DCT calls for National Board of Digital Transformation

Suphachai: calls for 5.0-era policies The new government should establish a "National Board of Digital Transformation" to gear the country towards the Thailand 5.0 era, according to recommendations provided by the Digital Council of Thailand (DCT). The industry’s evolution will move to the 5.0 era involving access to new technologies, artificial intelligence, plus a "human 5.0" mindset with technologists who understand business and business people who understand technology, according to DCT chairman Suphachai Chearavanont. In order to shift towards Thailand 5.0, he said the new government needs to promote collaboration among government agencies and work with private partners. The National Board of Digital Transformation should be set up to oversee and integrate all necessary digital transformation policies to drive digital transformation in every sector to bolster the country’s competitiveness. RELATED Currently, Thailand’s economic size (in terms of GDP) is ranked 26th globally, while in the digital competitiveness index it was ranked 40th out of 63 in 2022. In terms of telecom infrastructure, it is ranked 15th. "This means we have better digital infrastructure but still not much leveraged digital capability to increase the country’s GDP," he said. Thailand’s GDP per capita in 2022 stood at US$7,749 per year, ranked […]

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