Thai Government and Microsoft Launch Elevate AI and Jobs

Matichon•Politics•5d ago

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The Thai government and Microsoft launched the Microsoft Elevate AI and Jobs for Thailand project to integrate AI into education and the labor market.

•The Microsoft Elevate AI and Jobs for Thailand project was launched on October 15, 2026 at the Rosewood Bangkok Hotel.
•Thailand is the first of 19 countries globally to launch this national partnership model.
•The first phase of the project runs for approximately 9 months from October 2026 to June 2027.
•The initiative focuses on AI skills for students, teachers, vocational students, and the workforce.

Overview

•The Thai government and Microsoft launched the Microsoft Elevate AI and Jobs for Thailand project to connect education, skill development, and labor demand.
•Thailand is the first of 19 countries worldwide to implement the Microsoft Elevate AI and Jobs national partnership model.
•The Ministry of Education will implement AI skills based on three principles: Think, Use, and Discern for basic and vocational education students.
•The Ministry of Education aims to use AI to reduce non-teaching administrative tasks to allow teachers more time for student development.
•The first phase of the project is scheduled from October 2026 to June 2027, featuring the development of AI curricula and certifications based on the EU's DigComp 2.2 framework.
•Microsoft stated that its digital and AI skill development efforts have reached over 2.7 million Thai people over the past two years.
•The Ministry of Education aims to see concrete results from the AI basic knowledge framework in 2027 and full system coverage by 2028.
•The government intends to integrate the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Ministry of Labour, and the private sector through a national learning platform and Credit Bank system.

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Key Quotes

Captain Patdarassam Thongsaluaykorn

"The success of implementing AI should not be measured only by the amount of technology the country has, but by what Thai children have learned more."

ความสำเร็จของการนำ AI มาใช้ ไม่ควรวัดเพียงจำนวนเทคโนโลยีที่ประเทศมี แต่ต้องวัดว่าเด็กไทยได้เรียนรู้อะไรเพิ่มขึ้น

Captain Patdarassam Thongsaluaykorn

"The government's challenge is not just to make Thai people able to use AI, but to give them the opportunity to use AI to develop their own lives."

โจทย์ของรัฐบาลไม่ใช่แค่ทำให้คนไทยใช้ AI เป็น แต่ต้องทำให้คนไทยมีโอกาสใช้ AI พัฒนาชีวิตของตนเองได้ด้วย

Key Entities

Person

Patdarassam Thongsaluaykorn(ภัทร์ดารัสมิ์ ทองสลวยกร)

Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office.

Prasert Chantararuangthong(ประเสริฐ จันทรรวงทอง)ℹ️

Minister of Education who presided over the project launch ceremony.

Organization

Microsoftℹ️

A world-leading technology company partnering with the Thai government.

Ministry of Education(กระทรวงศึกษาธิการ)ℹ️

The government ministry responsible for upgrading digital and AI skills for students and teachers.

Federation of Thai Industries(สภาอุตสาหกรรมแห่งประเทศไทย)ℹ️

An organization providing labor demand data for the project.

JobsDB by SEEK

An organization providing labor demand data for the project.

Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation(กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม)ℹ️

A government ministry targeted for future integration in lifelong learning mechanisms.

Ministry of Labour(กระทรวงแรงงาน)ℹ️

A government ministry targeted for future integration in lifelong learning mechanisms.

European Union(สหภาพยุโรป)ℹ️

The entity providing the DigComp 2.2 standard framework for AI skill certification.

OECDℹ️

An organization whose standards Thailand aims to achieve through this cooperation.

Place

Rosewood Bangkok Hotel(โรงแรมโรสวูด กรุงเทพฯ)

The venue where the project launch took place on October 15, 2026.

Policy

Microsoft Elevate AI and Jobs for Thailand

A project to elevate Thai education and workforce skills through AI integration.