The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry of Thailand has outlined its “quick wins AI & cloud policy” to promote artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and support domestic AI technology providers.
Bangkok (VNA) - The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry ofThailand has outlined its “quick wins AI & cloud policy” to promoteartificial intelligence (AI) adoption and support domestic AI technologyproviders.
The policy has targets of 100 days, sixmonths, and one year, which will be implemented by the ministry’s Digital EconomyPromotion Agency (DEPA). According to DES Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong,the policy is one of the six strategies the ministry assigned to DEPA for its 2024operations.
DEPA President and Chief Executive NuttaponNimmanphatcharin said the 100-day policy includes the adjustment of Board ofInvestment (BoI) measures to attract AI and cloud technology importers throughproper incentives.
For the six-month policy, DEPA will enhancethe AI ecosystem by building an AI district in the Thailand Digital Valley(TDV) in the Eastern Economic Corridor and will set guidelines for theestablishment of a co-investment fund for AI development.
The department also aims to increase thenumber of start-ups which provide AI software-as-a-service from the current 10to more than 20. It also wants to see at least 50 local start-ups using AI techintensively.
For the one-year target, it plans toattract foreign AI importers to invest and register as juristic persons in thecountry, while aiming to increase the number of major AI tech providers in Thailandfrom two to four, said Nuttapon./.
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