DE Amends TH-AI Passport Contract to Pay-Per-Active-User Model

Matichon•Economy•5d ago

Reader Briefing

The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society has amended the TH-AI Passport project contract to utilize a Pay Per Active User payment model.

•The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DE) announced a contract amendment for the TH-AI Passport project on August 21.
•Payment will now be based on a Pay Per Active User model, requiring 5,000,000 logins for disbursement.
•The Office of the Attorney General has reviewed and verified the legal correctness of the contract amendment.
•User tiers are divided into Innovator and Beginner levels based on registration dates and training scores.

Overview

•Pachara Anantasilp, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, presided over a press conference on August 21 to update progress on TH-AI Passport pre-registration.
•The TH-AI Passport contract has been amended to a Pay Per Active User model, where payment occurs after 5,000,000 users have logged in.
•Pachara Anantasilp stated the Pay Per Active User model was implemented to provide greater clarity regarding payments and align with the original contract's intent.
•The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society submitted the amended contract to the Office of the Attorney General for legal review.
•Wetang Puangsup stated that the Pay Per Active User mechanism ensures government budget value because disbursements are linked to actual public usage.
•Users registering for TH-AI Passport in the first 3 months receive Innovator status for 30 days to use Pro Models, provided they later maintain 100 points monthly through training.
•Users who register after November 30, 2026, will be granted Beginner status and must earn 100 points to upgrade to Innovator status.
•Wetang Puangsup confirmed that data collection and processing will be conducted within Thailand in compliance with personal data protection and cybersecurity laws.

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Key Quotes

Pachara Anantasilp

"If asked why this wasn't done from the start, we actually reported it since the early stages under the original contract, which may have been a limitation of government procurement."

ถามว่าทำไมไม่ทำแต่แรก จริง ๆ แล้วเรานำเรียนกันตั้งแต่ช่วงแรกแล้ว ตามสัญญาเดิม ซึ่งอาจจะเป็นข้อจำกัดก็ได้ของการจัดซื้อจัดจ้างของทางราชการ

Wetang Puangsup

"I confirm that the change to the new contract is legal and has been reviewed by the Office of the Attorney General."

ขอยืนยันว่าการเปลี่ยนแปลงสัญญาฉบับใหม่นั้นถูกต้องตามกฎหมายและได้ผ่านการตรวจสอบจากสำนักงานอัยการสูงสุดแล้ว

Key Entities

Organization

Ministry of Digital Economy and Society(กระทรวงดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคม)ℹ️

The government agency overseeing the TH-AI Passport project.

Office of the National Digital Economy and Society Commission(สำนักงานคณะกรรมการดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคมแห่งชาติ)

Also known as BDE, the agency whose Secretary-General participated in the TH-AI Passport press conference.

Office of the Attorney General(สำนักงานอัยการสูงสุด)ℹ️

The body that reviewed the legal validity of the amended TH-AI Passport contract.

Person

Chaichanok Chidchob(ไชยชนก ชิดชอบ)ℹ️

The Minister of Digital Economy and Society.

Pachara Anantasilp(พชร อนันตศิลป์)

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.

Wetang Puangsup(เวทางค์ พ่วงทรัพย์)

The Secretary-General of the Office of the National Digital Economy and Society Commission.

Policy

TH-AI Passport

A project involving user registration and a tiered access system for AI models.