Yotsanan pushes AI platform for poverty alleviation in Yasothon

Thairath•Politics•1d ago

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Deputy Prime Minister Yotsanan Wongsawasdi launched a comprehensive poverty alleviation initiative using AI and innovation in Yasothon province.

•Yotsanan Wongsawasdi visited Kud Chum District, Yasothon, on July 19, 2026.
•The initiative utilizes AI and the PPPConnext information system to identify impoverished individuals.
•Four localized poverty-solving models were presented at Wat Pa Phutthikhun.
•The government plans to expand lessons from 20 pilot provinces nationwide within one year.

Overview

•On July 19, 2026, Yotsanan Wongsawasdi and Yasothon provincial executives visited Kud Chum District.
•Yotsanan Wongsawasdi delivered a 'Sufficiency House' to Bua-phan Uppaphan in Nong Nae Subdistrict.
•The Sufficiency House project in Yasothon (2017 - 2026) assisted 1,261 households across 54 subdistricts with over 27.36 million baht.
•The Yasothon Community College poverty project has brought over 7,663 people into skill upgrading and generated over 2.17 million baht in income since 2020.
•The '4 Localized Poverty-Solving Models' include the Temple Power Model, organic crop-vegetable chain, community disaster economy, and the eucalyptus seedling group.
•Yotsanan Wongsawasdi stated that poverty is analyzed through five types of capital, particularly 'human capital' for the elderly lacking vocational skills.
•The government utilizes the PPAP platform to integrate vulnerable groups with the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Industry, and Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives.
•Yotsanan Wongsawasdi will expand lessons from 20 pilot provinces nationwide within one year and eventually hand over stable areas to the Ministry of Interior.

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Key Quotes

Yotsanan Wongsawasdi

"The heart of solving the problem is taking action and integration by linking vulnerable groups with the mechanisms of MSDP, MOE, MOI, and MOAC."

หัวใจสำคัญของการแก้ปัญหาคือ การลงมือทำและบูรณาการ โดยเชื่อมโยงกลุ่มเปราะบางเข้ากับกลไกของ พม., ศธ., รง. และ กษ.

Key Entities

Person

Yotsanan Wongsawasdi(ยศชนัน วงศ์สวัสดิ์)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation.

Bua-phan Uppaphan(บัวผัน อุปพันธ์)

A 72-year-old recipient of a Sufficiency House in Nong Nae Subdistrict.

Organization

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

The ministry headed by Yotsanan Wongsawasdi.

Yasothon Community College(วิทยาลัยชุมชนยโสธร)

The driver of the comprehensive and precise poverty resolution project.

Ministry of Social Development and Human Security(พม.)ℹ️

A government mechanism linked via the PPAP platform to help vulnerable groups.

Ministry of Education(ศธ.)ℹ️

A government mechanism linked via the PPAP platform to help vulnerable groups.

Ministry of Industry(รง.)ℹ️

A government mechanism linked via the PPAP platform to help vulnerable groups.

Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives(กษ.)

A government mechanism linked via the PPAP platform to help vulnerable groups.

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

The entity that will take over the management of stable areas for sustainable development.

Place

Yasothon(ยโสธร)ℹ️

The province where the poverty alleviation kick-off occurred.

Kud Chum District(อำเภอกุดชุม)

The district in Yasothon visited by Yotsanan Wongsawasdi.

Nong Nae Subdistrict(ต.หนองแหน)

The location where the Sufficiency House was delivered to Bua-phan Uppaphan.

Wat Pa Phutthikhun(วัดป่าพุทธิคุณ)

The location of the poverty-solving innovation technology exhibition.

Sang Ming Subdistrict(ต.สร้างมิ่ง)

The location of the eucalyptus seedling group for vulnerable people.

Policy

Sufficiency House Project(โครงการบ้านพอเพียง)

A project to repair dilapidated houses for citizens in Yasothon.

Comprehensive and Precise Poverty Resolution Project(โครงการแก้ไขปัญหาความยากจนแบบเบ็ดเสร็จและแม่นยำ)

A project driven by Yasothon Community College using PAR, PPPConnext, and AI.