Thailand

Thailand enters 5G technology era (Thailand Business News)

The Thai Government’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) says it wants Thailand to be one of the first Asian countries to make the jump to 5G. Thailand is leading the ASEAN...

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asian SMEs challenged by digital transformation (Channel Asia)

According to findings, SMEs currently invest their resources in current technologies (77.2 per cent), transformative technologies (76.4 per cent) and fixed assets (74.0 per cent). SMEs face a number of challenges...

Thailand

Thailand government teams up with Huawei to set up 5G network in the country (Asia One)

China-based information and communications technology giant Huawei, in collaboration with Thailand's Digital Economy and Society Ministry, other government offices, private agencies and leading universities, is now ready to turn the...

Thailand

Thailand outlines outstanding projects expected to drive digital economy (Channel Asia)

Thailand’s ministry of digital affairs has laid out 10 outstanding projects across five broad themes that aim to drive the country towards a modern economy and society. The government is looking...

Southeast Asia

Citi launches credit cards with Southeast Asia’s Grab in push for more customers (CNBC)

Citigroup has teamed up with Singapore-based ride-hailing firm Grab to launch co-branded credit cards, as it looks to boost its Asian customer base by about 13% via partnerships with digital...

Thailand

Thailand's EEC: Goals and Opportunities

As part of Thailand 4.0, the Thai government has been prioritising development of smart cities nationwide...

Thailand

Ministry of Digital for Economy launches Cloud Service (Thailand Business News)

Cloud Service can be used immediately by government agencies and the project plans to open Cloud Computing orientation courses for over 2,500 government officials. This article originally appeared on Thailand...

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Thailand to build Laem Chabang smart port (Xinhua)

Thailand is seeking to build Laem Chabang port in the Eastern Economic Corridor a fully smart port to make the southeastern country a regional hub of logistics. The smart port is...

Thailand

Microsoft advises AI regulation under Personal Data Protection Act (Bangkok Post)

Microsoft Thailand, the local operating unit of the US-based technology firm, suggests the Thai government endorse artificial intelligence (AI) regulation under its new Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) to build more...

Thailand

Thaicom angling for 5G satellite cash cow (Bangkok Post)

Thaicom, the country's sole satellite service provider, is vying to cash in on 5G by providing broadband satellite capacity to the three major telecom operators to create a new revenue...

Thailand

En Route to Thailand 4.0

With the help our advisory panel comprised of four main stakeholders across the digital ecosystem - government agencies, telecommunication companies, solution partners, local end users - we have identified 2 key growth areas set...

Thailand

Thailand 4.0: Opportunities in the S-Curve 10 Targeted Industries

In 2014, Thailand’s IoT spending was US$ 57.5M. By 2020, its IoT market is forecasted to increase to US$1 billion, posting enormous opportunities to the potential investors. Thailand is undergoing economic...

Thailand

DEPA aims to create innovation hub (The Nation)

DEPA senior executive vice presฌident Passakorn Prathombuts said the agency aims to build up Thailand as a hub of new innovation and technologies for artificial reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), robotics...

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Thailand handicapped by poor connectivity (The ASEAN Post)

According to We Are Social’s Global Digital Report 2019, 74 percent of Thailand’s population uses mobile devices to access their banking services. This puts the country at the top of...

Thailand

DPM Somkid urges industrial sector’s technological transformation (Thai Visa News)

Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said yesterday that the move following the progress made by the Ministry of Industry on the establishment of InnoSpace Thailand, with concrete progress expected in...

Thailand

Wired for a better rural future (The Nation)

Rollout of fibre optics in remote villages aims to boost education, healthcare and local economies under the ambitious Net Pracharat programme. With Net Pracharat, all Thais will have equitable and affordable...

Thailand

Access to capital hampers smart city creation in the region (Bangkok Post)

Access to capital is the most critical barrier for developing smart cities in Asean nations, including Thailand, as countries struggle to find alternative sources of investment for infrastructure projects with...

Thailand

NTT aims to stay on leading edge (The Nation)

NTT Communications (Thailand) will set up an innovation lab to provide artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things (IoT) and blockchain solutions to support the manufacturing and security insurance industries. This...

Thailand

Thailand’s depa signs deal with 6 Singaporean IoT innovators (FutureIoT)

Thailand’s Digital Economy Promotion Agency (depa) has signed agreements with six regional Internet of Things (IoT) innovators for the exchange of know-how and technology. The agreements are expected to boost the agency’s Digital...

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Thailand's investment agency nods to Bt2.28 tn investment (Eleven Myanmar)

The Board of Investment (BOI) has approved investment proposals by both Thai and foreign firms of about Bt2.28 trillion for four years, with 54 per cent of them targeting the...