Pakorn Overhauls 7,000 Laws to Meet OECD Goals for Thais' Better Quality of Life

Thansettakij•Economy•1d ago

Reader Briefing

Thailand aims to join the OECD by 2028 by overhauling 7,000 domestic laws with AI assistance for improved quality of life and international competitiveness.

•Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn Nilaphan is leading an initiative to reform Thailand's legal system to meet OECD standards.
•The goal is to join the OECD by 2028, leveraging an AI system named TH2OECD for Gap Analysis and recommendations.
•This reform aims to shift from a pre-audit system to post-audit and public consultation, enhancing competitiveness and public life.
•Over 7,000 subordinate laws and 900 principal laws are being reviewed and updated with AI and human oversight.

Overview

•The Thai government aims to become a member of the OECD by 2028, resulting in an elevation of Thailand to international standards.
•Membership in the OECD is seen not just as joining developed countries, but as ensuring better regulations for a better quality of life for the people.
•The Juridical Council has begun reforming Thailand's laws and legal processes to align with OECD standards over approximately the past year.
•The overhaul involves approximately 7,000 subordinate laws and over 900 principal laws (Acts), requiring alignment with about 260 OECD legal instruments.
•A system called TH2OECD has been developed using Agentic AI and Graph RAG to translate Thai laws, analyze gaps with OECD instruments, and provide recommendations.
•The database of laws has been converted from PDF files to a Machine Readable Format to enable AI processing, with a final verification step by legal officers ('Human in the loop').
•Successfully joining the OECD is expected to increase the country's competitiveness, enhance investor confidence from over 30 member countries, and boost trade and investment without the need for bilateral agreements.
•Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn stated that joining the OECD is a matter of national interest to increase competitiveness amid significant uncertainty, necessitating legal reform.

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Key Quotes

Pakorn Nilaphan

"We have completely rebuilt the database from PDF files into a Machine Readable Format for AI to read. However, no matter how intelligent AI becomes, we still need legal officers to verify the final step, known as 'Human in the loop,' for utmost accuracy."

เรารื้อฐานข้อมูลใหม่หมด จากไฟล์ PDF ให้เป็น Machine Readable Format เพื่อให้ AI อ่านได้ อย่างไรก็ตามแม้ AI จะฉลาดขึ้นมากแค่ไหนแต่เราก็ยังต้องมีเจ้าหน้าที่กฤษฎีกาตรวจสอบในขั้นตอนสุดท้าย หรือเรียกว่า Human in the loop เพื่อความแม่นยำสูงสุด

Pakorn

"Joining the OECD is not a political matter, but one of national interest amidst high uncertainty. If we don't change the laws, which are controllable factors, we cannot increase the country's competitiveness."

การเข้าสู่ OECD ไม่ใช่เรื่องการเมือง แต่เป็นเรื่องผลประโยชน์ของประเทศชาติท่ามกลางความไม่แน่นอนที่สูงมาก หากเราไม่เปลี่ยนกฎหมายซึ่งเป็นปัจจัยที่ควบคุมได้ เราก็จะไม่สามารถเพิ่มความสามารถในการแข่งขันของประเทศได้

Key Entities

Person

Pakorn Nilaphan(ปกรณ์ นิลประพันธ์)ℹ️

Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand responsible for the initiative to reform laws for OECD membership.

Organization

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(องค์การเพื่อความร่วมมือทางเศรษฐกิจและการพัฒนา)ℹ️

An international organization whose Thailand is aiming to become a member of by 2028.

OECDℹ️

Abbreviation for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, an international body Thailand is seeking to join.

Juridical Council(คณะกรรมการกฤษฎีกา)

The council responsible for initiating the reform of Thailand's laws and legal processes to align with OECD standards.

Cabinet(ครม.)

The Thai Cabinet that will receive proposals for legal amendments and resolve issues presented by industrial target groups.

The Joint Public-Private Sector Consultative Committee(กกร.)

A committee representing three major private sector institutions that will submit proposals to the government for resolving laws that act as obstacles.

Policy

TH2OECD

A newly developed system utilizing Agentic AI and Graph RAG to translate Thai laws, analyze gaps with OECD standards, and provide recommendations for reform.