• TECH

  Imagine that

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 06/05/2015

  » Imagine Cup Thailand 2015, organised by Microsoft Thailand, is an annual software competition for university students that has been running for 13 years. This year, there are 17 teams in the final round, shortlisted from over 100 submissions nationwide. Last week, three teams of students were announced as winners in three categories — "World Citizenship", "Games" and "Innovation" — and will receive royal trophies from HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, a cash prize of 100,000 baht and a chance to compete to participate in the World Finals in July.

• TECH

  Sounds of adventure

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 30/09/2015

  » Technology can frequently be used to close the social divide and equip people with knowledge on different subjects. And innovative projects by Thai students have proven as such with support from the public and private sector.

• LIFE

  All systems go

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 04/07/2018

  » Unlike other seniors her age, 83-year-old Grandma Siri* can now stay at home alone while her family members go to work worry-free, thanks to an elderly-friendly innovation that is the product of joint research by several Thai universities and a Japanese organisation with an aim to provide senior citizens a better quality of life.

• BUSINESS

  RoboCup seeing industry interest

  Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 02/12/2017

  » The RoboCup event is no longer solely in the sphere of hobbies and sports, but will play a big role in all sectors.

• TECH

  The dark web

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 21/06/2017

  » Mobile phones have increasingly become children's primary access point to the internet and almost 100% of the devices are smartphones -- with children exposed to cyberbullying on social media.

• TECH

  Reducing risk

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 29/06/2016

  » Innovative start-ups in Thailand might find it's hard to get funding in the healthcare sector unlike those in other countries who can go for the sites like MedStartr or HealthTechHatch -- places that help healthcare innovators bring their products to market so that they get found and funded faster.

• TECH

  Visualising innovation

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 30/03/2016

  » A team of students from Mahasarakham University showed off their talents by winning three awards at the 2nd Thailand Innovation for Assistive Technology Challenge (TIATCH) which was held last week. The contest was jointly hosted by Seagate Technology (Thailand), the Foundation for the Blind in Thailand Under the Royal Patronage of HM The Queen, the Thai Robotics Society and King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. 

• TECH

  Technology seedlings for our future

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 19/08/2015

  » Whenever a training course for information and communication technology (ICT) is held outside the classroom, it definitely allows learners to have hands-on experience and truly opens the world view of students.

• TECH

  Sowing the seeds of technology

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 25/02/2015

  » Mobile phones have the potential to narrow the gap between farming and technology, thanks to new mobile application, Len-Din (literally "play with soil"). Inspired by the prospect of food shortages, the team of students from a number of Thai universities developed the application, with an aim of improving soil management and planting techniques.

• TECH

  Heads in the Cloud

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 10/09/2014

  » During the devastating floods of 2011, schools in many parts of the country were forced to forced to close for lengthy periods, but the deluge didn't stop the learning and teaching process at Matthayom Watnairong, a secondary school in the capital's Bangkok Noi district. Students and teachers there continued to work from home for the duration, using their email accounts to conduct virtual classes.

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