Science and technology
Revolutionising food production with blockchain
From paleo diets to veganism, the relationship that human beings have with food is multifaceted and cuts across different social underpinnings and economic considerations. As such, food production is an important consideration in the sustaining of any particular society.Keep reading ...
Ban on fires not really fighting smog
Moves to control smog in the North are ineffective since the authorities are only focusing on controlling outdoor fires, experts cautioned yesterday. With summer approaching, people in the North are now bracing for the annual seasonal haze, which normally begins in March, though academics and ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Powering up SOLAR ENERGY ambitions
BCPG and Power Ledger will collaborate with Chiang Mai University to launch a private energy solar rooftop power plant in the second half of this year. The project represents an advance in using digital technologies to lessen the university’s energy footprint, while pointing to the ...
Asina Pornwasin
Promoting digital from the bottom up
Chai Wutiwiwatchai is the first director of the National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (Nectec) to be promoted not from a deputy director position, but from the top job at a research unit. Nectec has initiated many advanced research projects related to computers and technology, ...
Sasiwimon Boonruang
Artificial intelligence to run traffic lights at all Bangkok intersections
Artificial intelligence will be operating the traffic lights at all 505 intersection in Bangkok “soon”, rather than police officers manually working the switches, according to a senior policeman.Pol Col Kitti Ariyanon, deputy commander of the Police Bureau’s Traffic Police Division, said AI was already on ...
The Nation Reporter
AI and big data to reign in Thailand’s galloping HIV infection rate
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and big data offers untapped opportunities for Thailand. In particular it has enormous potential to contribute to ‘Thailand 4.0’, a new value-based economic model driven by innovation, technology and creativity that is expected to unlock the country from economic ...
How Thailand is using open data and AI in its justice system
In recent times stakeholders from various sectors have started becoming proactively involved in identifying ways to improve justice. However, issues that hampered this mission include a lack of good governance thereby hindering the institution of an efficient, fair, transparent, and accountable system.Keep reading ...
Alita Sharon
Upgrades to Thailand's Easter Economic Corridor Help Drive Global Tech Innovation
The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) announced a recently approved public-private partnership plan for Digital Park Thailand (EECD), one of the key components of the Thai Government’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) development initiative. Digital Park Thailand is a 115-hectare site strategically located within the EEC. ...
Blockchain gaining ground in Southeast Asia
20 years ago, no one could have accurately predicted the huge impact that inventions like the smartphone and the World Wide Web would have on humankind. As technology advances at a breakneck pace, the same could be said about blockchain technology.Keep reading ...
Strengthening ASEAN’s cybersecurity
Terrorism in Southeast Asia has long been a threat. Previously, the spectre of terrorism haunted the region via threats of physical violence, from bombings to kidnappings. However, in the current internet age, terrorism has found new methods to attack its targets. Cyberterrorism in the region ...