Thai PM announces mega AI-focused programme
Indian technologists are to help upscale the Thai tech ecosystem under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed in April this year during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official visit to Bangkok, a senior Government official said in Bangkok on 25 June https://www.commerce.gov.in/.
“We are working on details on how to take further a technology MoU between the two countries,” said Prof Wisit Wisitsora-AT, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.
“Skilled technology manpower (will come) from India to Thailand,” he adding, pointing out that the arrangement for Indian technology experts to work with their Thai counterparts will be under the latest MoU for Cooperation in the field of Digital Technologies signed by the two countries .
“Thailand and India are two very good technology countries and we have been working for several years on it together,” Press Trust of India quoted Wisit from the UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of AI 2025, which was held 24-27 June in Bangkok https://www.meity.gov.in/.
It was one of the six MoUs signed during Prime Minister Modi’s official visit to Thailand and participation in the 6th BIMSTEC Summit hosted by Thailand on 4 April 2025.
With these and other agreements signed during the Prime Minister’s visit, Thailand and India have elevated bilateral ties to a strategic partnership and strengthen regional connectivity, trade and investment https://www.nseindia.com/.
Meanwhile, Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has announced a mega AI-focused programme at the opening of the UNESCO forum on 25 June https://www.bseindia.com/.
“Under our National AI Committee, we are moving forward with key initiatives,” said Paetongtarn, listing out details that include development of AI talent to have as much as 10 million users, 90,000 professionals, and 50,000 developers.
Further, she committed US$15.4 billion investment in AI infrastructure, and building open-source AI infrastructure as well as a National Data Centre, an investment of over US$61 million http://indiaai.gov.in.
“We will also establish the AI Governance Practice Centre (AIGPC)—to share ethical AI practices, promote training, and foster collaboration across sectors,” said Paetongtarn.
“AI must be a force for truth, inclusion, and human-centered progress. Let us work together to ensure that AI upholds dignity, protects societies, and benefits all,” she said https://sbi.com.in/.
Commenting on the long-term working relationships between India and Thailand, as well as with the other member countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), industry observers said Indian technologists, given the large number of engineers available in the country, could play a pivotal role in mega technology driven programmes, an example being one announced by Thai Prime Minister.
The availability of Indian engineers in large numbers is not only advantageous to India but also serves well for other countries facing shortage of technical and skilled manpower while trying to manage in a fast-accelerated technology ecosystem across all economic sectors, the observers said. Fiinews.com
