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A draft version of this Roadmap was presented in a seminar titled “Thailand’s ICT

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Readiness and Direction in ASEAN”, which was held on Tuesday the 4 of October, 2016.
Participants were asked, through a questionnaire, to score each measure in two capacities.
The first capacity is the practicality of the measure, while the second capacity is the
effectiveness of the measure. The average score of both respect is calculated and

compared in order to prioritize measures under each strategy.

In addition, qualitative data gathered from this questionnaire and during the
seminar have also been processed and incorporated into this prioritization analysis.

Measures in the following sections are presented in order of their prioritization.

Strategy 1: Enhance the capability of domestic ICT infrastructure to accommodate

future growth in domestic demand, and as a preparation for becoming the center of internet
exchange for the CLMV group of countries

 Create a masterplan to guide the development of broadband internet

infrastructure and spectrum management
 Increase the capacity of the internet infrastructure to accommodate future

growth in both domestic and neighboring markets
 Follow up with upcoming megatrend in new and advance technologies

 Expand the coverage of domestic internet infrastructure to include
underserved and border areas

 Improve the legal and regulatory environment and provide incentives to attract
investment in cloud computing businesses

 Improve efficiency in frequency allocation and management to international

standard

Strategy 2: Assist SMEs in finding new markets and adopting technologies for

business efficiency, and create a start-up ecosystem that fosters new entrepreneurs

 Encourage Thai businesses to conduct online trade

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