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Cabinet Approves Draft for Digital Data Sharing

Cabinet Approves Draft for Digital Data Sharing

Prachachat•Politics•10d ago

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Thailand's Cabinet has greenlit a draft regulation to facilitate seamless digital data sharing among government agencies to enhance disaster preparedness and emergency response.

  • •The Thai Cabinet approved a draft regulation for digital data sharing between government entities.
  • •The new regulation aims to improve disaster and emergency response capabilities.
  • •It establishes a central system and guidelines for data sharing among state agencies.
  • •The initiative seeks to address current delays and inefficiencies in government data utilization.

Overview

  • •The Cabinet has approved the principle of the Prime Minister's Office Regulation on Digital Data Sharing B.E. .... in order to establish mechanisms for sharing data between state agencies seamlessly.
  • •Current data sharing between government agencies is slow and inefficient, hindering the effective use of data for national administration.
  • •The government has a 'pressing need' for a data management mechanism for urgent cases, disaster management, and long-term preparedness.
  • •The draft regulation defines digital data, a central system for data sharing, and the 'Big Data Institute' (BDI).
  • •Government agencies are required to prepare, possess, submit, or link digital data within 90 days of a request for data usage.
  • •Government agencies may refuse to share analyzed data if it could harm national security or international relations.
  • •The BDI must establish a central system for data sharing and define management guidelines for data received from state agencies.
  • •Government agencies such as the Royal Irrigation Department and the Meteorological Department must link their information systems to the central data sharing system within 60 days of the regulation's effective date.

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Key Entities

Organization

Cabinet(ครม.)ℹ️
The executive body of the Thai government that approved a regulation for digital data sharing.
Office of the Prime Minister(สำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี)ℹ️
The government office whose regulations are being drafted and approved for digital data sharing.
Big Data Institute (BDI)(สถาบันข้อมูลขนาดใหญ่องค์การมหาชน (สขญ.))ℹ️
An organization tasked with establishing a central system for digital data sharing and managing data received from state agencies.
Royal Irrigation Department(กรมชลประทาน)ℹ️
A government department that is required to link its information system to the central data sharing system.
Meteorological Department(กรมอุตุนิยมวิทยา)ℹ️
A government department that is required to link its information system to the central data sharing system.
Department of Provincial Administration(กรมการปกครอง)ℹ️
A government department that is required to link its information system to the central data sharing system.
Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation(กรมป้องกันบรรเทาสาธารณภัย)ℹ️
A government department that is required to link its information system to the central data sharing system.

Person

Ratchada Thanadirek(น.ส.รัชดา ธนาดิเรก)ℹ️
Spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office who announced the approval of the digital data sharing regulation.

Law

Digital Data Sharing(‘แบ่งปันข้อมูลดิจิทัล’)ℹ️
A draft regulation approved by the Cabinet to facilitate the sharing of digital data among government agencies.