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Agency focuses on foreign investments
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 22/12/2022
» The National Innovation Agency (NIA) is gearing up to support foreign investments in Thailand through joint ventures and partnerships with local entities in technology, targeting US$1 billion worth of deals over five years.
R&D outlays limited by pandemic
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 26/06/2021
» Spending on R&D in Thailand is forecast to be limited by the pandemic, staying below 1% of the country's GDP until next year, according to the Office of National Higher Education Science Research and Innovation Policy Council (NXPO).
NSTDA highlights promising advances
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 07/12/2020
» Covid-19 vaccines, rejuvenating drugs, Internet of Health Things (IoHT), vision communication and environmentally-friendly materials are among major technologies that could affect public and business sectors in the years to come, says the National Science Technology Development Agency (NSTDA).
Startup makes cooking gas orders a snap
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 11/09/2019
» FinGas, a Bangkok-based startup for ordering cooking gas cylinders online, wants to help street food vendors access loans through credit scoring based on how much gas they use.
R&D spending continues private-boosted trajectory
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 12/03/2019
» Thailand's R&D spending was a year ahead of schedule, reaching 1% of GDP in 2017, worth 155 billion baht, mainly driven by big corporations aspiring to produce high value-added products, with the automotive, food and petroleum sectors leading the pack.
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.