Science and technology

The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency of Thailand (GISTDA) has selected Airbus as a partner for its next-generation national geo-information system. The end-to-end system will make Thailand one of the few nations able to fully exploit geo-information for societal benefits. Fully in line with ...

Digital ad spending in Thailand is expected to increase by 16% to 14.3 billion baht this year based on the ongoing digital transformation, which offers more effective tools in reaching individuals, says Supachai Parchariyanon, the president of the Digital Advertising Association Thailand (DAAT).Keep reading ...

The fourth Huawei Asia-Pacific Innovation Day was held in Bangkok today (June 6). Co-hosted by Huawei Technologies and the Thai Ministry of Science and Technology, the theme of this year’s event is “Innovate for a digital Asia-Pacific”.  Nearly 300 attendees from governments, industry and academia ...

Tech start-ups should gear themselves to advanced and deep tech if they want to have a long-term social impact, according to industry watchers. Thailand’s start-up ecosystem has the right momentum to continue to grow, including healthy support from large corporates, and the country is in the ...

Technological change and modern innovation can lead to tremendous and fast-paced impact on the economy. In the past, these changes are driven by a parade of technologies that have developed exponentially within a short period of time; be it digital communication technology, machine learning, artificial ...

China will coordinate with countries from Asia and Oceania to conduct satellite remote sensing observation along the Mekong River, according to the website of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).Keep reading ...

The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) plans to establish two new agencies and an institute by next year to ensure the ongoing digital transformation process. A national cyber-security agency and a national data protection agency are to be established by 2019, while the new ...

The private sector has readied itself with more technological innovations to accommodate the government’s implementation of the Thailand 4.0 policy. SGS (Thailand) Limited has unveiled three new platforms to enhance the efficiency and boost confidence in the sources of origin of various products while helping clarify ...

The country could lose as many as three million jobs over the next 20 years if it is unable to adapt to and use disruptive digital technologies, the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) president, Somkiat Tangkitvanich, warned yesterday (May 14).Keep reading ...

Digital technologies – particularly blockchain, digital ID, and e-money – are being proposed by a research institute as the best sustainable solution for dealing with corruption and other problems in distributing social welfare.Keep reading ...