Commerce-Transport Link Truck GPS to Block Illegal Ag Product Smuggling

Khaosod•Economy•21d ago

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Thailand's Departments of Internal Trade and Land Transport have integrated truck GPS data to combat illegal agricultural product smuggling and ensure price stability.

•The Department of Internal Trade (DIT) and Department of Land Transport (DLT) have signed an agreement to link truck GPS data with electronic control of controlled agricultural product movements.
•This real-time data integration aims to enhance the monitoring, inspection, and management of agricultural product transportation, preventing illegal activities like smuggling and hoarding.
•The initiative involves integrating the DLT's GPS system with the DIT's electronic system via API Web Service, improving the tracking of agricultural products such as palm oil, corn, cassava, garlic, and imported onions.
•In the future, collaboration will extend to supervising public transport services, including public van fees, public taxi fares, and taxi meter charges, to ensure fairness and consumer protection.

Overview

•The Department of Internal Trade (DIT) and the Department of Land Transport (DLT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to integrate their operational data.
•The MOU was signed to support operational activities and enhance the supervision of agricultural products in the country.
•Truck GPS data from the DLT's DLT GPS system will be linked to the DIT's electronic system for the transport of controlled products.
•This integration will be achieved through a Real-Time API Web Service, enhancing the monitoring of agricultural product transportation.
•The DIT's mission includes ensuring the price stability of agricultural products, especially controlled items like palm oil, animal feed corn, cassava, garlic, and imported onions.
•The integration aims to prevent smuggling, hoarding, or illegal movements that could impact domestic agricultural prices.
•The DIT currently issues approximately 450,000-500,000 permits per year for the transport of controlled agricultural products, involving over 20,000 trucks.
•Future collaborations will include supervising public transport services, auditing public taxi and van services, and regulating taxi meter fares to ensure fairness and prevent consumer exploitation.

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Key Quotes

Wittayakorn Maneenetr

"Real-time connected data will help reduce loopholes for illegal agricultural product smuggling."

ข้อมูลที่เชื่อมโยงกันแบบเรียลไทม์ จะช่วยลดช่องว่างในการลักลอบขนย้ายสินค้าเกษตรผิดกฎหมาย

Wittayakorn Maneenetr

"The key goal of integrating data between government agencies is for the government to work more proactively, use real data for decision-making, and solve problems for the public faster than before."

เป้าหมายสำคัญของการบูรณาการข้อมูลระหว่างหน่วยงานรัฐ คือการทำให้ภาครัฐทำงานเชิงรุกมากขึ้น ใช้ข้อมูลจริงในการตัดสินใจ และช่วยแก้ปัญหาให้ประชาชนได้รวดเร็วกว่าเดิม

Key Entities

Organization

Department of Internal Trade(กรมการค้าภายใน)

An organization that is enhancing the monitoring and management of agricultural product transportation by integrating GPS data.

Department of Land Transport(กรมการขนส่งทางบก)ℹ️

An organization that is linking its DLT GPS system with the Department of Internal Trade's system to track truck movements.

Person

Wittayakorn Maneenetr(นายวิทยากร มณีเนตร)

Director-General of the Department of Internal Trade, who is spearheading the integration of GPS data.

Shorpong Paidtungpong(นายสรพงษ์ ไพฑูรย์พงษ์)

Director-General of the Department of Land Transport, who has co-signed the agreement for data integration.

Law

DLT GPS

The GPS system managed by the Department of Land Transport, which will be integrated with the DIT's system.

API Web Service

The technological interface used to connect the DLT GPS system with the DIT's electronic system in real-time.

Palm oil(น้ำมันปาล์ม)ℹ️