The Thai government and US-based Google have announced a policy of strategic cooperation, to lay the foundations for digital infrastructure, research and development of artificial intelligence, cloud-first policies and the setup of a Google cloud region in Bangkok.

 

Ruth Porat, chief financial officer of Alphabet, and its subsidiary Google, said that this cooperation is aimed at increasing the digital competitiveness of Thailand and ushering in a cloud-based digital transformation, under the concept of “Leave no Thai behind”.

 

The first foundation is the establishment of a cloud region in Bangkok, to drive digital services which are more reliable and faster. This will help to generate about US$4.1 billion for the Thai economy and create about 50,000 new jobs by the end of 2030.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2023-11-15

 

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“Leave no Thai behind”.

 

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Will Thailand be the playground, testground of Google's Evil practices?

 

Digital wallets filled with helicopter money and tax law "re-interpretation " at the behest of the EU.  I can smell the digital gulag already.

 

37 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

This will help to generate about US$4.1 billion for the Thai economy and create about 50,000 new jobs by the end of 2030

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And numbers seemingly extracted from a bureaucrat"s rectum to sweeten the deal. 

Thai government and Google partnership to boost digital economy
by Alex Morgan

 

Picture courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

The Thai government announced a strategic partnership with Google to bolster the country’s digital economy and accelerate the development of artificial intelligence (AI).

 

The agreement, unveiled at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting, seeks to enhance Thailand’s digital infrastructure, encourage the secure and responsible adoption of AI, anchor cloud-first policies, and make digital skills more accessible to Thai citizens.

 

Google Cloud has confirmed that its upcoming Thailand cloud region will be situated in Bangkok. In tandem with Microsoft’s expected investment in data centres, this forms part of a broader push from US tech companies to minimise the risk of geopolitical supply chain impacts.

 

Google’s long-standing investment in Thailand, spanning over a decade, has seen significant returns. The company’s products and programmes have supported over a quarter of a million jobs in 2022 alone.

 

Moreover, Google has directly and indirectly contributed an estimated US$4.3 billion in economic benefits to local businesses.

 

Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin welcomed the partnership with the tech giants.

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-11-16

 

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