depa leverages digital highway to attract global hyperscalers

Prachachat•Economy•17h ago

Reader Briefing

The Digital Economy Promotion Agency highlights Thailand's infrastructure as a 'Digital Highway' to attract global cloud providers while identifying a critical shortage of AI and Deep Tech talent.

•The Digital Economy Promotion Agency identifies infrastructure as a strength for attracting global Hyperscalers.
•Thailand ranks 37th out of 70 countries in the IMD Digital Competitiveness Ranking and 29th in technological infrastructure.
•Thailand identifies five priority sectors with competitive advantages: finance, manufacturing, logistics, retail, and creative economy/content.
•Google Cloud reports that Thailand lags behind Singapore and the Philippines in applying AI to increase work productivity.

Overview

•Theeranun Srihong stated that Thailand's advanced high-speed network infrastructure acts as a Digital Highway to attract global Hyperscalers.
•The IMD Digital Competitiveness Ranking places Thailand 37th out of 70 countries, with a 29th place ranking for technological infrastructure.
•The Digital Economy Promotion Agency identifies a shortage of high-skilled personnel in Deep Tech and AI as a major bottleneck for the digital economy.
•The Digital Economy Promotion Agency is developing a strategy to upgrade businesses to high-value digital enterprises and encourage SMEs in tourism, agriculture, and services to use AI.
•The Digital Economy Promotion Agency is drafting a strategy that may be adjusted over the next 2 months.
•Thailand is developing central government data platforms including Health Link, tourism databases, and environmental databases, alongside a Thai Large Language Model (LLM).
•Suruj Thipsena of Google Cloud noted that while Thais are creative with AI in daily life, Thailand lags behind Singapore and the Philippines in AI at work.
•The ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) is being pushed to create policy standards and data connectivity across the region.

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Key Entities

Organization

depa(ดีป้า)ℹ️

The Digital Economy Promotion Agency of Thailand.

IMD

The organization providing the Digital Competitiveness Ranking.

Health Link

A central government data platform for health.

Google Cloudℹ️

A cloud service provider that issued the Gemini Southeast Asia report.

Person

Theeranun Srihong(ธีรนันท์ ศรีหงส์)

Chairman of the Supervisory Committee of the Digital Economy Promotion Agency.

Suruj Thipsena(สรุจ ทิพเสนา)

Country Manager for Google Cloud in Thailand.

Place

Singapore(สิงคโปร์)ℹ️

A neighboring country that leads Thailand in AI work productivity.

Philippines(ฟิลิปปินส์)ℹ️

A neighboring country that leads Thailand in AI work productivity.

Policy

ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement(ข้อตกลงกรอบเศรษฐกิจดิจิทัลอาเซียน)

A regional agreement (DEFA) to create policy standards and data connectivity in ASEAN.