Government certifies 15 smart city implementation areas

[Jonathan Fairfield]

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government is working to drive smart city development nationwide, where the aim is to use digital technology to improve people’s standard of living. Fifteen areas have now been certified as smart city implementation areas.

 

Deputy Prime Minister Gen. Prawit Wongsuwon presided over a meeting of the National Smart City Steering sub-committee, which saw the attendance of Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn and representatives from the Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA), Smart City Thailand Office, and other relevant agencies.

 

The meeting acknowledged the work results of the sub-committee, which has handed out the Smart City logo to 15 recognized smart city implementation areas. Some of the smart city projects receiving the logo were Sam Yan Smart City, Khon Kaen Smart City, Phuket Smart City, the Phadung Krung Kasem Canal smart city development project, Yala Smart City, and Nakhon Sawan Smart City. All 15 areas will receive investment promotion support from the Thailand Board of Investment.

 

The meeting also acknowledged the announcing of 50 smart city promotion areas throughout the country and deliberated smart city-related work plans proposed by DEPA to drive the smart city-related budgets of local administrations and relevant agencies.

 

Gen. Prawit asked all involved to contribute toward the development of smart cities in Thailand, which is a national agenda and is part of the 13th National Economic and Social Development Plan.

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2021-11-07

 

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[lujanit]

Smart is not a word usually associated with anything the Thai government does.

 

How about fixing the 90 day report link?  Or better still remove for it completely.  That would be a smart thing to do.

[fangless]

I'm smarting just trying to decipher the gobbledygook in that announcement.

Does anyone know what this SMART development actually means?

[ikke1959]

1 minute ago, fangless said:

I'm smarting just trying to decipher the gobbledygook in that announcement.

Does anyone know what this SMART development actually means?

probably they mean: it looks smart

[John Drake]

Smart city. Dumb people.

[mikebell]

7 minutes ago, fangless said:

I'm smarting just trying to decipher the gobbledygook in that announcement.

Does anyone know what this SMART development actually means?

In Pattaya it means sois swamped in sewage every other day during the wet season.

[Gottfrid]

I can see that it stands Smart Governance on the picture. OMG! That is used in connection with Thailand! Now only god can save us. You better Prey!

 

Edited November 7, 2021 by Gottfrid

[Tropicalevo]

1 hour ago, fangless said:

I'm smarting just trying to decipher the gobbledygook in that announcement.

Does anyone know what this SMART development actually means?

It means that there are 15 more budgets open to develop corruption.

That is pretty smart if you are the top of the heap.

[Guderian]

Same idea as the SMART Immigration police, it just means they get an expensive BMW to drive around in. I'm sure the cops think that's pretty smart, lol.

Edited November 7, 2021 by Guderian

[Pedrogaz]

Please stick a spike protein in me, I have lost the will to live after reading this nonsense.

[RobU]

It could be construed as A further method of monitoring the population simply by installing more cameras

[Chad3000]

Smart city

 

Where you'll still do your 90 day in person

 

Still bring in a half ream of photocopies identical to years before.

 

Where every government app and website is hacked and broken.

 

Not just smart...genius

Edited November 7, 2021 by Chad3000

[zzaa09]

10 hours ago, fangless said:

I'm smarting just trying to decipher the gobbledygook in that announcement.

Does anyone know what this SMART development actually means?

Fuzzy and warm sleight-of-hand rhetorical newspeak. 

Practiced universally, for those who might not be paying attention. 

[Felix Unger]

Just another word for 5G installations and surveillance.