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EEC Office aims to develop brain power to serve S-Curve industries

By THE NATION

 

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Suvit Maesincee

 

The Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Ministry will set up a subcommittee to improve the skill of personnel in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), Minister Suvit Maesincee said.

 

“After five infrastructure projects in the EEC get contractors, the Eastern Economic Corridor Office [EECO] will hasten to develop the Eastern Economic Commerce of Innovation [EECi] and Digital Park Thailand,” he said.

 

The EECi will provide a magnet for investment, research, and development of twelve S-Curve industries, which will play an important role in increasing “brain power” to develop innovations serving the industries.

 

Also, the EECO aims to create technological experts by inviting outstanding universities and research institutes to establish their branches in the corridor and bring in more investment from companies.

 

“The investment will cover upstream or research downstream in the manufacturing sector,” Suvit said. “The EECO will also push the industrial sector to use scientific research by universities and institutes to develop commercial products and innovations,” he said.

 

According to a survey, three EEC provinces need at least 400,000 experts in S-curve industries. 

 

“This survey was in accordance with the private sector’s demand, with the EECO planning to develop personnel to feed S-Curve industries. The personnel are divided into two groups – workers with vocational degrees and those with bachelor degrees or higher,” Suvit said.

 

The educational system presently sees students spending 80 per cent of their time studying in classrooms, with the remaining 20 per cent of time in firms or factories. But under the EEC vocational curriculum, students will spend 50 per cent of educational time in classrooms and 50 per cent in factories. 

 

In addition, the EECO aims to provide students technical instruction to help them communicate with foreign engineers. 

 

“Those who study the curriculum will be guaranteed job opportunities and a high salary,” the minister added.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30379242

 

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'We will magnify and expand the capacity of the human brain,' declared the Minister, 'beyond all that has been known before. Newton, Einstein, Freud and Shakespeare will shrivel and shrink in comparison with the mighty Thai brain - and the world will fall at our feet in awe and wonder, and worship our sovereignty and supremacy for all eternity ...!'

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10 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Also, the EECO aims to create technological experts by inviting outstanding universities and research institutes to establish their branches in the corridor and bring in more investment from companies.

…….and which outstanding universities would they be, Kh Suvit???

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14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

“After five infrastructure projects in the EEC get contractors, the Eastern Economic Corridor Office [EECO] will hasten to develop the Eastern Economic Commerce of Innovation [EECi] and Digital Park Thailand,” he said.

Some assembly required.

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17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

three EEC provinces need at least 400,000 experts in S-curve industries.

I recall the major foreign investor in the EEC - Japan - said it needed 30,000 skilled workers that don't exist in Thailand. The Thai government responded that it will facilitate Smart visas for countries like Japan to quickly allow skilled foreign workers to support EEC industries.

Rights & Benefits:

  • 4-year visa
  • no work permit required
  • 90-day immigration reporting extended to one-year
  • no re-entry permit required
  • similar benefits extended to spouse and children

Really, why bother with training Thai workers?

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18 hours ago, Eligius said:

'We will magnify and expand the capacity of the human brain,' declared the Minister, 'beyond all that has been known before. Newton, Einstein, Freud and Shakespeare will shrivel and shrink in comparison with the mighty Thai brain - and the world will fall at our feet in awe and wonder, and worship our sovereignty and supremacy for all eternity ...!'

He didn't declare that, you are talking nonsense.

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1 minute ago, jerojero said:

What the.f is a sCurve industry? Like Thailand 4.0?  Or Ebola cure?

Maybe you missed out on the news but there's this wonderful new invention now called a "search engine". I used one and this is what it came up with https://iotbusiness-platform.com/blog/thailand-4-0-opportunities-in-the-s-curve-10-targeted-industries/

 

But please, don't tell everybody. It might break if too many people use it for searching for things

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