Science and technology
Thailand drafts ethics guidelines for AI
Thailand’s Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has drafted the country’s first artificial intelligence (AI) ethics guidelines.The ministry worked with the Thailand branch of an American multinational technology company and Mahidol University on the guidelines. Thailand is the first country in Asia-Pacific where the tech ...
Thailand's internet economy 'healthy' but lags in digital adoption
Thailand’s internet economy is growing at “a healthy clip”, from US$6 billion in 2015 to US$16 billion in 2019, but the country still lags behind regional peers in digital adoption and digitalisation, a report by Maybank Kim Eng said on Thursday.The report, titled ‘Disruption Watch ...
NIA aims to bridge govt-start-ups divide to create national innovations
The lack of coordination between the government and private sector and the complexity and strictness of the government’s working system, especially the procurement system, are barriers that impede the private sector, particularly start-ups, from creating national innovations, National Innovation Association (NIA) deputy director of corporate ...
The Nation Reporter
Thailand to push forward digital development to strengthen ASEAN connectivity
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday said he will lead Thailand to drive digital development in Southeast Asia as a means to strengthen connectivity among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members.Speaking at the “Digital Thailand Big Bang 2019” in Bangkok, Prayut said ...
Shi Yinglun
Blockchain technology to protect Thai aquaculture sector workers
Diginex, a global blockchain solutions company, has signed a long-term agreement with Verifik8, a data intelligence and analytics provider for agribusiness suppliers, to help protect workers in the aquaculture sector in Thailand from exploitation by utilizing blockchain technology.Keep reading ...
Your data isn’t safe in Thailand
ASEAN has a problem as far as personal data protection goes, and at the bottom of this rung sits Thailand. In a study of privacy and surveillance of 47 countries – four of which are ASEAN – by British tech website Comparitech, Thailand was ranked ...
Sheith Khidhir
Joint panel to push adoption of digital tech
The Council of Digital Economy and Society, in a joint effort with the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) and the Board of Trade of Thailand, will set up a working panel to help private companies adopt digital technology, said FTI chairman Supant Mongkolsuthree after meeting ...
The Nation Reporter
High-tech plans for a better future
Science and technology strategist, Kittiphong Phromwong, the man behind the state’s much-touted “Thailand 4.0” scheme, believes it is not too difficult to see Thais earning more and becoming richer.Even farmers, who are often struggling to climb up the socio-economic ladder, can shed their financial ills ...
Thodsapol Hongtong
PM sees Thailand as ASEAN’s digital hub
To help promote small businesses and increase product value to generate more national revenue, the Prime Minister has pledged to fulfill requests from startup businesses to streamline government regulations in order to reduce costs of foreign technology imports.Keep reading ...
Tanakorn Sangiam
KMIT develops innovations to improve Thai street food
King Mongkut Institute of Technology’s Lat Krabang campus has introduced three culinary innovations to enhance the safety of street food and promote tourism, including a robot that cooks barbequed pork.The institute has also developed cooking courses for beginners and vendors who want to improve the ...
Alita Sharon