Somkid calls for haste in consideration of funding for digital projects

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Somkid calls for haste in consideration of funding for digital projects

By THE NATION

 

Deputy PM Somkid, right

 

Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak on Monday (September 30) urged the Digital Economy and Society Development Fund to speed up consideration of projects that apply for funding.

 

The fund, chaired by Somkid, has around Bt5 billion, which was allocated to it by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission.

State and private sectors can apply for funding to develop digital projects.

 

The fund has earmarked Bt2.6 billion for projects this year and Bt2 billion for projects next year.

 

Somkid also assigned the fund to set up a subcommittee to speed up the process of granting funds to qualified recipients. The subcommittee will have to make decisions on funding every month. This will see the quick injection of funds into the economy, he said.

 

Kobsak Pootrakool, deputy secretary-general to the prime minister for political affairs, said that 130 projects worth Bt12 billion had applied for funding this year. However, the fund had yet to convene to consider the proposals.

 

He added that the fund would complete consideration of all proposals for this year within the next few months. The fund will focus on projects involving cybersecurity, digital infrastructure and development of digital skills.

 

Digital Economy and Society Minister Buddhipongse Punakanta said at the fund meeting on Monday that the granting of Bt2 billion for next year’s projects would focus on health-tech and agri-tech projects.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30376911

 

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[jerojero]

The only haste this Gov't has including the past few years is hastily buying 100 billion of Military hardware.

[worgeordie]

I hope they are not too hasty in giving out grants,

and check the viability  and companies seeking

funds,or it will be more money down the drain.

regards worgeordie

[Srikcir]

7 hours ago, worgeordie said:

I hope they are not too hasty in giving out grants,

and check the viability  and companies seeking

funds,or it will be more money down the drain.

regards worgeordie

 

On 10/1/2019 at 3:38 AM, webfact said:

State and private sectors can apply for funding to develop digital projects.

No one will be checking the viability and accountability for state-owned enterprises except the state.

Uh-huh. Right....

[timendres]

Haste makes waste. This should be classic.

[Fex Bluse]

Unless they get farangs in to do the work properly, they will just end up with thousands more Thai style websites that have a bit ENGLISH button that links back to the Thai page. 

 

They don't have the skilled workforce.