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PHUKET: The three days of meetings for the APEC ISOM (Informal Senior Officials Meeting) in Phuket got underway yesterday (Dec 1), with the key delegates highlighting the need to develop a “BCG Economy”.

 

Under the definition given by the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), the “Bio-Circular-Green Economic Model”, or “BCG”, capitalizes the country’s strengths in biological diversity and cultural richness and employs technology and innovation to transform Thailand to a value-based and innovation-driven economy.

 

The model has been introduced by the research community and promoted by the Thai government as a new economic model for inclusive and sustainable growth.

 

Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/apec-isom-meeting-in-phuket-spotlights-bcg-economy-82244.php

 

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11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

“Bio-Circular-Green Economic Model”

Go Bio , go bio ... that is in every politicians mouth now .

It enables them to pretend to care for the environment ... but they only care for themselves , everybody knows .

They probably think that go bio enables the to clean the dirty spots on their 'white vests' ... all blah blah in a time where positive action is needed but missing .

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

to transform Thailand to a value-based and innovation-driven economy.

That means that there is no value in the thai economy by now .