NT Showcases Gov Cloud 2026 to Advance Digital Government

Khaosod•Economy•5d ago

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The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society is expanding the Government Data Center and Cloud service (GDCC) to establish a National Cloud for digital government infrastructure.

•Minister Chaichanok Chidchob opened the Gov Cloud 2026 event to promote the National Cloud initiative.
•The GDCC currently supports over 4,000 government work systems across sectors such as agriculture, public health, and education.
•The centralized procurement approach is projected to save at least 30% of the budget, valued at over 2,134 million baht, by 2027.
•The National Cloud integration prioritizes security and compliance with PDPA and NCSA cybersecurity standards.

Overview

•Minister Chaichanok Chidchob of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society opened the Gov Cloud 2026 event to showcase the National Cloud's potential.
•The Government Data Center and Cloud service (GDCC) currently supports more than 4,000 systems across various government sectors.
•Centralized procurement via GDCC is expected to save no less than 30% of the budget, totaling over 2,134 million baht by 2027.
•The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society is developing the National Cloud through a centralized procurement model to maximize budget efficiency.
•The GDCC ecosystem includes Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) with GPU for Big Data, as well as Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS).
•Wetang Phuangsup stated that the National Cloud integration prioritizes the security of government data storage and usage.
•The GDCC adheres to the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) and the cloud cybersecurity standards of the National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA).
•The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) cloud security standards of 2024 will take effect in September.

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Key Quotes

Chaichanok Chidchob

"The challenging goal for the next phase of GDCC is to fully elevate cloud operations and emphasize greater data sharing and utilization."

เป้าหมายที่ท้าทายในระยะต่อไปของ GDCC คือการยกระดับการทำงานบนคลาวด์ได้อย่างสมบูรณ์และเน้นการเชื่อมโยงใช้ประโยชน์ข้อมูลร่วมกันมากยิ่งขึ้น

Key Entities

Person

Chaichanok Chidchob(ไชยชนก ชิดชอบ)ℹ️

Minister of Digital Economy and Society.

Wetang Phuangsup(เวทางค์ พ่วงทรัพย์)

Secretary-General of the National Digital Economy and Society Committee (BDE).

Organization

Ministry of Digital Economy and Society(กระทรวงดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคม)ℹ️

The government ministry responsible for the National Cloud and GDCC initiatives.

NT(เอ็นที)

An entity leading the showcase of technological potential at Gov Cloud 2026.

National Digital Economy and Society Committee(คณะกรรมการดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคมแห่งชาติ)

The organization whose Secretary-General is Wetang Phuangsup.

National Cyber Security Agency(สำนักงานคณะกรรมการการรักษาความมั่นคงปลอดภัยไซเบอร์แห่งชาติ)

The agency that established the cloud cybersecurity standards for 2024.

Law

Personal Data Protection Act(พ.ร.บ. คุ้มครองข้อมูลส่วนบุคคล)

A law (PDPA) that the GDCC strictly follows for data protection.

Policy

Cloud Cybersecurity Standards 2024(มาตรฐานด้านการรักษาความมั่นคงปลอดภัยไซเบอร์ระบบคลาวด์ พ.ศ.2567)

Security standards issued by the National Cyber Security Agency effective September.