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                  Measures                                                  Rationale                                     Timeframe         Related Domestic Agendas
    Strategy 3: Create an equitable society where citizens can fully leverage the benefits of technology (Cont’d)
                                         Recommendation
                                         Thailand should conduct similar study on other cities in Thailand such as Chiang Mai or Khon Kaen to guide
                                         Smart City development in respective area. The study should assess the infrastructure readiness and rooms
                                         for development, and identify key areas where private sectors can participate. Furthermore, a Smart City index
                                         should be devised to track progress and development of each city.
    3.5)  Connect and integrate ASEAN Member   Presently, basic population registries such as education and medical records are stored in conventional paper  2019 - 2020      Digital Thailand Plan,
         States’ social databases, e.g., education   systems. This limits accessibility and the transfer of information as well as incurring high costs for record   Strategy 3
         databases                       keeping. Thus, governments around the world have already converted or are in the process of converting these
                                         records into digital format, colloquially known as electronic health records. Examples of countries already using
                                         such systems include the United States and the United Kingdom. Nevertheless, these case studies highlight
                                         certain challenges in the implementation of such systems, particularly high costs and the lack of a sufficiently
                                         explicit record keeping standard.

                                         Recommendation
                                         Learning from the lessons mentioned above, the first step towards the creation of a national electronic health
                                         record system would be to standardize the format of record keeping. The criteria on types of data, data
                                         frequency and filing method should be considered in consultation with other health and education agencies
                                         prior to their conversion process. Furthermore, prudent privacy and information security policies must be
                                         established. Once these processes have been completed, then the process of data digitalization can begin.



















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