Senate & SAST Sign MOU for Research-Informed Legislation

MGR Online•Politics•226d ago

Reader Briefing

The Senate is collaborating with SAST to integrate academic research into the legislative process to ensure robust, transparent, and public-benefit-oriented lawmaking.

•The Senate and SAST have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to utilize academic and research findings.
•The agreement aims to enhance the legislative process by grounding it in data and empirical evidence.
•Key signatories included the Secretary-General of the Senate and the Director of SAST, with the Senate President presiding.
•The initiative seeks to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and policy-making to modernize legislation.

Overview

•The Senate is collaborating with the Science, Research and Innovation Development Office (SAST) due to the signing of an MOU.
•The MOU aims to leverage academic and research findings to support the legislative process.
•The goal is to ensure that lawmaking is based on data and empirical evidence, resulting in a more meticulous and transparent process.
•The Senate President stated that this collaboration aims to elevate the quality of law deliberations and legislative functions, grounding them in knowledge and empirical evidence.
•The Secretary-General of the Senate, Ms. Panita Sathan-Triphop, signed the MOU on behalf of the Senate Secretariat.
•Professor Dr. Sompong Klyhnongsruang, Director of SAST, signed the MOU on behalf of the office.
•This initiative is expected to enhance the efficiency and consistency of the Senate's work with societal, economic, and long-term national development contexts.
•The Senate President emphasized that integrating research into policy decisions will reduce the disconnect between academia and governance, leading to a more modern and transparent legislative process.

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Key Quotes

Maitri Suphasjjan

"Representatives from both agencies agree that using research in policy decisions will help bridge the gap between academia and politics, and is a key mechanism for modernizing Thailand's legislative process to be transparent and truly serve the public interest."

ผู้แทนทั้งสองหน่วยงานเห็นพ้องว่า การนำงานวิจัยมาใช้ประกอบการตัดสินใจเชิงนโยบาย จะช่วยลดช่องว่างระหว่างโลกวิชาการกับการเมืองการปกครอง และเป็นกลไกสำคัญในการพัฒนากระบวนการนิติบัญญัติของไทยให้ทันสมัย โปร่งใส และตอบสนองประโยชน์สาธารณะได้อย่างแท้จริง

Key Entities

Organization

Senate(วุฒิสภา)ℹ️

The upper house of the Thai Parliament that has entered into a collaboration to utilize academic research for its legislative functions.

SAST(สกสว.)ℹ️

The government agency responsible for promoting science, research, and innovation, which has signed an MOU with the Senate.

Senate Secretariat(สำนักงานเลขาธิการวุฒิสภา)

The administrative body of the Senate with which SAST has signed a Memorandum of Understanding.

Science, Research and Innovation Development Office(สำนักงานคณะกรรมการส่งเสริมวิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม)ℹ️

The agency that entered into an MOU with the Senate to integrate research into the legislative process.

Person

Maitri Suphasjjan(นายมงคล สุระสัจจะ)

The President of the Senate, who presided over the MOU signing ceremony.

Panita Sathan-Triphop(นางปัณณิตา สท้านไตรภพ)

The Secretary-General of the Senate who signed the MOU on behalf of the Senate Secretariat.

Professor Dr. Sompong Klyhnongsruang(ศาสตราจารย์ ดร.สมปอง คล้ายหนองสรวง)

The Director of the Science, Research and Innovation Development Office (SAST) who signed the MOU.

Chib Jittaniyom(นายชิบ จิตนิยม)

A Senator who was present at the MOU signing ceremony.

Suton Klaikankai(นายสุทนต์ กล้าการขาย)

A Senator who was present at the MOU signing ceremony.