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French model applied for Chiang Mai smart city
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 03/07/2018
» The National Innovation Agency (NIA) is using a French model to help build Chiang Mai Innovation District, aiming to attract an international startup community.
Regtech to get push of data privacy compliance
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 22/05/2018
» New compliance regulations concerning digital disruption and data privacy protection are driving opportunities for a new type of startup -- regulatory technology (regtech) -- in Thailand.
Girding for GDPR
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 21/05/2018
» The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on May 25, raising the bar for data protection and privacy practices and forcing Thailand to speed up passage of the Personal Data Protection Act.
Somkid orders B10bn spent on startup fund
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 18/05/2018
» In order to position Thailand as a startup hub in Asia by 2020, the government has ordered the Board of Investment (BoI) to spend 10 billion baht of the Competitiveness Fund on the startup community as well as demanding the acceleration of three startup-related laws.
Beat AI or die: Plan to save jobs
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 15/05/2018
» Thailand Development Research Institute (TRDI) has urged the government to develop a strategy for artificial intelligence (AI) to stimulate the economy on a long-term basis and build a better-equipped future workforce.
Smart visas eyed to draw entrepreneurs
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 30/04/2018
» The government has set an ambitious goal of Thailand becoming a global startup destination, expecting some 105 billion baht in funding to flow into the startup segment this year.
Merger of Grab and Uber drive monopoly, pricing concerns
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 27/03/2018
» The merger between Grab and Uber is driving market concentration to monopoly levels, underlying the urgency of regulations that legalise and keep in check ride-sharing service in Thailand, say industry and research analysts.
State sets R&D milestone of 1.5% of GDP
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 27/03/2018
» To strengthen the country's innovation capability to be the tops in Asean, Thailand aims to increase investment in R&D from 1% of GDP by end of 2018 (160 billion baht) to 1.5% by 2021.
Creden.co offers eKYC service
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 09/02/2018
» Creden.co, a local startup, is the latest fintech created to provide online authentication using eKYC (electronic Know Your Customer), paving the way for cryptocurrency and initial coin offerings (ICO).
Thailand lags in fintech development in Asia
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 07/12/2017
» Thailand ranks seventh out of 10 Asian countries in a Taiwanese consulting firm's FinTech Competitiveness Index.