Dr. Jeremy Chih-Cheng Chang, Chief Executive Officer of DSET, was invited to attend the International Conference on Cyber Conflict (CyCon 2026), hosted by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (NATO CCDCOE), on May 27, 2026. During a panel discussion, he called for strengthened collaboration among democratic countries in the field of artificial intelligence hardware supply chains to enhance overall technological resilience and strategic security.
The session was moderated by Sale Lilly, Senior Policy Analyst at the RAND Corporation, a leading U.S. technology and national security think tank. The panel convened policy and industry representatives from key countries in the AI hardware ecosystem—including the United States, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands, and Taiwan—to exchange views on supply chain resilience and technology security.
Panelists included Jaclyn Kellon, Global Policy Director at the Semiconductor Industry Association (United States); Satoshi Deguchi, Director for International Affairs, Cybersecurity Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan); and Professor Man-hee Lee of Hannam University (South Korea).
Discussions focused on concentration risks within AI hardware supply chains, control over critical nodes, and mechanisms for policy coordination among democratic countries. Participants emphasized that in the AI era, supply chain resilience has become a critical foundation for both national security and technological competitiveness.
Dr. Chang further noted that the advancement of AI capabilities depends not only on software innovation, but is also heavily constrained by a series of highly concentrated and difficult-to-replicate hardware manufacturing industries and critical infrastructure. These include semiconductor manufacturing, advanced process equipment, and the infrastructure required for large-scale AI computing. Such structural dependencies embed the effective capabilities of AI technologies deeply within the stability and security of global supply chains.
He stressed that, amid an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape, democratic countries should further deepen cooperation in AI hardware supply chains. Through institutional coordination and structured partnerships, they can strengthen the resilience and trustworthiness of the broader ecosystem and jointly address the challenges posed by a new wave of technological competition.
Taiwan also participated in the International Conference on Cyber Conflict for the first time with a delegation led by Dr. Yuh-Jye Lee, Senior Advisor to the National Security Council. In addition, Dr. Lee took part as a co-panelist in a dedicated workshop session, where he shared Taiwan’s practical experience in municipal resilience and crisis governance.
