This Academic Paper “Silver Bridge Platform” presents a framework for addressing Thailand's transition into an aging society, highlighting that traditional welfare systems may fall short under the growing pressures of healthcare costs, pension obligations, and a shrinking workforce.

The core proposal involves establishing a “Thailand Silver Economy Taxonomy” to define investment frameworks across three primary pillars:

• Healthcare infrastructure and elder care.-
• Age-friendly housing and transportation.
• Financial security coupled with extended working lives.

To finance these initiatives, the framework proposes leveraging capital market instruments—such as REITs, Social Impact Bonds, Asset-Backed Securitization, RWA (Real World Asset) Tokenization, and specialized Silver Funds—to mobilize capital from the public sector, private enterprises, institutional investors, and individual citizens into projects that alleviate the government's fiscal burden.

Additionally, it calls for government-backed tax incentives to stimulate participation, such as a tax deduction for companies employing senior citizens, and Board of Investment (BOI) privileges for related technology businesses. The proposal also introduces a "dual-entity" structure, combining a public interest safeguard organization with a commercial operating company. This model aims to balance social impact objectives with commercial viability, ultimately fostering a new economy that thrives sustainably within an aging society.

Note: This article is an academic work produced under the Capital Market Academy Leader Program Batch 37 of the Capital Market Academy (CMA). The Capital Market Development Fund (CMDF) has collaborated in disseminating capital market research.