webfact Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 ICT ministry to cooperate with US firms to produce new tabletsBANGKOK: -- The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology will cooperate with US-based technology firms to produce a new brand of cheap tablets for Thai consumers.ICT Minister Pornchai Rujiprapa said Wednesday that he had a chance to meet with executives of Microsoft, Google and Seagate a recent meeting in Bangkok between Thai and American investors and the tablet project was raised with the Americans with the hope that they would offer a helping hand to make the tablet project a reality.The minister said that the ICT ministry would propose the Digital Economy draft bill to the National Legislative Assembly. The bill seeks to empower the ICT ministry to set up a committee to push for the realisation of digital economy project.Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/ict-ministry-cooperate-us-firms-produce-new-tablets/ -- Thai PBS 2014-11-06 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod reborn Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 (edited) Nice to see MICT getting into the keylogger business. Wouldn't dream of buying a tab that MICT had its hands upon. Edited November 5, 2014 by zaphod reborn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualbiker Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 India did it with their own in country companies ... Thailand can't!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Let's wait to see what the US companies say, if anything. Thailand has a bad habit of speaking on behalf of others. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyG Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Totally misleading headline. No plans for production whatsoever - just vague initial discussions. Let's hope the Ministry realises this is a totally ridiculous idea before anything concrete actually happens. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuket Stan Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 India did it with their own in country companies ... Thailand can't!!!! India has a very advanced thriving tech industry Thailand has a very active press statement industry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recycled Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Here we go again, lets milk the cash cow. Maybe they could do something novel and swap them for rice. You don't have to be crazy to live in this country but it helps buckets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickirs Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Thailand - the Hub of Wishful Thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 That'll put some Chinese - and no doubt a few Thai - noses out of joint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kblaze Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Totally misleading headline. No plans for production whatsoever - just vague initial discussions. Let's hope the Ministry realises this is a totally ridiculous idea before anything concrete actually happens. Thai PBS - The Broadcaster You Can Trust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx22cb Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Translated: My directors and I are lining up a "courtesy visit" tour of US companies/cities at the tax payers' expense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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