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(2) Encourage collaboration between local and foreign entrepreneurs in softwareprojects in the government sector in order to transfer skills and knowledgeto Thai people.1.4 To develop an evaluation system and appropriate indicators in order to assess thework of and impacts from SIPA on the economy and society.1.5 To develop a 10-year master plan for ICT human resource development, focusing onboth qualitative and quantitative dimensions. In the plan, the development of softwarepersonnel receives high priority, with the following principles:(1) Establishing a joint policy committee comprising the government, industryand education sectors to develop a master plan for human resourcedevelopment to meet the demand of the software industry.(2) Developing lecturers and software researchers with greater knowledge andexperience in the software industry, aiming to double the number within five years.(3) Setting up a professional training institute to urgently train qualified softwarepersonnel, with emphasis on relevant professional certifications. In order toachieve better effectiveness and efficiency, the institute should be run andmanaged by the private sector, with partial investment support and taxincentives from the government. The training is a two-prong approach: one toenhance the skills of current software personnel, and the other to provide non-ICT graduates necessary skills to take an active part in the software industry.(4) Conducting a survey on the availability and type of existing instructors,researchers, and software personnel in the software business, anddeveloping a mechanism to attract foreign experts to work with local peoplein educational, training and operational matters.(5) Building a collaborative university-industry network in the following key areas:• Setting up the mechanism to provide the opportunity for students to workin software companies during or at the end of the course. Private sectorexpenses incurred in this regard will be recouped through tax incentives.• Exchanging of personnel among those in the ICT industry, the softwarebusiness and the education sector by allowing for a sabbatical leave towork on specified program or project(s).(6) Provision of funds for ICT human resource development, particularly for thesoftware industry, which include converting other profession to work in the ICTindustry. This may involve financial institutions offering low-interest loans.8Thailand ICT Master Plan (2002-2006)
To ensure an effective operational plan over a 10-year period, the ICT humanresource master plan should specify the total number of personnel, qualifications,academic knowledge and skills in the following areas:(1) ICT technology in systems, system equipment, devices, and software relatedto these systems.(2) Investment and funds available, as well as other financial mechanism relatedto ICT business.(3) ICT production and service delivery procedures.(4) International open standards used for the production of ICT equipment andICT services, in both hardware and software.(5) Business administration, marketing, and management in IT.1.6 To enhance the skills of Thai entrepreneurs and software developers from merelyinvolving with program coding to having capability to conduct more sophisticatedsoftware design, such as mobile Internet applications and web services, by takingadvantage of local artistic abilities and craftsmanship.1.7 To upgrade the quality of Thai software products and services to meet internationalstandards by:(1) Defining the standards of local software production to meet internationalrequirements.(2) Having joint public-private agency to support local software standards that areacceptable internationally or being committed through internationalagreement.1.8 To promote a standard testing center for ICT products in order to enhance thecompetitiveness of Thai producers in the international market.1.9 To promote private sector investment in the hardware manufacturing sectors whichhave strong linkage to the software industry -- such as the electronics industry, whoseproducts are applied extensively in telecommunications, computers and the automotivesector -- in order to extend the scope of ICT industry through strong clustering.1.10 To accelerate the drafting of ICT-related laws, and related legal process with theaim to have the laws being in effect in the next one to two years, especially the NationalInformation Infrastructure Law, the Data Protection Law, the Computer Crime Law, andthe Electronic Funds Transfer Law.Thailand ICT Master Plan (2002-2006) 9
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