Thai Minister of Information and Communications Technology Uttama Savayana (Source :Bangkok Post ) Thailand has targeted to become ASEAN’s digital hub within the next three years, said the country’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology Uttama Savayana.
Speaking at a seminar on economy held by the Stock Exchange of Thailand on October 29, the minister said the government has promoted the “digital economy” policy with the deployment of flagship projects over the next three months.
The policy aims to apply digital technology to increase productivity of all Thai industries and enhance the use of IT in both government services and private companies.
He went on to say the government would support local companies and promote Thailand to be the digital hub of ASEAN to attract content providers such as Google or Facebook to set up their servers in the country.
He added the country will invest in infrastructure including undersea cables and share them with private companies.-VNA
