Thailand hopes to be leading country for investment in digital sector

 

BANGKOK, 17 August 2016 (NNT) - The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has expressed confidence that Thailand will become one of the world’s top countries for investment in the digital industry in the next 20 years. 

ICT Minister Uttama Savanayana on Wednesday said all countries realized the importance of digital technology and the Thai government had policy to guide the Thai economy and society into the digital era. The government had developed 20-year national strategies with clear operational plans consistent with the “Thailand 4.0” master plan, said the minister 

Mr. Uttama added that projects to develop ICT infrastructure had much progressed due to good cooperation from the general public and the private sector. The projects include the “Pracharat” Internet project aimed at providing high-speed Internet access for the people. 

The ministry would urgently develop the work of the public sector with the use of digital systems and updating ICT laws in line with changes in the digital world, said the minister. 

The ministry also set a goal for Thailand to be a leading country in ASEAN that uses the digital technology in moving the country forward.
 

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-- nnt 2016-08-17

Must be to supplement being the pokemon hub of the world.

42 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

20-year national strategies with clear operational plans consistent with the “Thailand 4.0” master plan

using Hope version 24.0

Not a chance unless pigs start flying

Hope, If, When?

Let's start at the beginning and learn some english language....after that we'll make plan2

Attempting to implement a 20 year plan in the fast changing world of technology is pure folly. What is relevant today will be replaced by something else in a handful of years, and the entire plan goes out the window.

Get your pokemons under control 1st

funny, so hi speed internet.......... but you can only  look at sites we approve...at the rate they are going it will be just one green screen available all day everyday

You should check this out:

 

http://www.xn--72cgs7alq1bbn1c4digdj.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Thailand-4.0-PM-by-รมช.พณ..pdf

 

Ridiculous.

Interesting to see that the driving idea behind the whole concept is "less for more".

 

Seems to me this plan must have been in operation for quite some time already. 

Ever been to Shenzhen. 

 

You got no <expletive deleted> chance. Dreamers.

Edited August 17, 20169 yr by Crossy

Of course they will be the leaders!......look how many brains are embedded in their mobile phones already!

“Thailand hopes to be leading country for investment in digital sector”

One can always hope

Edited August 17, 20169 yr by jaltsc

Notice they are only hoping to receive investment cash not hoping to achieve anything with it.

Edited August 18, 20169 yr by futsukayoi
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Only a leading country not a hub, how demoralising.

I hope to have 50 trillion baht in my bank account.  

 

That's the great thing about hoping.  You can just sit back and hope.  No work needed.  

1 minute ago, cockatoowho said:

Only a leading country not a hub, how demoralising.

 

They've begun to realize, Thailand isn't what it used to be.  Dreams of being a hub are distant memories.  Today, it's all about a leading country.  

 

 

3 hours ago, damo said:

Ever been to Shenzhen. 

 

You got no <expletive deleted> chance. Dreamers.

 

My Thai friend is into the IT business, sometimes i join him when he has chinese business associates. They need me to have a good conversation (in english of course) with their supplyers. 

 

None of his Thai collegues is sufficient enough in English to have a good conversation during a long night dinner. The Chinese speak better english than me though and are only 22 years old.

 

Looking at the way they spend money ,or car (plus driver) they all have in BKK those guys must be doing something very well.  Also they are learning Thai language now and can communicate pretty well in Thai.

 

Thailand is so far behind the rest of the world

 

 

"It's all 0's and 1's. We can handle that!" (Please no one mention quantum computing, at least for now)

Given that the language if IT documentation worldwide, is predominantly English, these IT guys will always be behind the 8-ball. All up to the minute security related bulletins and update bulletins are in English and most Thai IT "professionals" cannot understand any English. Hoping is all they can do.

Edited August 18, 20169 yr by apalink_thailand
grammar

Well they might have to shelve "the gateway"... AKA great wall of Thailand. Ping times behind a layer 7 silent proxy of 300ms won't cut it in the real world of global finance. A company trading under these conditions stands to lose literally millions of dollars per second. If you want to  talk the talk, it's handy if you can walk the walk. More unrealistic nonsensical hubris.

With foreign investment dropping like a stone, continued downgrades from such as Moody's, sure every chance of that happening. 

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thailand hopes to be leading country for investment in digital sector

Which in essence means they want someone else to pay for what they aim to control.

One word: incompetence

3 hours ago, apalink_thailand said:

Given that the language if IT documentation worldwide, is predominantly English, these IT guys will always be behind the 8-ball. All up to the minute security related bulletins and update bulletins are in English and most Thai IT "professionals" cannot understand any English. Hoping is all they can do.

Hope and several trips to the Wat and "for sure" it's going to happen. :-) 

Given all of the programming languages, development platforms, coding paradigms and web innovations originating from Thailand, this seems very doable.

 

Leading country for investment in digital sector?

 

Okayyyy. Maybe. If that nice Mr Prayuth can salvage the economy he's largely responsible for wrecking. But I'd be quite surprised after watching him on TV bawling out more journalists last evening.

 

No doubt that he's staying on though... Elections or no elections. Thais will wake up one day to what that nice Mr Prayuth really is, and then there will be mayhem.

 

Winnie

Edited August 18, 20169 yr by Winniedapu

1 hour ago, timendres said:

Given all of the programming languages, development platforms, coding paradigms and web innovations originating from Thailand, this seems very doable.

 

Hmmm. So it shouldn't be hard to tell us what 10 of them are then? Or is my sarcasm early warning system on the blink again?

 

Winnie

Edited August 18, 20169 yr by Winniedapu

"The ministry also set a goal for Thailand to be a leading country in ASEAN that uses the digital technology"

 

Welcome news for all skimmers and scammers.  

 

Anyway, most government offices, cop shops etc are still using illegal copies of Windows 7.