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Thailand Status ReportRecent S&T Information

ActivitiesReena Batsomboon

National Research Council of Thailand

Presented at6th Co-EXIST-SEA WORKSHOP

7-8 December 2004Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia

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Outline of Presentation

• S&T Policy and Development Plan in Thailand

• STI Activities in Thailand

• Database on Research Information of NRCT

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S&T Policy and Development Plan in

Thailand1. Strategic development on

strengthening S&T and The ninth National Economic and Social Development Plan (2002-2006)

2. The national Strategic plan on S&T (2004-2013)

3. Government policy on S&T4. The Sixth National Research Policy

and the National Research Plan (2004-2006)

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STI Activities in Thailand (1)

1. Development of Infrastructure

• Software Park Thailand (SPT)

• Computer technology cluster

• National Science Museum

• Science and Technology Knowledge Center (STKC)

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STI Activities in Thailand (2)

2.Research and Development

• High-performance computer technology

• Information technology on the language and knowledge

• Software industry

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STI Activities in Thailand (3)

3.Human Resource Development on S&T

• Training courses on technology applications

• Training courses and seminars to develop people working

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STI Activities in Thailand (4)

4.Technology Transfer : Development of

• Computer network

• E-Commerce

• Pilot Telecenters

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STI Activities in Thailand (5)

5. S&T Information Databases• Database of research projects

of 4 agencies (NRCT , TRF , HSRI , NSTDA)

• Research database of NRCT• Database on Industry• Special Databases

- Herbal research- Marine shrimp research

• The Brain bank database

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Database on Research Information of NRCT•Research Information System of

Thailand 1. Database on Researchers 2. Database on Research

Projects : - - Research Projects - Research Agencies - Research Granting Agencies

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Registered Researchers During 1994-2004

Subject groups No. of Registered Researchers

1. Science and technology

6,896

2. Agriculture 4,1873. Social Science

and humanity5,862

total 16,945

As of September 2004

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Research Projects in the Database

Subject groups No. of Projects

Budget(Million Bath)

1. Science and technology

13,386 12,063

2. Agriculture 27,331 10,8443. Social

Science and humanity

10,478 4,889

total 51,195

27,796

As of September 2004

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Research Agencies in the Database

Subject groups No. of ResearchAgencies

1. Science and technology

514

2. Agriculture 1933. Social Science

and humanity738

total 1 ,445

As of September 2004

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Research Funds in the Database

Subject groups No. of Funds1. Science and technology

405

2. Agriculture 853. Social

Science and humanity

373

total 864

As of September 2004

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Dissemination of the Research Information

1.Statistics of Research Information

2.Research Database3.Research publication4.Web link(http://www.ricri.nrct.go.th)

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