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III. Prime MoversTo achieve concrete progress towards development targets, it is essential thatprime movers should be urgently conducted in the first two years. The results of whichwill kick-start the other plans, as the prime movers will enhance potential andcompetitiveness. This will lead to expansion of the New Economy, thus providingeconomic outcome that are beneficial to the implementation of other plans. This positiveoutcome will drive the development of other economic sectors and consequently lead tosustainable development of the society.The three Prime movers cover the area of: the development of the softwareindustry (from strategy 1), the development of e-Government (from strategy 7), and thepromotion of ICT utilization among SMEs (from strategy 6).The implementation of all activities under these three areas needs governmentsupport at the policy level in order make a quick start despite budget constraints.However, during implementation, it is important that crucial factors necessary for futuresustainable development be taken into account, even without financial support from thegovernment sector. This is to create intellectual capital as well as wealth creation forfurther implementation of other projects. These factors are:• The development of human resources and professionals… to build skilledworkforce.• The standardization of work processes… to reduce problems and costs dueto incompatibility.• The establishment and development of processes and systems... to workefficiently.• The management and accumulation of intellectual capital… to facilitate newworkers acquiring knowledge.22 Thailand ICT Master Plan (2002-2006)