Microsoft Elevates Thailand as AI Hub in Asia

[snoop1130]

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Microsoft Thailand is advancing the country’s transformation into a major artificial intelligence (AI) hub in Asia, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Thai government to establish an AI Center of Excellence and a cloud data center in the country.

 

The initiative is part of Thailand’s strategy to become a digital-first, AI-driven nation, as announced at the APEC Leaders’ Meeting 2023.

 

Key elements of the plan include developing local cloud capabilities, focusing on renewable energy for data centers, and enhancing public sector AI projects through the AI center. Microsoft is also discussing tax incentives with the government and advocating for changes in state procurement rules to facilitate long-term cloud services.

 

Microsoft’s commitment extends to equipping millions of Thais with future-ready skills and implementing e-government projects in collaboration with various government units. The company’s recent investments in Thailand have been the launch of Copilot for Microsoft 365 and the manufacturing of Surface laptops.

 

By Krajangwit Johjit

 

Full story: NNT 2023-11-23

 

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[Woof999]

Any intelligence coming to Thailand, artificial or not, has to be a good thing.

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, Woof999 said:

Any intelligence coming to Thailand, artificial or not, has to be a good thing.

It sure as hell won't come from within.

[Pouatchee]

7 hours ago, Woof999 said:

Any intelligence coming to Thailand, artificial or not, has to be a good thing.

 

thais need all the help they can get... poor somchai

[ikke1959]

what you don't have, you can make..

[sammieuk1]

It's definitely the Hub of all things artificial already 🤔

[Skeptic7]

Yay...finally there will be at least some sort of intelligence❗🤣

[mikebell]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Microsoft’s commitment extends to equipping millions of Thais with future-ready skills and implementing e-government projects in collaboration with various government units.

Akin to any of the tasks Hercules accomplished.

[kingstonkid]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

It sure as hell won't come from within.

There are a lot of young Thais that want to code and be involved.  The challenge is that the schools do not have the ability to promote this or the tools.

 

If Microsoft and the government wanted to do something then the answer is to copy what the Indian Government did and buld schools for students that have the ability.

 

Entrance to the school is not based on money but based on a person's ability to learn to code, Have the desire to code and can learn and apply code.  

 

Schools would have to teach the basics of Math, Thai, English and international social with a predominance of computers and coding.

 

Goals should be established and if students do not achieved the goals they go back to normal schools.

[hotchilli]

30 minutes ago, kingstonkid said:

There are a lot of young Thais that want to code and be involved.  The challenge is that the schools do not have the ability to promote this or the tools.

 

If Microsoft and the government wanted to do something then the answer is to copy what the Indian Government did and buld schools for students that have the ability.

 

Entrance to the school is not based on money but based on a person's ability to learn to code, Have the desire to code and can learn and apply code.  

 

Schools would have to teach the basics of Math, Thai, English and international social with a predominance of computers and coding.

 

Goals should be established and if students do not achieved the goals they go back to normal schools.

In many ways Thai schools/Universities are 20-30 years behind other developed countries.. some as much as 50 years behind.

But then for the last half century The elite didn't want educated citizens.

[kingstonkid]

On 11/24/2023 at 9:15 AM, hotchilli said:

In many ways Thai schools/Universities are 20-30 years behind other developed countries.. some as much as 50 years behind.

But then for the last half century The elite didn't want educated citizens.

The interesting thing is that if you look at the west whie we are tring to raise standards here they are lowering standards.  Look no further than california