Embracing digital-based urban development

[snoop1130]

City data platform shows Mae Hia municipality on the map. (Photo by Patcharee Luenguthai)

 

Concerned about the impacts of rapidly urbanizing communities, some municipalities in Thailand are shaping their future development to provide new opportunities for local populations and coming up with solutions to better manage their urban development pathways.

 

Under the strategic plan of the Office of National Higher Education Science Research and Innovation Policy Council (NXPO)’s Program Management Unit on Area Based Development (PMU-A), three towns in Chiang Mai, Phuket and Rayong provinces have been chosen as models for new management systems through the adoption of smart technologies and innovations.

 

Thanks to Mayor Tanawat Yodjai, Mae Hia Municipality has already made a significant change, moving the area forward through digital transformation with the goal of becoming a smart city certified by the Digital Economy Promotion Agency (Depa)

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/embraceing-digital-based-urban-development/

 

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[Baron Samedi]

Klaus Schwab and Larry Fink would be proud !

[hotchilli]

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Concerned about the impacts of rapidly urbanizing communities, some municipalities in Thailand are shaping their future development to provide new opportunities for local populations and coming up with solutions to better manage their urban development pathways.

Must be mind readers I was just thinking about waffles for breakfast.