Thai ICT Ministry to expand Cyber Scout project

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Thai ICT Ministry to expand Cyber Scout project
By Digital Content



BANGKOK, July 22 --The Thai Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (MICT) is urgently expanding its Cyber Scout network, to collaborate in eradicating unsuitable disrespectful websites.

Permanent Secretary for MICT Methinee Thepmanee said that to keep the Cyber Scout project ongoing, the ministry plans to hold seminars next month to increase the knowledge of Cyber Scouts nationwide on how to monitor and report unsuitable or suspicious websites to the ministry.

Besides, the seminars should also promote and help to develop Cyber Scout leaders to become more up-to-date with the current ICT situation, which is always on the verge of change.

The planned seminars would be held twice, once in Nakhon Nayok province and another in Surat Thani province.

The ministry is expecting more than 250 Cyber Scouts from the central, eastern and southern regions to attend each seminar.

The Cyber Scout project was launched in 2011 and created a network of 383 Cyber Scouts from different educational institutions across the country.

The MICT permanent secretary said there are numerous unsuitable, inappropriate, illegal and disrespectful websites in today's modern society, which makes it harder for MICT officials alone to handle such an influx, despite the fact that the ministry has ordered 10,000 unsuitable websites to be shut down every day.

The MICT head said it has become of great importance to educate youth to provide them with the knowledge that is on par with present technological changes. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2014-07-22

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Here we go.

[Mango Bob]

Do you get paid for this? Will I need a work permit? I wanna be a Cyber scout so baddd.

[dahinni]

take me , take me

[noitom]

Do Thai Cyber Scouts get paid? This could be known in the future as Thai Youth.

[lostsoul49]

Ladies and Gentlemen.....

Welcome to North Korea.

[khwaibah]

Do Thai Cyber Scouts get paid? This could be known in the future as Thai Youth.

Was not there something like that back around 1939.?

[15Peter20]

Fear of having one dictator has now ensured we have another.

[Halion]

This country wants to be an International player on it's own terms. They believe that they can deflect criticism through national programs developed to a promote isolation and an insular untouchable culture. They want their internal problems and disputes below the radar. They want their cake and eat it too. They are truly deluded.

[chotthee]

Good job.

Innocent Thai people should be shield from the vicious Internet, mostly from Farang countries, especially porn website.

[WhizBang]

Good job.

Innocent Thai people should be shield from the vicious Internet, mostly from Farang countries, especially porn website.

I sincerely hope that you are posting with tongue placed firmly in cheek. It's so hard to tell sometimes.

[jonclark]

Good job.

Innocent Thai people should be shield from the vicious Internet, mostly from Farang countries, especially porn website.

Thanks for the laugh...."Innocent Thai people" ...555+ You very funny!

[Oziex1]

Can anyone truly control the internet?

[AyG]

Can anyone truly control the internet?

Probably not. Those of us with a bit of technical knowledge won't ever find it difficult to bypass controls. However, the vast majority of Internet users are passive; they won't bother to try and circumvent censorship. So, control won't be complete, but it will be highly effective.

Actually, on a personal note, the powers-that-be have been blocking a particular UK newspaper website for a few weeks now. Perhaps a couple of times a day on average I click on links to that website which are blocked. At first I made an effort to see the originals. Now I just don't bother. I just look elsewhere for the same news, and if I can't find it I forget about it. Even I, though a staunch libertarian, am effectively self-censoring thanks to the blue pencils of the current military junta.

[baboon]

Ladies and Gentlemen.....

Welcome to North Korea.

Nah, their beer is better and gambling is allowed.

[overherebc]

Ladies and Gentlemen.....

Welcome to North Korea.

And South.

[Payboy]

Ladies and Gentlemen.....

Welcome to North Korea.

Nah, their beer is better and gambling is allowed.

And they've got a stable government.

[oneday]

A sadly misguided program that is blocking too many benign sites where there is absolutely no reason to block the site. I've run across several sites where I was shocked to see this emblem appear. There was absolutely nothing on these sites that could have been offensive, pornographic or illegal. These "Cyber Scouts" are running amok.

[TallPalm]

Good job.

Innocent Thai people should be shield from the vicious Internet, mostly from Farang countries, especially porn website.

As long as old men can relieve their sexual urges in the company of young Thai girls for 1000baht a pop, instead of alone in front of a computer screen, then all's well!

[baboon]

Ladies and Gentlemen.....

Welcome to North Korea.

Nah, their beer is better and gambling is allowed.

And they've got a stable government.

A popular one at that!

[Mosha]

I was blocked access to flightsim site for 9 months thanks to these clowns.

[newermonkey]

Good job.

Innocent Thai people should be shield from the vicious Internet, mostly from Farang countries, especially porn website.

Yes and they should be sheilded from Thai Soap Operas as it is damaging thair brains.

[DrTuner]

The dream profession for grammar nazis.

[Chicog]

Surely should be called "Cyber Snitch"?

[frodo]

The same picture I get when trying access the dailymail website

That's been since last week.

[ratcatcher]

[kimamey]

The dream profession for grammar nazis.

Or should that be Nazis?

[ikke]

Can anyone truly control the internet?

Proxy server..... Alai wha ?

[Greer]

This is a retrograde step...

[toooa]

Do Thai Cyber Scouts get paid? This could be known in the future as Thai Youth.

Do they get brown shirts?