DES Denies Using IOs for TH-AI Passport Project

Matichon•Politics•5d ago

Reader Briefing

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society denied allegations of using Information Operations to promote the TH-AI Passport project.

•Pachara Anantasilp denied the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society hired IOs to create supportive trends for TH-AI Passport.
•The TH-AI Passport project opened for pre-registration on August 19, 2026.
•Pachara Anantasilp asserted that no budget was hidden or allocated for IO activities within the project.

Overview

•The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society opened pre-registration for the TH-AI Passport project starting August 19, 2026.
•Social media users raised observations that the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society might be using Information Operations (IO) to create supportive trends for the project.
•Pachara Anantasilp stated that the government has no policy and cannot hire Information Operations to create trends as alleged.
•Pachara Anantasilp explained that government projects must follow specified frameworks and processes, preventing budgets from being used for IOs.
•Pachara Anantasilp confirmed that the TH-AI Passport project details contain no hidden budget for such purposes.
•Pachara Anantasilp noted that "well-meaning but malicious" individuals on social media might create misunderstandings.
•Pachara Anantasilp claimed that the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society is currently facing criticism online rather than benefiting from IOs.

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Key Quotes

Pachara Anantasilp

"Based on government principles, it is not possible to hire IOs."

เอาหลักการแบบภาครัฐ ไม่สามารถจ้าง IO ได้นะ

Pachara Anantasilp

"There is nothing hidden in the project. We would not know why we would hire them."

ในตัวโครงการไม่มีซ่อนมา ไม่มีหรอก เราไม่รู้จะจ้างไปทำไม

Key Entities

Person

Pachara Anantasilp(พชร อนันตศิลป์)

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.

Organization

Ministry of Digital Economy and Society(กระทรวงดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคม)ℹ️

The government ministry responsible for the TH-AI Passport project.

Policy

TH-AI Passport

A project by the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society that opened for pre-registration on August 19, 2026.