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TH-AI Passport Costing 27 Baht/Month, 20x Cheaper Than Singapore; Scrutiny Welcome

TH-AI Passport Costing 27 Baht/Month, 20x Cheaper Than Singapore; Scrutiny Welcome

Matichon•Economy•22h ago

Reader Briefing

Thailand launches 'TH-AI Passport' initiative at significantly lower cost than Singapore, aiming to boost AI adoption and develop national AI capabilities.

  • •Minister Chayachanok Chidchob addressed Parliament regarding the TH-AI Passport project.
  • •The project aims to increase Thailand's AI access rate to approximately 22-23%.
  • •The cost is 27 Baht per person per month, significantly cheaper than Singapore's cost.
  • •Project implementation began on November 17, 2025, with public hearings in December.

Overview

  • •On May 28, Minister Chayachanok Chidchob explained the TH-AI Passport project to the House of Representatives.
  • •Thailand aims to address the declining workforce in a super aging society by leveraging AI to boost national productivity and economic growth.
  • •Minister Chayachanok Chidchob stated that the TH-AI Passport project creates an AI ecosystem in Thailand through the 'Learn to Earn' platform, including AI courses, prompting lessons, and skills certification.
  • •The TH-AI Passport project has an average cost of approximately 27 Baht per person per month, which is nearly 20 times cheaper than Singapore's estimated cost of 700 Baht per person per month.
  • •The government plans to launch and open registration for the TH-AI Passport project in June.
  • •The project's procurement process began on November 17, 2025, with public hearings held in December, totaling over 5 months of operation.
  • •The winning bidder for the TH-AI Passport project is Kijakarn Ruam TH, with a bid of 1,621 million Baht, which is approximately 1.76% lower than the estimated cost of 1,650 million Baht.
  • •The goal is to increase Thailand's AI adoption rate to 20% by 2027, up from 10.7% in 2025, in order to reduce technological inequality and enhance the Thai workforce's potential.

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Key Quotes

Chayachanok Chidchob
"The TH-AI Passport project has an average cost of approximately 27 baht per person per month, which is nearly 20 times lower than Singapore's cost of around 700 baht per person per month."
โครงการ TH-AI Passport มีต้นทุนเฉลี่ยอยู่ที่ประมาณ 27 บาทต่อคนต่อเดือน ซึ่งต่ำกว่าค่าใช้จ่ายของประเทศสิงคโปร์ที่มีต้นทุนราว 700 บาทต่อคนต่อเดือน เกือบ 20 เท่า
Chayachanok Chidchob
"If anyone sees loopholes, they can investigate fully. Who gets the job is not my concern. The important thing is that the public benefits."
หากใครมองว่ามีช่องโหว่ก็ตรวจสอบได้เต็มที่ ส่วนใครจะได้งานไม่ใช่ประเด็นสำหรับผม สิ่งสำคัญคือประชาชนต้องได้ประโยชน์
Chayachanok Chidchob
"If any private entity cannot operate according to policy, the state has the duty to intervene and correct, and is willing to have all steps inspected if there is evidence of corruption or lack of transparency."
หากเอกชนรายใดไม่สามารถดำเนินการได้ตามนโยบาย รัฐก็มีหน้าที่เข้าไปดำเนินการแก้ไข และยินดีให้มีการตรวจสอบทุกขั้นตอน หากมีหลักฐานเกี่ยวกับการทุจริตหรือความไม่โปร่งใส

Key Entities

Person

Chayachanok Chidchob(ไชยชนก ชิดชอบ)ℹ️
Minister of Digital Economy and Society (DE) who is clarifying the TH-AI Passport project's cost and implementation.

Organization

Ministry of Digital Economy and Society(กระทรวงดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคม)ℹ️
The government ministry responsible for the TH-AI Passport project, providing clarification on its details.
Kijakarn Ruam TH(กิจการค้าร่วมทีเอช)
The winning bidder for the TH-AI Passport project, proposing a total of 1,621 million Baht.

Place

Singapore(สิงคโปร์)ℹ️
A country used as a benchmark for comparison regarding the cost of AI access, stated to be significantly higher than Thailand's project.
Vietnam(เวียดนาม)ℹ️
A country whose AI access rate is mentioned in comparison to Thailand, noted as being higher at 23.5%.

Policy

Learn to Earn
A platform integrated into the TH-AI Passport project, offering AI learning courses, prompting lessons, and certification to build an AI ecosystem.
Thai LLM
A project to develop a Thai language-based AI foundation model using data collected in Thailand, aiming for 'Sovereign AI'.