Pichet Durongkaveroj, first minister of economy and digital society, said the ministry goals to have all agencies work as one team to cut back the complexity of their operations.
He said the ministry is making every effort to be sure that every village in the dominion has access to high-speed broadband by next 12 months. To this end, it is going to sign memorandums of understanding with all parties concerned about the project, equivalent to TOT and the provincial electricity board, next Monday.
The ministry also intends to make use of digital gateways to enhance connectivity with other countries within the ASEAN region. This will engage individuals, businesses and governments involved in digital content, digital services and logistics, providing added value and advantages for the country and the region.
“Thailand’s digitalization will give attention to developing digital communities so that individuals can run their businesses online, which is able to profit people locally.
“We will work with other ministries to develop standards to create business-to-business, business-to-customer and business-to-government channels to ensure the benefits of all people and communities so that they can use the channels digital to acquire knowledge and transmit information.”
Meanwhile, the ministry will work with the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Industry to create a startup ecosystem.
Pichet said the ministry may even organize “Thailand Digital Big Bang” events and invite executives and others from CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam) and ASEAN+3 (the 10-member group plus China, Japan and Korea) to hitch South). .
Regarding the controversial changes to the Computer Crime Act, he said his ministry would review some sections before announcing the clarified draft to the general public in a number of months.
The ministry currently has five project review committees to supervise the project and can appoint 4 more.
“I think about 90 percent of the design is clear and 5-10 percent is uncertain and unclear. Accordingly, the ministry will establish four new review committees to review the project to ensure public understanding, transparency and acceptance,” Pichet said.
He repeated that the amended act has nothing to do with the previously submitted “one passage” proposal.
