New iPhone, iPad app for cultural and tourist sites

By THE NATION

A computer app developed under a Culture Ministry initiative featuring Thai culture and tourist sites is now available for upload for iPhone and iPad users, Culture Minister Sukumol Kunplome said last Monday.

After downloading the unnamed app from www.m-culture.in.th, |users can access more than 5,000 features in categories such as: Thai people and local organisations relating to local cultures; cultural plays and items; Thai folklore and ways of life, and landmark locations, she said.

"This app is the first released by a government agency," she said. No details were available on whether the app will also be made available on other operating systems aside from Apple devices like iPhone and iPad.

The app was developed jointly by the ministry's Centre for Information Technology and Communications and the National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre (Nectec).

All items under the One Tambon One Product scheme will be soon uploaded to the app.

Speaking at yesterday's announcement, Science Minister Plodprasob Surassawadee said the app was developed under an agreement between the two ministries aimed at promoting and preserving Thai culture. "There are three projects associated with the app underway: an electronic library to mirror custody of the national Chao Sam Phraya museum in Ayutthaya; a library of virtual 3-D Thai classical music, and a communal database of all Thai culture."

-- The Nation 2011-09-14

The English option on the website doesn't work, at a glance there's no app to be seen (could be difficult if it's "unnamed"). If it's not in the official app store, there will be a problem running it on non-jailbroken devices.