1. E-Forum Program in Thailand by Mr. Krisada Tharasook Director of IT Management Division, Ministry of Science and Technology, THAILAND

2. Outline General Background in Brif R&D e-Forum / OADB R&D e-Forum Concept R&D e-Forum Flow Chart Status of R&D e-Forum in Thailand Future activity

3. General Background in Brief The 4 th IAMMST in Kuantan Malaysia 29 August 2006 The principle endorsement related to our meeting The Minister agreed to solicit dialogue Partners cooperation, assistance and participation in the R&D projects, communication, innovation and as well human resource development in the fields of science and technology.

4. R&D e-Forum Concept Facilitate exchange of ideas and information among scientists and researcher Enable identification of R&D of common interest or potential projects Virtual Community Innovation Management

5. R&D e-Forum Flow Chart Input - R&D Data - IT Infra. Network - Expertise - Etc. Virtual Community - Web Application - Portal / Wiki / Blog - Search Engine - Open Access Database Output - Exchange & Cooperation Program - Commercialize Projects - Etc.

6. Status of R&D e-Forum in Thailand Databases: – Expertise/Researcher DB – Research Result DB IT Network & Infra: – Government Information Network(GIN) – ThaiREN (ThaiSARN+ UniNET+ Etc.) Web Technology: – Wiki/Blog Prototype, Ex: GotoKnow, etc. – Portal: Science and Technology Knowledge Center

7. Future Activities Encourage Scientists, Researchers join the Program – Database Building – Forum structure Designing – Running the Community themselves Develop R&D e-Forum Community Website (Research Institute + University + Government + Private Sector) Promote Sharing and exchanging knowledge in the Community to the Public Cooperate with OADB member countries Report to IAMMST Meeting