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Telecom regulator pledges effective spectrum management to embrace Thailand 4.0 initiative
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has planned to ensure more effective spectrum management as its core competency to embark on the Thailand 4.0 model, according to the regulator’s secretary general Takorn Tantasith.Keep reading ...
KHINE KYAW
'Thailand 4.0': No Security in the Growing Thai Gig Economy
Thailand’s junta has expressed interest in promoting platform economies—such as Uber and Airbnb—as part of its “Thailand 4.0” digital economy strategy. Yet the government lacks fundamental understanding of how these economies operate, not to mention to the potential effects of nurturing them.Keep reading ...
China, Japan could collaborate on development projects in Thailand including high-speed railways to achieve regional growth: experts
Experts have said that for the China-proposed Belt and Road (B&R) initiative to succeed in Thailand, different countries must work together to achieve common growth. In particular, China could cooperate with Japan on a number of projects such as high-speed railways and the Thailand 4.0 ...
Chu Daye
Deputy Permanent Secretary Hosted the Afternoon Tea Reception for the USABC Delegation
On 28 June 2018, Mr. Thani Thongphakdi, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, on behalf of Minister of Foreign Affairs, hosted an afternoon tea reception for the delegation from the U.S. – ASEAN Business Council (USABC) on the occasion of ...
What Is Needed For Thailand 4.0 To Really Take Off?
Thailand 4.0 is a new model being proposed by the Thai government as they look towards having a value-based economy. Thailand 1.0 saw emphasis on agriculture, 2.0 saw the focus switch to light industries and 3.0 was all about heavy industries. Thailand became stuck in ...
PM’s EU visit ‘spurs investor interest’
Enthusiasm for investment in Thailand from Britain and France is high after the leaders of the two countries that hosted a visit by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha expressed their interest in the government’s Thailand 4.0 policy and the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), Deputy Prime Minister ...
The Nation Reporter
Airbus to provide an end-to-end Geo-Information system to Thailand
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 ...
UK firms keen on EEC investment
British companies are keen to increase investment and trade in Thailand and Asean, thanks to the country’s flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project and the government’s Thailand 4.0 policy. Keep reading ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Belt, Road enhances regional benefit of Beijing-Bangkok ties
The synergy of the Belt and Road Initiative and Thailand 4.0 development program can help improve regional interconnectivity, accelerate economic growth and bring tangible benefits to people in East Asia, experts from China and Thailand said at a forum on Friday (June 22).Keep reading ...
Pan Mengqi
Thailand ‘must prepare ground for challenges ahead’
Thailand faces many challenges ahead as it seeks to transition the country to succeed in the era of automation and digitalisation with the 4.0 initiative.The country needs to prepare itself to meet Thailand 4.0’s manufacturing environment as well as respond to the expansion of Chinese ...
Kwanchai Rungfapaisarn
