior.
People who are employed would receive a salary in addition to these common income components.
Employment would therefore remain a way to earn additional income, develop skills, and contribute to society.
But it would no longer be the sole foundation of a person's ability to live well.
The purpose is not to discourage work.
It is to create an economic system in which people can continue to meet their essential needs even as automation changes the availability and nature of employment.
A High-Quality Minimum Standard of Living for Everyone
The goal is to establish a high-quality minimum standard of living for everyone, regardless of their country. This does not mean that everyone must be able to afford every luxury product. It means that poverty should not prevent people from enjoying a good life, with access to quality housing, food, clean water, healthcare, education, transportation, and other essential services.
People would remain free to pursue greater income, personal ambitions, and additional luxuries. However, no one should be forced to live in poor conditions simply because automation has reduced the demand for their labor or because they were born in a country with fewer economic opportunities.
Global Cooperation and Local Development
Achieving this vision requires both global and local cooperation.
Countries would work together to establish common minimum standards and develop high-quality technological systems that benefit humanity.
Each country would then plan and develop its own towns, housing, infrastructure, and local services according to its circumstances, while meeting the agreed global standard.
Countries would be encouraged to provide living standards above the global minimum, but never below it.
Technology and economic progress should raise the quality of life for everyone.
Rather than create a world where only people in wealthy countries or those with access to capital benefit from innovation.
If humanity has the technological capability to produce more with less human labor,
we should also develop an economic system that allows everyone to benefit from that progress.
A better world is possible when productivity serves human well-being, income supports purchasing power, and every person has the opportunity to live well, develop their abilities, and contribute to society.
The Global and Local Projects
To turn this vision into reality, the proposed projects are divided into two levels, global and local.
The global projects focus on shared standards, technology, and systems for meeting essential human needs.
The local projects focus on how each country will apply those standards to its towns,
housing, transportation, and infrastructure.
The Global Projects
The proposed global projects
1. Automated Public Water Systems
Providing reliable clean water for public needs.
2. Automated Drinking Water Systems
Providing safe, high-quality drinking water.
3. Automated Electricity Generation
Developing reliable electricity systems, including research into the proposed hydroelectric tower.
4. Automated Waste Management and Recycling
Collecting, sorting, cleaning, and processing waste for reuse and recycling.
5. Automated River and Ocean Care
Protecting and cleaning rivers, waterways, and oceans.
6. Automated Agriculture and Global Food Stability
Supporting abundant, high-quality fresh food production and reliable distribution.
7. Automated Construction and Deconstruction
Building, maintaining, and dismantling structures efficiently and safely.
8. Global Research into All-Weather Building Materials
Developing durable materials suitable for different climates and weather conditions.
9. Automated Basic Medicine and First-Aid Supply Systems
Improving access to essential medicines and household first-aid supplies.
10. A Global Internet Budget for Each Individual
Helping every person afford an appropriate amount of internet service while preserving the freedom to choose a provider.
11. High-Quality Global Rail and Subway Systems
Providing convenient, reliable public transportation between major cities and Business Towns, including international connections where practical.
12. Automated Public Garden Maintenance
Developing automated tools and systems to maintain clean, attractive, and well-kept public gardens and green spaces worldwide.
13. Automated Self-Cleaning Public Restrooms
Providing clean, hygienic public restrooms through automated cleaning and sanitation systems worldwide.
14. Automated Self-Cleaning Guest Bathrooms for Living Units
Developing a standardized, automated cleaning and sanitation system for guest bathrooms in the proposed housing projects. The priority is reliable cleanliness and hygiene, not luxury.
This global system would help countries with fewer resources provide hygienic guest facilities as part of high-quality housing. Homeowners who prefer a customized alternative could opt out of the standard system and pay for their own guest bathroom design.
The Local Projects
Each country would plan and develop its own communities through projects:
1. Major Business Towns
Creating organized economic centers with employment, business opportunities, research, and public facilities.
2. Small Towns and Rural Communities
Supporting agriculture, local businesses, families, and different lifestyles.
Some communities may appeal to people who prefer peaceful surroundings, a quieter pace of life,
and a closer connection to nature.
Others may be developed as attractive destinations for holidays and tourism, welcoming visitors throughout the year through cultural activities, recreation, local attractions, and businesses.
These two approaches are not mutually exclusive
A town can offer a peaceful home for its residents while also providing an enjoyable destination for visitors. Each community can develop its own character according to its location, natural resources, and the preferences of its residents.
3. High-Quality Housing
Providing living units that meet the agreed global minimum standard.
4. Coordinated Urban Planning
Planning buildings, roads, public spaces, utilities, and transportation together.
5. Public Transportation and Infrastructure
Connecting homes, workplaces, services, and communities.
6. Existing Town Reorganization and Renewal
Improving existing towns while protecting people's property, livelihoods, and business activities.
Together, the global and local projects provide the foundation for developing a better living environment worldwide. Global cooperation would establish shared standards and make advanced technologies available, while each country could develop communities that reflect local conditions and people's different preferences for living, working, and spending their leisure time.
How the Global Systems Will Be Developed
A Global Team of Experts
Each global project requires people who understand its challenges
and have the knowledge to develop effective solutions.
This vision proposes an international team of highly capable people,
including engineers, scientists, researchers, technology specialists, and other experts.
These experts would work together to study problems, exchange ideas,
develop systems, test solutions, and improve them over time. Their goal would be to create comprehensive systems capable of meeting shared global standards.
The purpose is to bring knowledge and talent from different countries together to solve problems that affect humanity as a whole.
Agreements Among Countries
Before major systems are developed and implemented,
countries would work together to agree on common objectives, specifications, functions, and quality standards.
These agreements would define what each system must accomplish,
the problems it must be able to address, and the level of performance it must deliver.
The global team would then research, design, test, and plan the systems required to meet those expectations.
The principle is to develop one comprehensive design for the world,
rather than separate designs for individual countries.
Each global project would be developed to address the full range of relevant challenges,
with an extensive set of functions and solutions built into the overall design.
Every country would use the same core system design, the same specifications,
and the same complete set of tools and functions.
This would help ensure that people receive the same quality of essential infrastructure
regardless of where they live.
The intention is not to create a basic system that must be replaced whenever a new problem arises.
The system should be designed from the beginning to handle as many foreseeable needs
and challenges as possible, with the flexibility to be improved as new knowledge and technologies become available.
Countries would cooperate in implementing these shared systems, making only the adjustments necessary to accommodate local conditions, such as geography, climate, or physical infrastructure, without compromising the agreed global standards.
This approach would reduce duplicated research and development, improve compatibility, simplify maintenance and training, and allow improvements developed for the global system to benefit countries worldwide.
One Comprehensive System for Each Global Need
Each global project should be designed as a complete, integrated system rather than a collection of unrelated solutions.
The system should consider all major stages of its operation, the different problems that may arise, how those problems can be prevented or resolved, and how the entire system can be monitored, maintained, and improved.
Instead of developing individual solutions independently and connecting them later,
experts would examine the full range of requirements and design the necessary functions to work together from the beginning.
The same principle would apply to agriculture, waste management, construction, electricity generation, transportation, and every other global project.
The objective is to achieve high reliability, consistent quality, operational efficiency, and long-term performance through comprehensive planning.
A shared system would also make it easier to identify weaknesses, develop improvements, and distribute successful solutions across countries.
Automation That Can Operate Independently
Automation should be designed to operate reliably without unnecessary dependence on internet connectivity or external control.
Many automated machines can perform their functions through built-in programming, sensors, and local control systems. A washing machine, for example, can complete its programmed cycle without needing an internet connection. The same principle would guide the design of most automated tools, machines, and facilities developed under this vision.
Essential operations should remain under local control, while the systems remain open to global observation and evaluation.
This distinction is important for security and reliability.
If essential equipment depends on continuous internet connectivity or can be controlled remotely through insecure connections, it may become vulnerable to unauthorized access, including attacks originating outside the country. Local control can reduce these risks and allow essential services to continue operating when external communications fail.
At the same time, local independence should not mean that every country must operate without sharing information. Systems could provide authorized global access to operational data, performance measurements, maintenance records, and other information needed to evaluate results and identify opportunities for improvement.
In this model, local operation and global transparency work together.
Equipment operates through secure local controls, while appropriate information can be shared for monitoring, research, coordination, and accountability.
Internet connectivity and remote control would be used where they provide clear benefits and can be implemented securely. Essential functions would have suitable safeguards, backup procedures, and the ability to continue operating during communication failures.
The goal is to develop automation that is efficient, secure, resilient, and independently operable, while allowing humanity to learn from and improve the systems collectively.
Global Resources, Funding, and Accountability
Developing worldwide infrastructure requires materials, natural resources, manufacturing capacity, technology, expertise, and financial support.
The global team would assess available resources and identify how countries could support development. Contributions will be raw material, equipment, manufacturing capacity, technical knowledge and technology.
A proposed Global Bank could coordinate funding for costs, including support for countries that cannot finance the required systems independently. Its funding sources, operating structure, responsibilities, and oversight would need to be developed in detail.
The aim is to ensure that a country's existing wealth does not determine whether its people can access high-quality essential infrastructure. Countries with fewer financial resources should still have the opportunity to benefit from the shared knowledge, technology, and productive capacity of humanity.
The objective is not simply to create another opportunity for wealth accumulation. It is to use humanity's combined capabilities to improve the quality of life for everyone.
A beautiful private home cannot create a beautiful world by itself.
Public infrastructure, transportation, clean water, environmental protection, and shared facilities also shape people's daily lives.
By developing these systems together, humanity can create benefits that extend beyond individual properties and national borders, building a world in which technological progress improves life for everyone.
The Global Projects in Detail
Automated Public Water Systems
Reliable access to water is a fundamental requirement for every community.
This project proposes developing a comprehensive automated public water system that can provide dependable water collection, storage, treatment where necessary, and distribution for public needs.
The system would be designed as one complete global solution, providing every country with the same comprehensive set of tools, functions, and capabilities. Its operating settings could be adjusted to suit local conditions, including the available water sources, climate, demand, and geographical characteristics, without creating different levels of system quality between countries.
Automation would manage water distribution, monitor water levels and flow, detect leaks and abnormal conditions, and support routine inspection and maintenance. The system would use monitoring and control functions to identify problems and respond efficiently, helping to reduce water loss and service interruptions.
The infrastructure would be designed to coordinate water collection, storage, distribution networks, equipment, and maintenance as one integrated system. Where appropriate, monitoring would help identify changes in water availability and demand so that water resources could be managed more effectively.
The objective is to establish a reliable, high-quality automated public water system that can be deployed worldwide, providing every country with the same comprehensive capabilities while allowing the system to operate according to local conditions.
Automated Drinking Water Systems
Access to safe, high-quality drinking water should be a shared global standard.
This project proposes a comprehensive automated drinking water system that treats available water, monitors its quality, and supplies drinking water that meets the agreed global safety and quality standards.
Every country would receive the same complete system design and the same set of treatment,
testing, monitoring, control, and maintenance functions.
The system would not be divided into different levels of quality according to a country's wealth.
Instead, operating procedures and treatment settings would be adapted to the characteristics of the available water source while preserving the agreed global standard for the finished drinking water.
The system would incorporate appropriate water-treatment processes, automated quality testing, contamination detection, and continuous monitoring. It would identify abnormal readings and trigger appropriate responses when water quality falls outside the required standards. Equipment inspection and maintenance would also be integrated into the overall operation.
Water sources may differ from one location to another, so the system would select suitable treatment processes and operating settings according to the water's characteristics. However, every country would have access to the same comprehensive range of tools and functions needed to achieve the agreed standard.
The objective is to provide a reliable, automated drinking water system that can operate worldwide and make safe, high-quality drinking water available to everyone, regardless of where they live.
Automated Electricity Generation: The Hydroelectric Tower
Reliable electricity supports homes, businesses, transportation, healthcare, communications, and the automated infrastructure proposed throughout this vision.
This project proposes developing the hydroelectric tower as a standardized global electricity-generation system. Every country would receive the same complete system design, mechanical engineering principles, equipment specifications, and functional capabilities.
The tower would use a controlled water circulation system in which water flows through turbines to generate electricity. Mechanical pressure mechanisms would direct and pressurize water through the designated water pathways to achieve high electricity generation. The turbine arrangement, water pressure, flow rate, and mechanical components would be coordinated as one integrated system.
The system would then use mechanical and water-replacement techniques to return the water to its starting point, completing the circulation cycle. The mechanical engineering design would coordinate electricity generation, water movement, pressure control, displacement, and the return mechanism so that the entire tower operates as one continuous, automated system.
The tower would incorporate monitoring, control, energy management, and electricity distribution. Its standardized design would provide a consistent foundation for construction, operation, maintenance, and deployment worldwide, with the number and capacity of installations determined by the electricity demand they are intended to serve.
The objective is to establish a reliable, automated, closed-loop hydroelectric tower that generates electricity through its turbine system and returns water to its starting point through coordinated mechanical and replacement techniques, contributing to high-quality electricity infrastructure for every country.
Automated Waste Management and Recycling
Waste management is an essential part of maintaining clean communities, protecting the environment, and making better use of available resources. This project proposes a comprehensive automated waste-management and recycling system that coordinates waste collection, transportation, sorting, cleaning, processing, and recycling.
The system would use advanced automation, artificial intelligence, and suitable
machinery to identify different types of waste and direct them towards the appropriate processing methods.
Automated collection systems and self-driving transport vehicles could move waste to
designated processing facilities, reducing repetitive manual work and improving operational efficiency.
Organic waste would be processed before it has time to rot and create unpleasant odors or other problems. Depending on the material and the intended use, the system will use baking, dehydration and grinding processes to prepare organic waste for further treatment or reuse.
Plastic waste would be separated according to its type and suitability for recycling.
Plastic bags and other suitable reusable plastic materials would be directed through an automated laundry technique before further processing and recycling.
Recovered plastics could then be processed into suitable raw materials for manufacturing non-food products, reducing the need for newly produced plastic where recycled material can meet the required standards.
The system would also identify materials that can be
reused, recycled, or safely disposed of when recovery is not practical.
Processing methods would be selected according to material characteristics,
environmental requirements, and the quality of the recovered output.
The entire operation would be coordinated through automated monitoring,
inventory management, equipment control, and maintenance systems.
These functions would help track waste volumes, identify processing problems, manage transportation, and maintain consistent operational standards.
The same complete system, using high-quality equipment and
advanced technology, would be deployed worldwide.
Every country would receive the same high standard of waste-management infrastructure,
system capabilities, and operational quality. This global approach is intended to raise standards worldwide, not lower the standards already achieved by developed countries.
No country should have to sacrifice its existing quality of life to achieve a cleaner and more sustainable world.
Automated River and Ocean Care
Rivers, waterways, and oceans are essential to the environment,
food systems, communities, and the long-term well-being of the planet.
This project proposes a comprehensive automated system to
help protect and clean these environments while reducing the amount of waste entering natural waterways.
The system would combine appropriate automated collection equipment,
monitoring technology, waste-detection systems, and transportation methods to identify and remove floating waste and other recoverable materials.
Depending on local conditions, suitable equipment could be deployed along rivers,
waterways, coastlines, and other priority areas. Monitoring systems would help identify
waste accumulation, changes in water conditions, and areas requiring attention.
Automated equipment could collect suitable waste and transfer it
to designated facilities, where materials would be sorted and processed through
the global waste-management and recycling system.
The system would be designed to minimize disturbance to aquatic life
and avoid causing additional environmental damage.
Different locations may require different equipment and operating methods because
rivers, coastlines, currents, weather conditions, and marine environments vary.
However, every country would have access to
the same high-quality technological capabilities and agreed environmental standards.
Automation would also support regular maintenance and monitoring,
allowing problems to be identified before they become more difficult to manage.
Human environmental experts would continue to contribute scientific knowledge, oversee environmental safeguards, and address situations that require specialized judgment.
The objective is to establish a coordinated global approach to river and ocean care,
using advanced technology to reduce pollution, recover waste where practical, and protect the natural environments on which people and other living organisms depend.
Automated Agriculture and Global Food Stability
Access to abundant, high-quality food is fundamental to human well-being.
This project proposes a comprehensive global agricultural production and distribution system that uses automation, advanced equipment, and coordinated planning to improve food availability and stability.
Every country would have access to the same high-quality tools, equipment,
and technological capabilities.
Operating methods and environmental settings could be adjusted
to suit different climates, growing conditions, and agricultural requirements
without creating lower-quality systems for countries with fewer resources.
The system would coordinate production, harvesting, storage, transportation, inventory, and distribution.
Global planning would consider growing seasons, local conditions, storage capacity,
transportation requirements, demand, and the availability of different foods.
Appropriate temperature-controlled environments could support the production, storage,
and distribution of fresh foods, including products such as eggs, milk, and other perishable agricultural goods.
Landowners could voluntarily make suitable land available for agricultural production through mutually agreed arrangements and agreed payments. Agricultural workers would participate voluntarily and receive payment for their work. Automation would reduce repetitive labor where practical, while people would continue to contribute their agricultural knowledge, expertise, supervision, and judgment.
High-Quality Agricultural Markets
New Business Towns would include large, high-quality, temperature-controlled agricultural markets designed to serve both wholesale and retail customers. These markets would use spacious, warehouse-style layouts to accommodate bulk purchasing by businesses as well as individual households buying food for their own needs.
Automated systems would support inventory tracking, temperature monitoring, storage management, stock rotation, and distribution. These functions would help maintain food quality, reduce unnecessary spoilage, and make agricultural products easier to manage and access.
Making Use of Unused Storefronts
As a supplementary measure, governments could temporarily rent unused storefronts at a fixed, mutually agreed price based on the size of the premises. These spaces could be used to sell suitable agricultural products with longer storage lives, such as rice, grains, dried beans, and dried fruits.
The availability of each storefront would be reviewed every three months. Owners could reclaim their premises when they wished to use them themselves or had found a private renter.
This arrangement would help keep unused storefronts clean, attractive, and in use while providing additional opportunities to distribute agricultural products.
It would not be intended as permanent government control of privately owned premises.
The objective is to establish a reliable global food system that supports abundant production, high-quality storage and distribution, reduced waste, and dependable access to agricultural products. By combining advanced technology with coordinated planning and practical local arrangements, the project aims to improve food stability for people in every country.
Automated Construction and Deconstruction
Construction and deconstruction are essential to developing new communities, maintaining infrastructure, and renewing existing towns. This project proposes a comprehensive automated system covering site preparation, construction, inspection, maintenance, renovation, and deconstruction.
The system would use advanced machinery, robotics, automated equipment, and digital planning tools to coordinate construction activities. These technologies could improve precision, reduce repetitive manual labor, support consistent quality, and make it easier to coordinate different stages of a project.
Automated inspection and monitoring systems would help identify construction defects, maintenance needs, and potential safety problems. Equipment and building systems could be monitored throughout their useful lives, supporting timely maintenance and reducing the risk of problems becoming more serious.
Systematic Deconstruction and Material Recovery
As residents move into newly developed Business Towns, some existing towns or designated areas may become available for renewal or redevelopment. Where buildings are approved for removal, systematic deconstruction could recover reusable components and recyclable materials rather than treating the entire structure as waste.
Before demolition or deconstruction takes place, affected residents must have secure alternative accommodation and their property rights and legitimate interests must be protected. Businesses and livelihoods should also be considered so that redevelopment does not create unnecessary hardship.
Automated equipment could identify, separate, and recover suitable building materials for reuse or recycling. Material recovery would depend on the condition and composition of the building, as well as safety and environmental requirements.
Human expertise would remain important throughout the process.
Engineers, architects, construction professionals, inspectors, and other specialists would continue to contribute design knowledge, technical judgment, oversight, and responsibility for decisions that require human evaluation.
New Opportunities for Real Estate and Interior Design Businesses
The introduction of automation and high-quality standardized living units could change the way traditional real estate and construction businesses operate. However, this change would also create opportunities for businesses to focus on interior design, furnishing, decoration, customization, renovation, finishing, repairs, and maintenance.
People who want distinctive interiors or personalized living spaces could purchase additional services and products to customize their homes beyond the standard provision. Interior designers, furnishing companies, craftspeople, and other businesses could serve these needs.
Additional living-unit capacity could also accommodate people who wish to own multiple properties or maintain larger collections of living spaces. This could preserve opportunities for real estate transactions, property services, and agents, although the scale of those opportunities would depend on demand and the way the housing system develops.
The objective is to use automation to support high-quality construction
and responsible redevelopment while recovering valuable materials, protecting people's rights, and creating new opportunities for businesses and skilled professionals.
Global Research into All-Weather Building Materials
Buildings must withstand the weather and environmental conditions of the places where they are constructed.
Different regions experience different combinations of heat, cold, rain, humidity, wind, storms, and other environmental stresses. This project proposes a coordinated global research effort to develop durable, high-quality building materials suitable for different climates and weather conditions.
The research would investigate material strength, durability, insulation,
moisture resistance, weather resistance, maintenance requirements, environmental impact, and long-term performance.
The aim would be to identify and develop materials that provide reliable
protection and support high-quality housing and infrastructure over long periods aiming for hundreds of years.
Research and testing would account for regional differences without
creating lower standards for countries with fewer resources.
Every country should benefit from the same shared scientific knowledge,
research capabilities, and access to suitable high-quality materials.
The project would also consider how materials can be manufactured,
transported, installed, repaired, reused, and recycled efficiently.
Where possible, materials should be designed to reduce unnecessary maintenance,
extend building life, and support the recovery of useful resources when
structures are renovated or deconstructed.
Scientists, engineers, material specialists, construction professionals,
and manufacturers would work together to evaluate new materials and improve existing ones.
Testing would be essential to confirm that materials meet the performance requirements
for their intended uses and environments.
The objective is to develop a shared global knowledge base
and a range of reliable, high-quality building materials that can support durable housing and infrastructure in different climates, helping countries achieve the same high standard of construction.
Automated Basic Medicine and First-Aid Supply Systems
Access to essential medicines and first-aid supplies can help
people respond to common health needs and injuries.
This project proposes a global system for
improving access to basic medicines and household first-aid supplies
automated distribution and inventory management.
The system would provide access to essential supplies through
appropriately located dispensing machines and other suitable distribution points in communities, towns, cities, and public facilities.
The objective would be to make basic first-aid materials and
appropriate household medicines available without requiring people to visit a pharmacy for every simple need.
Automated systems would track inventory, monitor expiry dates, identify low stock, and support timely replenishment. They would be designed to help ensure that supplies remain in suitable condition and that expired or recalled products are removed according to applicable safety requirements.
The range of available products would be determined by appropriate medical and regulatory standards.
Basic first-aid supplies could include materials used for common minor injuries,
while the availability of medicines would depend on their suitability for public distribution and the supervision they require. Medicines that require a prescription, professional assessment, or specific medical supervision would remain subject to those safeguards.
The system would need to provide clear information on appropriate use,
warnings, and circumstances in which professional medical care is necessary.
Automated distribution would improve access
but would not replace healthcare professionals or emergency medical services.
Every country would have access to the same high-quality system design and operational capabilities, with product availability and distribution arrangements adapted to applicable medical standards and local needs.
The objective is to improve access to essential basic medicines and first-aid supplies, reduce avoidable delays in obtaining appropriate supplies, and make basic health-support resources more widely available.
A Global Internet Budget for Each Individual
Internet access supports communication, education, employment, business,
research, and access to information. This project proposes a global internet budget for each individual to help make an appropriate level of internet service affordable, regardless of where a person lives.
Under this approach, every individual would receive a designated internet budget or
benefit that could be used with a service provider of their choice. The intention is to support access while preserving the freedom to select a provider rather than requiring everyone to use a single government-controlled service.
The budget would be designed to support an appropriate level of
ordinary internet use, rather than automatically providing unlimited service regardless of consumption.
People who choose to use more data or purchase higher levels
of service could pay for the additional usage themselves.
A coordinated global approach would seek to
prevent the benefit from being undermined by unnecessary price increases.
Agreements with providers could establish transparent pricing arrangements
and reasonable safeguards against excessive charges, while allowing providers to operate and compete.
The project would also consider differences in local infrastructure,
service availability, and operating costs.
The objective would be to establish a fair and practical system that provides individuals with
meaningful internet access without requiring every country to have identical local pricing or infrastructure.
Automation systems should not depend unnecessarily on
continuous internet connectivity when their essential functions can operate locally.
Appropriate local controls and offline capabilities would help ensure that essential infrastructure can continue operating during network interruptions.
The objective is to make useful internet access a broadly available foundation for education, communication, employment, and participation in modern society while maintaining personal choice and responsible use.
High-Quality Global Rail and Subway Systems
Reliable public transportation helps people travel between homes,
workplaces, educational institutions, healthcare facilities, business areas, and communities.
This project proposes developing high-quality rail and subway systems as
essential infrastructure for every country, regardless of its current level of wealth.
The global approach would establish shared standards for
system quality, safety, reliability, accessibility, equipment, and maintenance.
Countries would have access to the same high-quality planning principles
and technological capabilities, with routes and system capacity adapted to population distribution, geography, travel demand, and other local conditions.
Rail and subway networks would connect major cities and Business Towns wherever practical.
International rail connections could also be developed where geography, demand, and cooperation between countries make them feasible.
Automation could support train operation, signaling, traffic coordination,
passenger information, equipment monitoring, maintenance, and energy management.
These systems would help improve reliability and coordinate services,
while appropriate safety procedures and human oversight would remain essential.
The networks would be planned alongside housing, employment areas,
public facilities, and other infrastructure so that transportation works as part of an integrated community system.
The objective would be to make reliable public transportation accessible and practical,
reducing unnecessary dependence on private vehicles and improving connections between places where people live, work, and conduct business.
Where countries cannot finance the required infrastructure independently,
global cooperation would help support planning, construction, equipment, and maintenance.
The goal is not to provide a lower-quality railway to poorer countries, but to make high-quality public transportation a shared global standard.
Automated Public Garden Maintenance
Public gardens and green spaces make communities more attractive,
provide places for relaxation and recreation, and contribute to the quality of the surrounding environment.
This project proposes developing a global system of automated garden tools and
maintenance equipment to help keep public gardens clean, attractive, and well maintained.
The system could include automated tools for mowing, trimming, watering,
removing weeds, collecting fallen leaves, and carrying out other routine gardening and maintenance tasks.
Sensors and monitoring systems could help determine when maintenance is needed,
while automated equipment would perform suitable tasks according to the needs of the plants, the weather, and the design of each garden.
Different gardens would require different
maintenance methods because their plants, layouts, climates, and purposes may vary.
The global project would provide access to the same high-quality technological capabilities while allowing
the equipment and operating settings to be adapted to local environments.
Automated systems would help reduce repetitive manual labor and support consistent maintenance.
Human horticultural specialists and maintenance personnel would still
be needed for tasks requiring expert judgment, plant care, equipment repairs, safety supervision,
and decisions about the design or development of green spaces.
The objective is to make well-maintained public gardens and green spaces a normal feature of communities worldwide, rather than a benefit available only in wealthier places. By developing shared technology and high-quality maintenance systems, countries could create attractive public environments while using labor and resources more efficiently.
Automated Self-Cleaning Public Restrooms
Public restrooms are an essential part of public infrastructure.
But maintaining cleanliness often requires frequent manual cleaning.
This project proposes a global system of automated self-cleaning public restrooms
designed to maintain hygiene as part of their normal operation.
The priority is cleanliness, not luxury.
Public restrooms do not need expensive decoration or elaborate designs.
They need to be clean, hygienic, functional, accessible, and dependable.
Every country should be able to provide these basic facilities at
a consistently high standard, regardless of its wealth.
Each restroom would incorporate automated cleaning and sanitation functions appropriate to its design.
When a facility becomes unoccupied, the system could automatically clean and sanitize designated surfaces, manage waste, and prepare the restroom for the next user. Sensors and automated controls could help determine when cleaning is required, monitor the cleaning process, and identify problems that need attention.
The design would consider toilets, sinks, floors, handles, and other relevant surfaces
rather than relying on flushing alone. It would also address ventilation, drainage, odor control, water and energy efficiency, and safe cleaning methods. Systems would be designed to support frequent use while minimizing unnecessary downtime.
Automated monitoring could identify equipment faults,
incomplete cleaning cycles, and the need for maintenance.
Human involvement would still be required for tasks
such as replenishing soap and toilet paper, inspecting hygiene standards, repairing equipment,
and resolving situations that automation cannot handle.
Every country would have access to the same high-quality system capabilities
and agreed standards for cleanliness, safety, accessibility, durability, and maintenance.
Local designs could be adapted to different climates, public-use patterns,
and infrastructure conditions without lowering the intended standard.
The objective is to make clean, well-maintained public restrooms a normal expectation worldwide
by incorporating automated cleaning into the design of public facilities, the project aims to reduce repetitive manual work and provide a more reliable public service.
Automated Self-Cleaning Guest Bathrooms for Living Units
A clean, hygienic guest bathroom is an important part of a high-quality home.
Guests should be able to use a bathroom with confidence, without having to rely
entirely on the homeowner's personal cleaning habits.
This project proposes developing a standardized automated cleaning
and sanitation system for guest bathrooms in the living units provided through the proposed housing projects.
The priority is reliable cleanliness and hygiene, not luxury.
The purpose is not to make guest bathrooms more elaborate or expensive,
but to make cleanliness a built-in feature of the home.
The global project would develop a standardized system capable of
cleaning and sanitizing relevant bathroom surfaces and fixtures after use, where technically feasible.
The design would consider toilets, sinks, handles, floors, and other appropriate surfaces,
with cleaning methods selected according to the materials and the hygiene requirements of each area.
The system should be designed to confirm whether its cleaning cycle
has been completed successfully and identify situations requiring additional attention.
It should also consider safe operation, water and energy efficiency,
ventilation, drainage, durability, and ease of maintenance.
Automated cleaning could reduce the need for repetitive manual cleaning
and help maintain a consistent level of hygiene between uses.
However, automation would not eliminate the need for maintenance,
replenishment of supplies, inspections, or manual intervention when the system identifies a problem.
The system's actual cleaning performance would need to be tested and verified
before it could be relied upon as a standard feature.
The project would establish the technology and common standards globally,
while the local housing project would determine how the system is incorporated into living units.
This would help countries with fewer resources provide hygienic guest facilities as part of high-quality housing, rather than making them a luxury available only to wealthier households.
Homeowners who prefer a customized guest bathroom could opt out of the standard system
and pay for their own design and installation, subject to applicable housing and safety requirements.
This preserves personal choice while allowing the standardized option to
support a shared minimum level of hygiene.
The objective is to make a clean, hygienic guest bathroom a normal feature of high-quality housing worldwide.
By incorporating appropriate automated cleaning technology into the design of living units, the project aims to improve hygiene, reduce repetitive household work, and help guests feel comfortable using the facilities in someone else's home.
The Local Projects
Business Towns and High-Quality Living
Major Business Towns
Major Business Towns would be planned economic centers designed to support employment, advanced industries, research, technology, businesses, and professional development.
Their purpose would be more than providing places to live. They should offer opportunities for people to work, build businesses, exchange ideas, develop new products, and participate in social and cultural activities.
These towns would need substantial capacity and a broad range of employment opportunities. Their final size and number would be determined through research into population, economic needs, transportation, land suitability, and the capacity of infrastructure.
Business Towns could include major sports facilities, stadiums, exercise areas, concert venues, theaters, and other recreational facilities. The goal is to create attractive environments where people can work productively and enjoy life outside work.
A Town That Supports Business Activity
The town should support businesses of different sizes, from small independent sellers to large enterprises. Residents should have opportunities to start businesses, sell products, provide services, and develop new ideas.
A key part of this vision is to make physical selling space more accessible. The storefront system described later would provide more opportunities for small businesses and could help customers see and assess products directly.
The future economy should increasingly reward quality, design, creativity, and intricate products.
The aim is not to eliminate price competition, but to create conditions in which businesses can compete through the value and quality they provide rather than relying only on low prices.
Small Towns and Rural Communities
Not everyone wants to live in a major city.
Small towns and rural communities should remain attractive places to live,
work, raise families, and enjoy different lifestyles.
These communities would support agriculture, l
ocal businesses, teachers, healthcare workers, police, other professionals,
and people who prefer less crowded surroundings.
They should provide reliable essential services while preserving local identity,
nature, greenery, and privacy. Housing could include spacious detached homes, gardens,
mature trees, natural light, and suitable distances between homes.
Technology and transportation could help connect
smaller communities to larger economic centers without requiring everyone to move to a major city.
Small towns could be developed according to two different ways of life.
The first approach is to create peaceful communities for people who prefer
a quieter lifestyle, a closer connection to nature, and a more relaxed environment.
These towns would focus on residents' daily lives, local businesses,
family life, and the surrounding natural environment.
The second approach is to create attractive visitor destinations that welcome tourists throughout the year.
These towns could offer cultural activities, recreation, local attractions,
holiday accommodations, and businesses that serve visitors.
They would not need to be quiet communities;
instead, they could be lively destinations with activities and visitors throughout the year.
These two approaches are not mutually exclusive.
A town could offer a peaceful home for its residents while also welcoming visitors,
or it could focus more strongly on tourism and recreation.
Each community could develop its own character according to its location,
natural resources, and the preferences of its residents.
Location and Transportation
The location of major Business Towns and smaller communities
should be planned as part of a connected regional system.
Planning would consider population, geography, transportation,
access to services, employment opportunities, agriculture, and environmental conditions.
The distance between towns should be based on practical travel times,
transport networks, population needs, and land conditions rather than one fixed distance applied everywhere.
Rail, subway, roads, and other transport systems should work together where appropriate.
Electricity networks, water infrastructure, and other utilities would require their own technical planning based on demand, geography, and engineering needs.
The goal is to make it practical for people to reach employment, education, healthcare, and other services while supporting different ways of life.
Building New Towns Before Moving People
The preferred approach is to build new Business Towns on suitable undeveloped land rather than trying to construct an entire town within a densely populated area where people and businesses must continue operating.
Building on open land gives planners and engineers the freedom to design
the whole town as one coordinated system. Roads, rail connections,
utilities, housing, commercial areas, public facilities, and green spaces can be planned together
instead of being constrained by an existing layout.
Construction can proceed more efficiently because
the work does not have to be rushed around the safety and daily needs of
residents living inside the construction zone.
The town should be substantially completed, tested, and equipped
with essential services before residents and businesses are invited to move.
This helps avoid forcing people to live in an unfinished environment or
pressuring construction teams to sacrifice quality to meet relocation deadlines.
Existing towns would be reorganized or renewed after suitable new locations are ready.
Some buildings might be retained where appropriate,
but surrounding areas could be cleared and replanned where necessary.
The exact approach would depend on the condition and layout of each area,
the needs of residents and businesses, and the practical feasibility of redevelopment.
Privacy and personal rights must be protected throughout development and operation.
Building new homes must never be used as a justification for hidden surveillance,
secret cameras in private living spaces, or other intrusive practices.
Monitoring should be limited to legitimate, clearly defined public or
operational purposes, with transparency, accountability, and safeguards against misuse.
The aim is to create a safe and beautiful environment
where people can live with dignity and privacy—not a place where they feel controlled or watched.
The goal is to create well-planned communities while protecting affected people,
their property, their livelihoods, and their freedom.
Housing Safety and Protection
The global housing agreement must establish that living units will not be designed
or equipped with functions that allow anyone to deliberately target an individual home to
cause harm or interfere with its essential services.
For example, a home must not have a system that allows toxic substances to
be deliberately directed into its water or plumbing system, or allows its electricity supply
to be selectively cut off for unauthorized purposes.
Housing infrastructure must be designed to protect residents,
not provide hidden means of harming, threatening, or controlling them.
Essential services and safety systems must be protected against deliberate misuse,
with appropriate safeguards against unauthorized interference.
High-Quality Housing
Housing is one of the most important parts of this vision
because the quality of a home affects daily life, privacy, comfort, health, and family life.
The global team would develop a common agreement on specific
minimum global size standards for each part of a living unit.
The agreement covers these 12 elements:
1 Bedroom space
2 A private bathroom in every bedroom
3 A private walk-in closet in every bedroom
4 A guest bathroom in the common area
5 Dining space
6 Living space
7 Kitchen space
8 A book room or suitable reading and office space
9 Pantry space
10 Storage space
11 Private Sound-Insulated Room
12 Private Swimming Pool
The agreement would specify minimum dimensions or functional space
requirements for each component, rather than simply listing which rooms should exist.
Where spaces are combined, such as in an open-plan kitchen,
dining, and living area, the required functional space for each purpose would still need to be defined.
The private sound-insulated room is particularly important because
it gives residents a place to sing, listen to music, release stress, express their emotions,
and have private conversations without disturbing their neighbors or being overheard.
This is especially valuable in densely populated towns, where people live close together.
An emergency alert button should also be installed in this room
so that anyone who needs help can alert designated neighbors or the community
emergency response service.
The global minimum should represent a genuinely high-quality standard,
not merely the smallest space in which a person can survive.
The principle is simple: more is encouraged, but less is not acceptable.
Countries would be encouraged to provide homes that exceed
the global minimum whenever their resources and circumstances allow.
They could offer larger rooms, additional facilities, more storage,
spacious terraces, better views, or other improvements.
The global standard would establish a shared foundation, not a limit on how well people can live.
Private Swimming Pool
A private swimming pool should be considered part of the global minimum housing standard.
Swimming is not only a form of exercise; it is also an important life-saving skill that people should have regular opportunities to learn, practice, and maintain.
A private pool allows residents to swim in a more controlled and private environment.
This is particularly valuable because people have different health needs, skin conditions, and preferences regarding water cleanliness and treatment. Families can manage their pool according to their needs and enjoy regular swimming without depending entirely on shared public facilities.
The global agreement should establish a minimum pool size suitable for regular exercise and swimming practice, together with requirements for water quality, safe access, and appropriate protection against accidents.
Safety measures should include particular consideration for children and people with disabilities.
Pool designs should also support practical maintenance and efficient water treatment.
The objective is to make swimming, physical activity, and the development of
life-saving skills accessible as part of everyday living,
rather than treating a private swimming pool solely as a luxury.
The global minimum standard would establish the basic requirements,
while people who want larger pools or additional features could choose to invest in them.
Housing for Future Generations
Housing standards have long-term consequences.
Once a town has been built, changing room sizes, building structures,
and infrastructure can be expensive and difficult.
For this reason, the global team and national planners should
consider the needs of future generations when establishing housing standards.
Countries should be encouraged to build generously where practical, rather than
choosing unnecessarily small living spaces that may remain inadequate for hundreds of years.
The project would also distinguish between
the completed living unit provided under the housing standard and optional interior design or customization.
Residents could choose private services for decoration, furniture, finishes, and personal preferences.
Residents would pay for interior design or customization.
This would allow housing to meet a common high-quality standard
while preserving personal choice and creating opportunities for businesses that provide
interior design, finishing, renovation, and maintenance services.
Location Selection
The location of new Business Towns should be selected according to
geography and long-term development needs rather than to benefit a particular local group.
The assessment would consider land suitability, terrain, resources,
transportation, environmental conditions, agricultural needs, regional coverage,
and the potential for long-term development.
An international team could help establish transparent criteria and review decisions,
while local knowledge would remain important for understanding practical conditions.
Independent review, public information, and safeguards against
conflicts of interest would help protect the process from unfair influence.
The principle is that geography should guide where a town is built,
while transparent global standards guide how the decision is made and how affected people are treated.
Landowners Contributing Undeveloped Land
Developing a new Business Town requires land.
Where suitable undeveloped land is privately owned,
the project would need a fair arrangement for landowners who agree to contribute their land.
The proposed arrangement has three main parts.
First, landowners would receive completed living units in the new Business Town.
The number and size of the living units would be calculated according to the contribution made, using a transparent method agreed in advance. The current working concept includes a percentage allocation from the total land contribution for this arrangement; the exact percentage and distribution rules would need to be carefully considered and established before implementation.
The living units would meet the agreed global housing standard.
Second, landowners would receive a share of qualifying payments from large businesses.
Businesses that register to operate in the Business Town and make substantial payments for business-site allocation could contribute an agreed portion of those payments to participating landowners. Eligibility, calculation, distribution, and long-term payment arrangements would need to be clearly defined.
Third, landowners would receive replacement land outside the Business Town.
The proposed arrangement is to return a substantial portion of the original land contribution to landowners in the form of replacement land outside the new town.
The replacement area would be no less than 70% of the original land area contributed, while the exact percentage and distribution arrangements would be determined after careful research and planning.
This flexibility would allow the project to account for
land requirements during the transition and renovation of existing towns, as well as the needs of the Global Food Stability project, including suitable land for agricultural workers who do not contribute land themselves.
The location and suitability of replacement land would need to be considered carefully.
Where agricultural land is involved, the arrangement should consider soil quality, access to water, transportation, and the ability to continue farming.
Existing Property Owners and Business Relocation
Existing towns contain homes, shops, offices, and other properties that represent people's assets and livelihoods.
When a new Business Town is developed, existing property owners should have a fair way to exchange the value of their property for suitable living units or other agreed arrangements in the new town.
The process would require transparent property valuation,
clear ownership records, suitable replacement options, and a practical transition plan.
Businesses would also need arrangements that allow them to continue operating.
Existing storefront businesses should have a separate process for registering and transferring their business arrangements to the new town.
The aim is to give people a realistic opportunity to move into a better-planned environment
without losing the value they have built over many years.
Tenants and other residents who do not own property would also need appropriate transition arrangements.
The full plan should protect affected people rather than assuming that property ownership alone represents everyone's interests.
Large Enterprises Contributing to Town Development
Large enterprises could contribute to Business Town development through funding,
land, technology, equipment, manufacturing, expertise, or other agreed resources.
Their participation could help provide the capacity needed to
build major infrastructure and develop the town's economic activities.
The project would need transparent agreements defining each contribution,
the benefits received in return, and the responsibilities of the enterprise.
Any arrangement involving land or business-site allocation should be
reviewed to ensure that public needs and the long-term quality of the town are protected.
Enterprises would also benefit from operating in a well-planned environment with reliable infrastructure, skilled workers, customers, and connections to other businesses.
The objective is to create a framework in which enterprises can contribute to
development while pursuing legitimate business activities, without allowing private interests
to override the needs of the wider community.
Storefront Areas and Dedicated Business Space
A major part of this vision is to make it easier for people to start and operate businesses.
In current towns, most apartments, condominiums, and private homes do not include a designated storefront area.
People who want to sell products may therefore need to rent separate commercial premises,
which can create a financial barrier before the business has earned any income.
The proposed Business Town system would provide a designated storefront area for every living unit.
The size of the area would vary according to the size of the living unit.
The precise arrangement and location of these areas would be determined during town planning.
Residents could use their storefront areas to operate their own businesses.
Those who work for an employer or do not want to run a business could rent the areas to other businesses,
subject to the town's rules.
This arrangement could create more opportunities for small businesses, independent sellers, and start-ups.
It would also give people more choices about how to use their property and earn income.
However, the availability of space alone cannot guarantee business success.
Actual demand, location, customer access, rental costs, and product quality would still matter.
Existing Storefront Businesses
Businesses already operating in existing towns would need a separate registration and relocation process.
The purpose would be to give them a clear way to continue their activities in the new Business Town rather than leaving them uncertain about whether they will have a place to operate.
Their existing business activities and circumstances would be considered when planning the transfer.
Unused Storefront Areas
Some residents may not want to operate a business or may not immediately find a private renter.
The project proposes allowing the government to rent such unused storefront areas at a fixed price based on their size and use them to display and sell agricultural products from the Global Food Stability project.
Suitable products could include rice, grains, dried beans, dried fruits, and other shelf-stable goods.
Appropriate storage and protection from moisture, pests, and contamination would be required.
Availability would be reviewed every three months.
If a resident and a prospective private renter agreed on rental terms,
they would notify the government, and the government would plan to move its products out at the
next scheduled review.
This would avoid repeatedly moving stock in and out whenever a potential renter appeared.
The operating rules, payment arrangements, responsibility for stock,
restocking, and losses would need to be developed before implementation.
The objective is to make productive use of otherwise-unused storefront areas while
helping connect agricultural production to local customers.
Registering for Dedicated Business Space
Some businesses need larger premises or specialized facilities that
cannot be provided by an individual living unit's storefront area.
These businesses would apply through a separate registration process
before the final allocation of commercial land and buildings.
Applicants would describe their business activities,
required space, infrastructure, facilities, and other practical needs.
A minimum area for this registration category would be established
so that very small businesses could instead consider using the storefront areas associated with living units.
Storefront Allocation and Fair Opportunities for Businesses
Every living unit in the Business Town will include a storefront,
giving everyone the opportunity to establish a business if they wish.
This design makes commercial space widely available to residents,
including those who want to start small, develop new products, provide services,
or expand an existing business.
However, having a storefront does not mean that everyone must operate a business.
Residents may choose to work for the government, work for other organizations, or pursue other occupations.
Before the town is designed and built, research will be conducted
to estimate the number of people who intend to move into the town, the types of businesses they plan
to establish, and the large businesses that may invest in the area.
This information will help determine the town's overall size,
layout, and commercial space requirements.
The town will be designed with plenty of storefronts to accommodate expected demand.
Although it is considered very unlikely that demand will exceed the available supply,
additional provision can be considered just in case this occurs.
By researching potential demand before construction begins, the planning team can reduce the possibility of a storefront shortage and incorporate commercial space into the town's design from the beginning.
Even with careful planning, not everyone will want to operate a business,
and some residents may not have the financial resources to establish or maintain one.
Therefore, some storefronts may remain unused.
Businesses with sufficient financial resources may use these vacant storefronts to establish or expand their operations, helping to make productive use of the available space.
If demand for storefronts exceeds availability after the town has been built,
the allocation process will first consider demand for different types of products and services to help maintain a suitable variety of businesses throughout the town.
Product quality will then be a priority when evaluating eligible businesses within the relevant categories.
Products must meet the required minimum quality and safety standards, while businesses offering higher-quality products may receive priority under the allocation criteria.
The detailed allocation rules will be developed after research into the town's actual business needs,
product demand, and available commercial space.
This approach will allow the town to respond to real market conditions while providing broad opportunities for businesses, maintaining product variety, and prioritizing quality for the benefit of consumers.
A Future Economy Focused on Quality and Design
The Business Town concept is connected to a broader expectation about the future economy.
As automation takes over more repetitive production tasks,
people could devote more time and skill to product design, complex manufacturing, craftsmanship,
innovation, and improving quality.
Businesses of different sizes should have opportunities to develop their products,
improve their production methods, and introduce new ideas to the market.
The storefront allocation system would aim to provide fair access to
commercial opportunities rather than selecting businesses according to the quality of products they
already produce or the financial resources they possess.
Once businesses have an opportunity to enter the market, they could build their reputations through product quality, design, innovation, pricing, and their ability to meet customer needs.
The storefront system could help customers see products directly, compare available options,
and communicate with the businesses that make or sell them. Businesses would have opportunities to earn customer trust and develop their market position through their products and services rather than relying only on online images or the lowest prices.
This does not mean that all businesses will achieve the same level of success or that price will no longer matter.
Production costs, customer budgets, available resources,
and competition will continue to influence business decisions.
The objective is to provide fair opportunities for businesses to enter and develop in the market,
while allowing customers and market demand to influence which products succeed.
The long-term vision is a society where technology supports
production and reduces repetitive work, while people have greater opportunities to create,
improve, present, and sell valuable products.
Quality and design would be encouraged through
opportunities for development and competition, rather than by restricting access to commercial space to businesses that have already achieved a particular standard.
Housing for Everyone
A Permanent Foundation for Families
No One Should Be Homeless
Every person and family should have a secure home that meets the agreed global minimum housing standard.
No one should have to live on the street because they cannot afford housing.
The housing system should be designed from the beginning to provide a good standard of living for everyone.
Rather than allowing housing shortages to develop and trying to solve them later,
the plan should include sufficient housing capacity for current needs, future families, and changing demand.
The objective is to establish a strong foundation for society in which everyone has a place to live
and families can build their lives without the constant fear of losing their homes.
Protecting the Family's Only Home
A family's only home should be protected from
being sold or mortgaged in a way that could leave the family without a place to live.
This rule will remain in effect until further notice,
without an automatic expiration after a fixed number of years.
However, this protection should not prevent people from changing their homes when their circumstances change.
Instead of selling their only home freely, they may exchange it
for another home that better suits their financial situation and needs.
For example, if a person experiences financial difficulties after losing a business,
they may exchange an expensive home for a less expensive one.
If their financial circumstances improve, they may exchange their home for
a better one and pay the difference in value.
People who own multiple properties may sell one of their
properties while retaining another home.
The system will therefore need to establish whether a person or family owns only one property or multiple properties before applying the relevant rules.
The purpose is not to prevent people from improving their lives.
It is to protect their basic housing security while allowing them to adapt to changing circumstances.
Planning Additional Housing Capacity
The town planning system should provide more living units than
the number initially required for families' primary homes.
The original proposal included an additional % of living units, partly to accommodate second homes.
The final percentage will be determined based on the relevant factors accordingly
Providing second homes for people who wish to own more than one property.
Accommodating new families and future population growth.
Allowing people to exchange their homes as their financial circumstances and housing needs change.
Reducing the risk that housing shortages will prevent families from obtaining a suitable home.
Supporting long-term flexibility as the town develops and its population changes.
The final number of additional living units should be determined through research into population projections, household sizes, expected demand for second homes, and other housing needs.
A Housing System Designed for the Long Term
The government should establish a durable housing system rather than repeatedly facing
the same housing problems every few years.
The system should provide enough capacity to accommodate new families and changing demand
while protecting the homes that families already have.
This does not mean that housing demand will never change or that additional planning will never be necessary.
It means that long-term housing security should be built into the original design instead of depending on temporary solutions.
The central principle is simple "No one should be homeless".
Every family should have a secure home, and the housing system should be designed to maintain that security across generations.
Housing Contributions and Residential Environments
Providing a home for everyone does not mean that every residential environment will be the same.
Although all living units will meet the agreed global minimum housing standard,
the quality of the surrounding environment will also depend on the habits, behavior, and responsibility of the people living in the community.
People who have grown up in poverty may have experienced overcrowded housing, poor sanitation, disorganized surroundings, and limited opportunities to learn or maintain higher standards of cleanliness.
These conditions can shape daily habits and behavior.
Even when people move into better homes with modern facilities,
those habits may not change immediately.
Without personal effort, some problems may continue in the new environment,
affecting not only the residents themselves but also their neighbors.
The purpose of this housing system is to provide a strong foundation for people to improve their lives.
High-quality homes, proper sanitation, organized communities, and better public facilities will create the conditions needed for a cleaner and more orderly way of living.
However, facilities alone cannot guarantee these results.
Residents must also learn to maintain their homes, respect shared spaces,
manage waste properly, and take responsibility for their surroundings.
The long-term goal is not merely to move people out of poor housing.
But to help them develop and maintain better living standards.
People who can afford to purchase a home should also consider the environment in which they want to live.
Those who choose free housing may be placed in
communities designed primarily for people who need financial assistance.
Even with high-quality buildings and facilities, the community may still face challenges related to cleanliness, organization, and behavior while residents adjust to their new circumstances.
The buildings may meet the same high standard, but the environment also depends on the people who live there.
People who purchase homes may have more choices about their residential environment and may choose communities that better match their expectations and preferences.
People who can afford to pay for a home should pay.
They should not hide their wealth and pretend to be poor just to receive free housing.
The system is intended to protect those who genuinely need assistance, not to give people an opportunity to conceal their wealth to avoid paying for their homes.
If people can afford to pay, they should pay rather than be cheap at
the expense of a system designed to help those in need.
They should also understand that choosing free housing may mean living in a community where
residents are still learning to maintain cleanliness, order, and good behavior.
Those who can afford to pay should consider whether the residential environment they want is worth paying for.
For those who genuinely cannot afford housing,
this system provides an opportunity to begin again from a much better position.
The home is the starting point, not the final achievement.
With better facilities, education, and opportunities.
The hope is that residents will gradually improve their personal habits, maintain cleaner homes, and create more organized and pleasant communities for themselves and future generations.
A New Economic Equation
Income in an Automated World
The Relationship Between Production and Purchasing Power
The current economic equation helps introduce the problem:
product prices include material costs, labor costs, and profit.
People need income to purchase products, but their purchasing power may not match the economy's ability to produce goods and services.
When people do not have enough purchasing power,
businesses may struggle or fail because customers cannot afford to buy their products,
even when those products meet customers' needs and there is genuine demand for them.
In such cases, business failure does not necessarily mean that customers do not want the products.
The problem may be that people lack the money to purchase what they want or need.
This can leave products unsold, production capacity underused, and business resources wasted,
even when the economy has the ability to produce more.
Automation can increase production capacity and reduce the amount of human labour needed for some tasks.
However, if people lose employment income or do not receive other economic benefits,
they may be unable to purchase the goods and services that society can produce.
This vision therefore proposes changing how income
is organized so that the benefits of automation can reach people more widely.
The goal is not to make every product affordable to everyone.
Luxury brands, exclusive products, and premium services can remain more expensive.
The priority is to ensure that poverty does not prevent people from enjoying a high-quality standard of living.
The Proposed Income Structure
The proposed system would include different sources of income according to a person's circumstances.
For people who are not employed, the proposed structure is:
Total Income = Basic Benefit Income + Education Income + Moral-Development Income
For employed people, the proposed structure is:
Total Income = Basic Benefit Income + Education Income + Moral-Development Income + Salary from Employment
The details, eligibility rules, amounts, and funding sources would need to be developed.
The principle is to explore a system in which people can maintain a basic standard of living without depending entirely on having a conventional job.
Employment would continue to provide salary and opportunities for additional income.
Education and personal development would also have a place in the proposed system.
Basic Benefit Income
Basic benefit income would help people meet essential living needs and maintain purchasing power.
The aim is to reduce the risk that people will be unable to afford necessities simply because they are unemployed, between jobs, or unable to find suitable work.
The amount, eligibility rules, funding, and relationship to other benefits would require careful evaluation. The system would need to be financially sustainable and designed to reach the people it is intended to support.
Education Income
Education income would recognize learning and educational achievement as valuable contributions to society.
People could receive an income component according to an agreed education framework.
The exact levels, qualifications, and amounts would need to be developed.
Education income would be separate from salary.
A person's education can prepare them for certain responsibilities.
But their salary would still depend on their work, role, employer, and other relevant factors.
The aim is to encourage lifelong learning, including for people who are not currently employed, and to help people develop the knowledge needed in an increasingly automated world.
Moral-Development Income
This proposal explores whether society could encourage people to
study philosophy and reflect on moral questions as part of personal development.
One earlier idea was to encourage people to
read a philosophy book every six months and complete an assessment, with periodic renewal.
The details remain open for further discussion.
The purpose would be to encourage reflection, responsibility, and consideration for other people.
Intelligence and technical ability do not automatically guarantee good judgment or moral conduct.
Any such system would need to respect freedom of thought,
cultural differences, and different philosophical traditions.
It should not require people to accept one ideology or assume that
a single test can measure a person's moral worth.
The aim is to encourage personal development, not to control people's beliefs.
Salary and Employment
Salary would continue to reward people for the work they perform.
As automation changes the workplace,
some jobs may require fewer hours of manual work, while other roles may continue to require specialist knowledge, judgment, responsibility, and human interaction.
The proposed economic system would explore
how employment can continue to provide income while allowing people to benefit from
increased productivity and enjoy more time outside work.
This includes considering how the basic benefit, education income,
moral-development income, and salary could work together without discouraging useful work or
making the system unnecessarily complicated.
A Four-Day Workweek and Job Sharing
This vision proposes exploring a shorter working week and job sharing as
ways to distribute work and create more time for family, rest, learning, and personal activities.
The proposal is for employees to work four days per week,
with staggered schedules that allow businesses to continue operating.
Another part of the proposal is to establish two common days for family reunions during the first week of each month, with the exact arrangements designed to maintain essential services.
Two Employees Sharing One Position
The job-sharing proposal is for two employees to share one position,
with each employee working four days per week and one overlapping workday.
The overlapping day would be dedicated to meetings and discussions
about their duties, the progress of current assignments or projects, completed work, outstanding tasks,
and problems that need to be resolved.
Both employees would have an opportunity to exchange information and coordinate their responsibilities.
This creates a “two brains for one position” approach.
Instead of relying on one person to manage every responsibility alone,
the business would benefit from two people contributing their skills, expertise, ideas, and judgment.
Each employee would have three days off per week, while the overlapping day would
help maintain continuity and ensure that both employees understand the status of their work.
The schedule is arranged as follows:
Day Employee A Employee B
Monday Work Off
Tuesday Work Off
Wednesday Work Off
Thursday Work and collaboration Work and collaboration
Friday Off Work
Saturday Off Work
Sunday Off Work
This is an illustrative arrangement.
The exact schedule would depend on the position, business requirements, and applicable employment rules.
Additional Working Schedule for the First Week of Each Month: Rotating Long Breaks
During the first week of each month, the two employees would follow a rotating work schedule.
One employee would work from Monday through Friday, while the other employee would have those five days off. Both employees would have Saturday and Sunday off.
The following month, the arrangement would switch.
The employee who worked Monday through Friday in the previous month would have Monday through Friday off, while the other employee would work those five days.
The schedule is arranged as follows:
First Week — This month
Day Employee A Employee B
Monday Off Work
Tuesday Off Work
Wednesday Off Work
Thursday Off Work
Friday Off Work
Saturday Off Off
Sunday Off Off
Total working days 0 days 5 days
First Week — Next month
Day Employee A Employee B
Monday Work Off
Tuesday Work Off
Wednesday Work Off
Thursday Work Off
Friday Work Off
Saturday Off Off
Sunday Off Off
Total working days 5 days 0 days
This rotating arrangement gives each employee a turn to enjoy
an extended break during the first week of the month.
With Saturday and Sunday added to the five weekdays off,
the employee who is not scheduled to work would have seven consecutive days away from work.
This longer break could be especially valuable for people who want to travel long distances,
visit family members in other countries, take holidays abroad, or spend more time exploring different places.
Instead of limiting travel to short weekend trips,
employees could plan longer journeys without needing to request additional leave.
The rotation would distribute this opportunity fairly between the two employees.
Each would take a turn working during the first week while the other enjoys the extended break.
This proposal reflects the expected effects of automation.
As machines take over more repetitive work, people could focus more on duties requiring skills, expertise, problem-solving, decision-making, and coordination.
Benefits for Travel and Tourism
A shorter working week and staggered days off could also
create positive opportunities for travel and tourism businesses.
When most people have their days off at the same time,
travel destinations can become crowded on weekends while experiencing
lower activity during weekdays.
If people take their days off on different days, travel could be distributed more evenly throughout the week.
More people could visit destinations on weekdays, helping tourism businesses maintain steadier activity instead of depending heavily on weekend demand.
This could benefit hotels, restaurants, attractions, transportation services, and other businesses that depend on visitors. Travelers could also have greater flexibility in choosing when to take holidays.
These outcomes would depend on people's preferences, transportation availability, pricing, and the nature of each destination. Nevertheless, staggered schedules could help distribute travel and leisure activities more evenly.
A Common Monthly Family Reunion Day
The proposal includes two common days off for everyone during the first week of each month.
This day would give people time to rest and spend time with their families,
including relatives who live in different places.
Essential services, such as healthcare and public safety, would still need to operate when necessary. Arrangements would be made to ensure these services remain available while allowing as many people as possible to enjoy the common day off.
The purpose is to give everyone a regular opportunity to spend time with family and maintain a healthy balance between work and personal life.
Financial Arrangements and Public Support
The financial arrangement must be carefully designed.
Businesses may face higher payroll costs when employing two people,
and the benefits of additional coverage will vary by industry.
Some businesses can operate longer hours and serve more customers,
while others may not gain the same advantage.
The proposal therefore includes exploring public support that could
help employees maintain suitable income during a transition to job sharing.
The payment structure, eligibility, cost, and effects on employers would
need to be evaluated before implementation.
The objective is to explore how automation can improve productivity and distribute work more effectively, while allowing people to enjoy more time outside work without unnecessarily undermining businesses.
Connecting Income, Businesses, and Consumer Demand
The proposed economic system should be considered as a whole rather than judging each part in isolation.
If people have more purchasing power, they may be able to buy more goods and services.
This could increase demand and help some businesses sell more products. Businesses may then have greater opportunities to expand production, employ people, and invest in better products.
However, these results are not guaranteed. Demand also depends on what people need, product quality, prices, competition, available supply, and the wider economy.
The project must therefore examine both the costs of public income support and the possible effects on production, employment, and consumer demand.
It must also consider the needs of new and small businesses.
A business that has not yet developed a customer base may struggle to pay additional employees before sales increase.
Support during a transition would need to be designed so that it helps people without creating unsustainable obligations or unfair advantages.
The goal is to develop an economic system in which employment, purchasing power, business activity, and automation can support one another.
A High-Quality Life Without Making Every Product Equal
The purpose of the new economic equation is
not to remove every difference in income or make all products equally affordable.
Some products require rare materials, specialized skills,
extensive research, or exceptional design. Luxury and exclusive products can continue to exist.
The priority is to make a high-quality standard of living accessible to everyone
while allowing people to choose how they use additional income.
The system should help people meet essential needs, develop their abilities,
contribute through work or other activities, and participate in the economy.
In this vision, automation is not only a way to reduce production costs.
It is an opportunity to rethink how society organizes work, income, and the benefits of productivity.
Prosperity
Solving world poverty requires more than developing one technology or providing one benefit.
It requires coordination between infrastructure, housing, transportation, business opportunities, automation,
and the economic system.
The global projects would establish common standards and develop comprehensive technological systems for essential needs.
Local projects would turn those systems into practical living environments through Business Towns,
small towns, high-quality housing, and coordinated infrastructure.
The proposed economic system would then address the relationship between production,
employment, income, and purchasing power.
Together, these ideas aim to help people benefit from the productivity that automation creates.
Implementing global and local projects in parallel could reduce differences in living standards between countries.
When people everywhere have access to high-quality housing, reliable infrastructure, essential services, and meaningful economic opportunities, migration would no longer need to be a way to escape poverty or search for basic living conditions unavailable in their home countries.
Instead, people could choose where to live based on their personal interests, career aspirations, family relationships, cultural experiences, or desire to explore the world.
People would remain free to move
But the decision could be driven more by personal choice than by the need to secure a decent life.
The objective is to make a high-quality standard of living possible everywhere, so that no one has to leave their home country simply because they cannot build a good life there.
The storefront system adds another part to the vision.
People should have more opportunities to start businesses, present products, and develop new ideas.
As automation increases production capacity, people could focus more on quality, design, craftsmanship, and innovation.
Imagine the Life We Could Build for Future Generations
Imagine moving into a brand-new living unit designed from the beginning to provide comfort,
privacy, and space for everyday life.
Every bedroom would have its own private bathroom and private walk-in closet,
allowing each person to enjoy greater privacy and personal space. Families would no longer need to rely on a single shared bathroom for all their daily routines.
A private, sound-insulated room where you can sing,
listen to music, release stress, or have personal conversations without disturbing your neighbors or being overheard.
An emergency alert button would also allow anyone who needs help to alert designated neighbors or the community emergency response service.
Imagine a brand-new kitchen where preparing meals is comfortable and practical,
a spacious living room where family members can relax together, and a dining area where they can share meals and conversations.
A dedicated pantry and storage room would provide space to organize
household supplies and belongings, helping keep the home orderly rather than forcing everything into limited cupboards or crowded corners.
Imagine having a separate book room or reading and office room,
creating a place for children to study, adults to learn new skills, and anyone in the household to read,
work, think, or explore new ideas in peace.
A guest bathroom in the common area would allow visitors to use the facilities
without entering the private areas of the bedrooms.
These are not simply additional rooms on a building plan.
They represent a different quality of everyday life.
They give people more privacy, more room to organize their lives,
more opportunities to learn, and more space to spend meaningful time together.
A home can become a place where people feel comfortable developing their abilities, pursuing interests,
welcoming guests, and preparing for the future.
The housing standard described in this vision establishes a high-quality foundation for everyone.
Not a limit on what people can aspire to own.
People with greater financial resources could purchase larger living units,
combine smaller units into larger homes where the building design and regulations allow, or invest in more extensive interior design and customization.
The system should leave room for different lifestyles, preferences, and levels of wealth.
As high-quality living becomes the standard rather than a privilege available only to a few, the meaning of luxury could evolve.
Features considered luxurious today may eventually become ordinary expectations.
People who already enjoy luxury may then seek something beyond it: ultra-luxury, with exceptional space, distinctive design, exclusive features, and greater freedom to personalize their living environments.
The vision is not to eliminate luxury or prevent people from becoming wealthy.
It is to ensure that everyone has a high-quality foundation while leaving room for ambition, creativity,
personal choice, and even greater levels of comfort.
Now imagine stepping outside into a well-planned town, with attractive public spaces,
carefully maintained gardens, and greenery that makes the surrounding environment pleasant to walk through.
Automated gardening tools and maintenance systems would help keep these public areas clean,
orderly, and well cared for.
Residents could enjoy the gardens and shared spaces without the quality of the environment depending entirely on constant manual labor.
Public restrooms could also be designed with built-in automated cleaning functions.
Instead of relying on people to perform every routine cleaning task manually,
each facility could use an integrated system to clean and sanitize appropriate surfaces, manage waste, and prepare the restroom for its next use.
Similar to the automated waste-management concept,
the facility would be designed to maintain its own cleanliness as part of its normal operation.
Human involvement would still be needed for tasks such as replenishing supplies, maintaining equipment,
inspecting hygiene standards, and resolving problems,
but routine cleaning work could be substantially reduced through automation.
Cleaned and well-maintained public restrooms are a dependable part of everyday public infrastructure.
The wider town would be planned as a connected environment,
with transportation, essential services, business areas, public facilities, and automated maintenance systems designed to work together.
Instead of trying to fit new infrastructure into an already crowded and disorganized layout, the town could be planned from the beginning to support its residents' needs.
Automation would help maintain the systems that make daily life more convenient, while people could devote more time to their families, work, education, businesses, and personal interests.
Consider what this could mean for children growing up in such an environment.
They could have a home with dedicated space to study and develop their interests,
public spaces to enjoy, and access to well-planned community facilities.
As they become adults,
they could have opportunities to work, start businesses, learn new skills,
and participate in an economy designed to share the benefits of automation more widely.
Their children could then inherit communities built around high-quality living standards
rather than being forced to accept inadequate housing or poorly planned infrastructure simply because
those were the conditions of an earlier generation.
The purpose is not only to improve people's lives today,
but also to make thoughtful decisions now so that future generations can continue benefiting from them.
Moving from an existing town to a new Business Town would naturally involve change.
People may have familiar surroundings, established businesses,
friendships, family connections, and memories that they value.
These should not be dismissed.
Relocation must be handled fairly, with respect for property rights, livelihoods,
personal choices, and the practical needs of affected residents.
However, when a new town is ready, and people can see the quality of the homes,
the organization of the streets, the public gardens, the infrastructure, and the opportunities available,
they could also see what the change offers them and their families.
The intention is to make the advantages tangible enough that moving becomes an appealing opportunity for a better life, rather than an experience people are forced to endure.
The new town should demonstrate its value through the quality of its design,
the reliability of its services, the opportunities it provides,
and the comfort of everyday life.
People should have good reasons to welcome the transition because they can recognize how the new environment could benefit them, their children, and generations yet to come.
This vision invites countries, businesses, experts, and individuals to consider how their knowledge,
resources, and capabilities could contribute to a better world.
The objective is not to make every person live the same life or own the same things.
It is to establish a high-quality foundation for everyone, create meaningful opportunities to contribute,
and use technology to improve the lives of people across the world.
A shared high standard does not prevent individual achievement.
It gives everyone a stronger starting point from which to pursue their own ambitions.
The goal is a world where poverty no longer prevents people from living well.
The world where technology benefits humanity more widely.
The world where global cooperation helps create a better future for present and future generations.