A collaboration agreement between the Office of the National Digital Economy and Society Commission (ONDE) and nine other agencies was signed yesterday, aiming to increase the number of digital volunteers in Thailand to 300,000 by 2024. The primary goal is to enhance the accessibility and comprehension of digital technology among villagers across the country.

 

The plan involves establishing a digital volunteer network in villages, with one volunteer per village this year, and expanding the number of digital community centres from 500 to 2,222. The nine partnering agencies include the National Statistical Office, the Electronic Transactions Development Agency, the Anti-Fake News Centre, the Office of the Personal Data Protection Commission, the Office of the National Cyber Security Agency, the Department of Social Development and Welfare, the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, the Department of Corrections, and the UN Children’s Fund (Thailand).

 

Currently, there are approximately 101,000 digital volunteers, with 100,000 participating in incubation projects under the Department of Social Development and Welfare, and the rest under the Digital Economy and Society Ministry, according to Putchapong Nodthaisong, secretary-general of the ONDE.

 

by Alex Morgan

 

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If the children went to school they would learn things about IT and could help their parents with it instead of starting to work in the fields on a very early age.

2 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

If the children went to school they would learn things about IT and could help their parents with it instead of starting to work in the fields on a very early age.

That wasn't what I was reading in the article, I see it as another brainwashing activity by the generals, using fake but western sounding organizations, which would be controlled by the generals workhorse department ISOC (Internal Security organisation), the article never states this information directly, but

 

'Anti-Fake News Centre'

 

'Office of the National Cyber Security Agency'

 

and the rest of the departments and orgs are just for show, to make it seem palatable,

 

no wonder they hate Move Forward Party, but I can't see any other party including Taksins that would try to disrupt any of this going forward

 

Edited June 7, 20233 yr by humbug