ADOC 2.0 Week THAILAND VIETNAM PAPUA NEW GUINEAINDONESIACHILEPHILIPPINESPERUMEXICO Thailand OCTOBER 2009 ADOC 2.0 WEEK 2009 ICT Training at College of Asian Scholars

ADOC 2.0 Week ADOC Center in Khon Kaen Opening Ceremony by H.E. Roy Y.Y. Wu on 8 August 2008.

ADOC 2.0 Week ADOC Center in Khon Kaen, Thailand H.E. Roy Y.Y. Wu Representative, Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Thailand

ADOC 2.0 Week Khon Kaen is in northeastern of Thailand 440 Km. from Bangkok.

ADOC 2.0 Week College of Asian Scholars Founded by Prof.Dr.Krasae Chanawongse In 2002

ADOC 2.0 Week Faculty

ADOC 2.0 Week Mission Accomplishing : Gold Medal Women football, University Sport, Skills Ethics Leadership Leadership

ADOC 2.0 Week Agenda 1.Government Policy on ICT  Background  Targets of ICT Policy  ICT development strategies 2.ADOC Center in Khon Kaen,Thailand  ADOC center and ICT Policy  ADOC Training  Experience on difficulties

ADOC 2.0 Week Agenda (Cont,…) 3.Successful Stories 4.Future Perspectives of ADOC Center  The future plan of the ADOC center  Difficulties in the future

ADOC 2.0 Week BACKGROUND BACKGROUND  Thailand’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) policy places a priority on the role of ICT in social and economic development by emphasizing the improvement of the quality of life and society through developing a knowledge-based society 1. Government Policy on ICT

ADOC 2.0 Week BACKGROUND  In the global context, the development of ICT in Thailand can be considered average  Compare with the other Asia countries, they are more developed than Thailand

ADOC 2.0 Week The main factors holding back the development of ICT in Thailand The main factors holding back the development of ICT in Thailand  Insufficient and limited coverage of the information and communication infrastructure  A shortage of ICT human resources  The low and limited ICT usage of the general public  Lack of ICT knowledgeable person in the public sector BACKGROUND

ADOC 2.0 Week Build capacity in using technology as a tool for national development in order to leverage Thailand’s status as a “potential leader” country. Build capacity in using technology as a tool for national development in order to leverage Thailand’s status as a “potential leader” country. Increase the percentage of knowledge workers Increase the percentage of knowledge workers Develop the Thai economy by increasing the value of knowledge- based industries Develop the Thai economy by increasing the value of knowledge- based industries Targets of ICT Policy

ADOC 2.0 Week Strategy 1: Develop ICT professionals and general human resources who are information literate  Develop ICT professionals and general human resources who are information literate  Development of ICT professionals  Development of personnel in other fields and the general public  Other support measures for overall human development ICT development strategy

ADOC 2.0 Week Strategy 2 :  Improve the national ICT management structure.  Improve the process of proposing and allocating budgets  Improve related laws and regulations and their enforcement  mechanisms in order facilitate the use of ICT and the conduct of e-Commerce/ e- transaction.  Improve the national ICT development indicator database system ICT development strategy

ADOC 2.0 Week Strategy 3: Develop ICT infrastructure  Expand the types of services, expand service coverage areas and improve the efficiency of the communication network  Accelerate the achievement of information security ICT development strategy

ADOC 2.0 Week  Develop ICT infrastructure to upgrade education and life-long learning  Develop ICT infrastructure for key social sectors  Increase the efficiency of telecommunication and ICT network resource management ICT development strategy

ADOC 2.0 Week Strategy 4: e-Governance  Strengthen central agencies responsible for setting the framework and standards needed  Develop electronic services by all government agencies  Strengthen ICT capacity for provincial government agencies and local government units ICT development strategy

ADOC 2.0 Week Strategy 5: Enhance competitiveness of the ICT industry to add economic values and increase earnings  Provide funding support to the new enterprises  Upgrade Thai ICT product and service standards to meet global standards  Create opportunities in marketing and competition for Thai businesses  Promote domestic and foreign investment in ICT industries ICT development strategy

ADOC 2.0 Week Strategy 6: Use ICT to build sustainable competitiveness for Thai industries  Build awareness and develop capacity in ICT for businesses  Build confidence in electronic transactions ICT development strategy

ADOC 2.0 Week  Promote the use of ICT in strategic manufacturing and service sector  Enhance competitive capacity of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and community enterprises.  Promote the use of ICT in energy-saving measures ICT development strategy

ADOC 2.0 Week The number of trainees is increase from 836 in 2008 to more than 1,000 in the half of ADOC Center in Khon Kaen

ADOC 2.0 Week There are 5 groups of trainees Students Youths Unemployment Housewife

ADOC 2.0 Week ADOC Computers Course Girls’s Football Festival ADOC Center in Khon Kaen

ADOC 2.0 Week ADOC Center in Khon Kaen There are 8 courses  Introduction to internet  Introduction to computer basic skill  Introduction to web design

ADOC 2.0 Week  Introduction to outlook  Introduction to MSN  Introduction to Microsoft office  Introduction to Chinese language  Introduction to word typing ADOC Center in Khon Kaen

ADOC 2.0 Week Experience on difficulties  How to effectively instruct the very beginner  Teaching material  Expense for food, beverage, transportation and documentation ADOC Center in Khon Kaen

ADOC 2.0 Week Successful Stories 1.The trainees learn the important of computer. 2.The trainees can use the internet for information searching, reading newspaper, listening music and send . 3.Chinese teacher teaches Chinese language through computer.

ADOC 2.0 Week Future Perspectives of ADOC Center

ADOC 2.0 Week Future Perspectives of ADOC Center The future plan of the ADOC center  Improve the efficiency of teaching & learning and also fully support the effectiveness  ADOC on tour to countryside for e- marketing teaching

ADOC 2.0 Week Outdated of hardware and software Decreasing of budget. Possible difficulties in the future

ADOC 2.0 Week Thank you. By Dr. Kasom Chanawongse President College of Asian Scholars Thailand