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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.
Creating a buzz
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 28/03/2018
» A team of computer engineering students from King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) won Imagine Cup Thailand 2018, the Thai leg of a global competition that promotes tech-creativity in young people.
Taking on the big brands
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 09/08/2017
» Product designers of today work differently from their predecessors. Without an online marketplace, selling know-how was a must for those selling their goods in the past. Today, designers who lack expertise in business and marketing do not need to even know where is best to sell their products or where to find customers, thanks to online channels which can reach a huge number of customers.
Just getting going
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 14/12/2016
» There were only three start-ups in Thailand four years ago. Today the country has over 100, with the total value of investment in 2016 around 7 billion baht -- a figure likely to only increase.
The tech effect
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 14/09/2016
» Following the announcement that it has become the first "smart city" in the country, Phuket recently opened its Smart City Innovation Park to promote development and technology learning as two of their key functions.
Just too prompt
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 18/07/2016
» A friend of mine in Trang province asked in a chat group if she should register on PromptPay. Many senior people in her community, she said, have been approached to apply for the service since they will be able to receive the state's living allowances faster and more conveniently.
Start 'em up, watch them come
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 03/05/2016
» Several big events took place around town over the past weekend, and one of the most successful was "Startup Thailand 2016" at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre, which ended on Sunday.
Playing blind
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 30/03/2016
» For their graduation theses, design students typically create magnificent products, from furniture to kitchenware. But Natcha Rojviroj has opted for something else: toys for blind kids.
Thank the maker
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 10/02/2016
» In Chiang Mai on the last weekend of January, Thai makers gathered to share ideas and discuss how creativity can benefit local innovators and inventors in the digital era. The maker space movement is international; the term refers to groups of people who have a passion for innovation and creation through IT and digital tinkering — a high-tech DIY community, working on hardware or software, enabled by cheaper technology such as 3D printing, and home-grown enthusiasm.
Replicate: the secret to success
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 07/10/2015
» There is no winning formula for success in online business. But when an innovative idea coupled with an efficient tool meets customers' needs at the right time, then that more than often results in triumph.