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Strategy 3: Reform and enhancement of the capability on ICT researchand development`Public and private sectors, together with educational institution, will jointly restructure thedirection of R&D in ICT so as to meet the demand from industry. Concrete policies and measuresfor basic education to shape scientific thinking are to be accelerated in order to build upresearchers and human resource in the field. There is the need for budget allocation, conduciveenvironments and all critical factors, as well as commercialization of R&D in order to generateindigenous technology and reduce reliance on foreign technology.”Goals1. Increase of investment in ICT research in both the public and private sectors, tobe at least 3% of annual ICT industry value.2. Provision of large-scale software development projects, which equipped withR&D project, with investment of over 100 man-years, to be at least 5 billionbaht, by 2006.3. The proportion of locally made PCs used in the country to be at least 80%, andof locally developed software to be not less than 50% of total domesticconsumption, by 2004.4. The proportion of software developers who can use network computingtechnology or web services to be at least 70% of total developers by 2004.Plans and activities3.1 The government to set up the education reform policy at the basic, vocational anduniversity levels through coordination between the Ministry of Education, and academicinstitutes from the public and private sectors, to enhance the skills of students in scienceand English. This is to produce human resources that have great capability in R&D inICT, as well as other technologies essential to the country's development.3.2 The government and the private sector to provide necessary incentives to attractpeople to join the research profession such as financial rewards and career development.3.3 The government to provide funding in the form of seed money to support and attractthe investment in ICT R&D by academic institutes, public and private research organization,and independent researchers (from the general public sector). This might be a nationalfund with a mechanism to encourage long-term donations, with tax incentives.Thailand ICT Master Plan (2002-2006) 13