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arxiv: 2606.12788 · v1 · pith:QXTSVHIUnew · submitted 2026-06-11 · 💻 cs.SI · cs.CY· cs.DC· cs.SY· econ.GN· eess.SY· q-fin.EC

To Share or Not to Share: Orchestrating Trustworthy Data in Global Value Chains

Han-Teng Liao , Chang-Yi Kao This is my paper

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classification 💻 cs.SI cs.CYcs.DCcs.SYecon.GNeess.SYq-fin.EC
keywords RegTechInternational Data SpacesDigital Product PassportsCBAMsemiconductor value chaindata sovereigntyenvironmental telemetryGlobal Business Services
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A RegTech architecture based on the International Data Spaces framework orchestrates sovereign environmental data exchange for semiconductor value chains under CBAM.

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The paper proposes a reference architecture using the International Data Spaces framework to manage environmental telemetry across the semiconductor-petrochemical nexus while preserving data sovereignty. This setup distinguishes mandatory requirements under the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism from voluntary targets such as the Science Based Targets initiative and Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design frameworks. A prospective roadmapping methodology converts upstream physical vulnerabilities into circular negative feedback loops, with a focus on the Taipei-Penang technology corridor. Sovereign data exchange through Digital Product Passports supports Global Business Services demands. Readers would care because tightening regulations require verifiable data flows without surrendering control over sensitive information.

Core claim

The central claim is that a RegTech reference architecture using the International Data Spaces framework orchestrates trustworthy environmental telemetry across the semiconductor-petrochemical nexus. This enables sovereign data exchange for Digital Product Passports that drive Global Business Services capability demands. The architecture distinguishes mandatory CBAM requirements from voluntary frameworks such as SBTi and SSbD. A prospective roadmapping methodology transforms upstream physical vulnerabilities into circular negative feedback loops focused on the Taipei and Penang technology corridor. Integration with Agentic AI for autonomous compliance and FinTech for green financing provides

What carries the argument

The RegTech reference architecture using the International Data Spaces (IDSA) framework, which orchestrates trustworthy environmental telemetry while preserving sovereignty and enabling distinction between mandatory and voluntary regulatory requirements.

Load-bearing premise

The International Data Spaces framework and the prospective roadmapping methodology can be practically adapted to the Taipei-Penang technology corridor to transform upstream physical vulnerabilities into circular negative feedback loops without insurmountable technical, governance, or adoption barriers.

What would settle it

Implementation attempts in the Taipei-Penang corridor that show either persistent data sovereignty conflicts blocking Digital Product Passport creation or failure to distinguish CBAM requirements from voluntary frameworks would falsify the claim.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2606.12788 by Chang-Yi Kao, Han-Teng Liao.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: The "Atoms-to-Accountability" Socio-Technical Governance Loop for [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p002_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Conceptual RegTech Reference Architecture: Utilizing sovereign data [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_2.png] view at source ↗
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As the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) approaches, the global semiconductor value chain faces growing structural tensions between regulatory transparency and data sovereignty. This article proposes a RegTech reference architecture using the International Data Spaces (IDSA) framework to orchestrate trustworthy environmental telemetry across the semiconductor-petrochemical nexus. The framework distinguishes the mandatory CBAM requirements from voluntary Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) frameworks, while addressing the additive complexities of the Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD) framework. Moving beyond standard linear technology stacks, we introduce a prospective roadmapping methodology that transforms upstream physical vulnerabilities into circular, negative feedback loops. Focusing on the Taipei and Penang technology corridor, the article details how sovereign data exchange enables Digital Product Passports (DPPs) to drive Global Business Services (GBSs) capability demands. Finally, we discuss the integration of Agentic AI for autonomous compliance and FinTech green financing, providing a scalable blueprint for global industrial clusters to achieve sovereign, sustainable, and transparent value chains.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript proposes a RegTech reference architecture using the International Data Spaces (IDSA) framework to orchestrate trustworthy environmental telemetry across the semiconductor-petrochemical nexus. It distinguishes mandatory CBAM requirements from voluntary SBTi and SSbD frameworks, introduces a prospective roadmapping methodology to convert upstream vulnerabilities into circular negative feedback loops, and focuses on the Taipei-Penang corridor where sovereign data exchange via Digital Product Passports drives Global Business Services demands. The paper also discusses integration of Agentic AI for autonomous compliance and FinTech green financing as a scalable blueprint.

Significance. If the proposed architecture can be realized, it would supply a conceptual blueprint for reconciling data sovereignty with regulatory transparency demands in global value chains. The integration of IDSA with existing regulatory instruments and the roadmapping approach for feedback loops represents a coherent synthesis that could inform future work on DPP-enabled sustainability governance.

major comments (1)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract and overall manuscript: the central claim that the IDSA framework plus the introduced roadmapping methodology can be practically adapted to the semiconductor-petrochemical nexus and Taipei-Penang corridor without insurmountable barriers rests on untested assertions; no formal model, implementation details, or falsification criteria are supplied to ground the adaptation claim.

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We thank the referee for the constructive feedback. We address the major comment below, clarifying the conceptual scope of the work.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract and overall manuscript: the central claim that the IDSA framework plus the introduced roadmapping methodology can be practically adapted to the semiconductor-petrochemical nexus and Taipei-Penang corridor without insurmountable barriers rests on untested assertions; no formal model, implementation details, or falsification criteria are supplied to ground the adaptation claim.

    Authors: The manuscript presents a conceptual reference architecture and a prospective roadmapping methodology, explicitly described as such in the abstract and text. It does not assert that adaptation can occur without barriers or provide empirical validation; rather, it synthesizes IDSA principles with CBAM, DPP, and related frameworks to offer a blueprint for future development. No formal model or implementation is included because the contribution is architectural and prospective, not evaluative. We will revise the abstract and introduction to more explicitly emphasize the conceptual nature and avoid any phrasing that might imply practical realization. revision: partial

Circularity Check

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full rationale

The paper is a prospective RegTech reference architecture proposal that integrates existing external frameworks (IDSA, CBAM, SBTi, SSbD, DPPs) and introduces a roadmapping methodology for the semiconductor-petrochemical nexus. No equations, fitted parameters, predictions of derived quantities, or self-citations appear in the provided text that would reduce any claim to its own inputs by construction. The central content is a high-level blueprint whose claims rest on the described integration rather than any self-referential derivation chain.

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