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BMA 5-Year Digital Roadmap for City-Wide Data Connection

BMA 5-Year Digital Roadmap for City-Wide Data Connection

Matichon•General•1h ago

Reader Briefing

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is implementing a 5-year digital roadmap to integrate city-wide data and upgrade public services for the AI era.

  • •Deputy Governor Sanon Wangsrangboon presided over the BMA Digital Roadmap meeting on November 13.
  • •The meeting took place at the Bang Sue Environmental Learning and Conservation Center.
  • •The plan focuses on four key areas: digital infrastructure, data management, digital services, and personnel digital skills.
  • •The roadmap aims to integrate information systems and infrastructure across all BMA agencies over a 5-year period.

Overview

  • •On November 13, Deputy Governor Sanon Wangsrangboon opened the BMA Digital Roadmap meeting at the Bang Sue Environmental Learning and Conservation Center.
  • •Sanon Wangsrangboon stated that previous projects were developed in isolation, leading to a lack of a clear overview for project and budget considerations.
  • •The BMA Digital Roadmap focuses on revising digital networks, such as CCTV, network systems, and Wi-Fi, to create a centralized backbone.
  • •The BMA proposes connecting two primary data points, Citizen ID and House ID, to serve as a foundation for other services.
  • •Digital services will be prioritized into three groups: Licensing, State Revenue (taxes and fees), and Welfare/Public Assistance.
  • •The integration of high-quality, connected databases will serve as the essential foundation for the effective use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
  • •The BMA intends to establish clear digital skill standards for personnel at all levels, not just IT staff.
  • •The BMA Digital Department will use meeting outcomes to draft a digital development framework for further consideration by the BMA Digital Committee.

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Key Quotes

Sanon Wangsrangboon
"These 4 areas are important challenges that require cooperation from all agencies and experts so that the BMA Digital Department can use the proposals and results to create a clear 'Digital Development Framework'."
ประเด็นทั้ง 4 ด้านถือเป็นโจทย์สำคัญที่ต้องอาศัยความร่วมมือจากทุกหน่วยงานและผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิ เพื่อให้สำนักดิจิทัลกรุงเทพมหานคร นำข้อเสนอและผลจากการประชุมไปจัดทำเป็น ‘กรอบแผนพัฒนาดิจิทัล’ ที่ชัดเจน

Key Entities

Organization

BMA(กทม.)
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration responsible for the city's digital transformation.
BMA Digital Department(สำนักดิจิทัลกรุงเทพมหานคร)
The department responsible for drafting the digital development framework and implementing the digital roadmap.
BMA Digital Committee(คณะกรรมการดิจิทัลกรุงเทพมหานคร)
The committee tasked with considering the digital development framework and budget appropriateness.

Person

Sanon Wangsrangboon(นายศานนท์ หวังสร้างบุญ)ℹ️
Deputy Governor of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
Aranya Pornchaiya(นางสาวอรัญญา พรไชยะ)
Deputy Permanent Secretary for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.

Place

Bang Sue Environmental Learning and Conservation Center(ศูนย์การเรียนรู้และอนุรักษ์สิ่งแวดล้อมบางซื่อ)
The venue where the BMA Digital Roadmap meeting was held.

Policy

BMA Digital Roadmap(การพัฒนากรุงเทพมหานครสู่เมืองดิจิทัล (BMA Digital Roadmap))
A 5-year plan to integrate BMA's data, information systems, and digital infrastructure.