The Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI) has set aside an investment of 8 billion baht to boost its young researchers' base, focusing on crucial S-curve industries including artificial intelligence (AI), electric vehicles (EVs), and quantum technologies. As part of its 2025 budget, plans are underway to train 100,000 workers for the semiconductor industry, taking advantage of geopolitical issues.

 

Chairman of the National Commission on Science, Research and Innovation, Sirirurg Songsivilai stated that Thailand needs more researchers to improve its competitiveness in science and innovation, particularly in S-curve industries. He also stressed the need for the country to enhance its research infrastructure, funding, and collaboration network.

 

TSRI has allocated 19.3 billion baht for R&D across 195 agencies and institutions for fiscal 2025. Of this, 8 billion baht is meant for human development, with 2.5 billion baht specifically aimed at promoting young researchers.

 

Currently, Thailand has 250,000 researchers, which is 24 for every 10,000 people. However, their 2027 target is to have 42 researchers per 10,000 people, or around 420,000 researchers. This requires an investment of approximately 30 billion baht. The country also hopes to raise its highly skilled workers from 3.95 million to 15.2 million by 2027, while also increasing global-leading researchers from 14,000 to 38,000.

 

TSRI Vice-President, Nirawat Thammajak, recognizes that by 2027, Thailand will require 160,000 annual science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates, an increase from the current 110,000.

 

The semiconductor sector has been identified as strategic, and geopolitical tensions between the US and China are causing a shift of semiconductor plants to Southeast Asia, particularly Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Thailand could potentially provide 100,000 skilled workers to the industry, as it already has 88,880 workers in related fields. Plans are also underway to propose a workforce development strategy for future semiconductor industry needs.

 

Nirawat also highlighted the need for social scientists and environmental researchers to tackle the country’s challenges, emphasizing the importance of multidisciplinary work among researchers. Currently, Thailand has 100 leading social science researchers and an additional 1,000 social scientists.

 

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-- 2024-06-11

 

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15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI) has set aside an investment of 8 billion baht to boost its young researchers' base, focusing on crucial S-curve industries including artificial intelligence (AI), electric vehicles (EVs), and quantum technologies. As part of its 2025 budget, plans are underway to train 100,000 workers for the semiconductor industry, taking advantage of geopolitical issues.

Somchai will be signing up first thing in the morning.

oh no thais going to invent AI ... why not use AI to find all the fakers that use agents instead of having money in the bank like the rest of us, or all the farang land and house owners under nominee or all the russians with their businesses...

That's a nice little earner for someone's friend or relative.

One of the ways to score this. Thailand is number 42.

 

https://www.scimagojr.com/countryrank.php

This is hilarious. How about allocating some money to learn how to stop unintentionally electrocuting people? Then tackle AI topics.

4 hours ago, John Drake said:

One of the ways to score this. Thailand is number 42.

 

https://www.scimagojr.com/countryrank.php

Which is surprisingly high ... but, when you see how journal rankings are manipulated, I guess anything is possible.

21 minutes ago, captnhoy said:

This is hilarious. How about allocating some money to learn how to stop unintentionally electrocuting people? Then tackle AI topics.

I'm looking forward to the Nobel prizes to follow.

40 minutes ago, mfd101 said:

Which is surprisingly high ... but, when you see how journal rankings are manipulated, I guess anything is possible.

 

Remember that the ranking is achieved primarily through English language journals. Much of the Thai rankings are deserved, because they are strongest in their contribution to English language medical journals. Those articles are from English proficient Thais. The engineering articles might do likewise. Other than that, for things such as social sciences, humanities, economics, and business, they are going to be relying on imported Western faculty primarily from English speaking countries. Few Thais publish in fields such as that.  Look at the Thailand specifics, here: https://www.scimagojr.com/countrysearch.php?country=TH 

Maybe teach English first?

 

 

6 hours ago, john donson said:

oh no thais going to invent AI ... why not use AI to find all the fakers that use agents instead of having money in the bank like the rest of us, or all the farang land and house owners under nominee or all the russians with their businesses...

Why?

Second joke of the day!