Thailand ICT Master Plan (2002-2006). - Nectec

The three prime moving areas were emphasized in order to accelerate and kickstartthe whole plan, including the development of the software industry (fromstrategy 1), the development of e-Government (from strategy 7), and the promotion ofICT utilization among Small and Medium Enterprises (from strategy 6).Policy ImplementationThe National ICT Master Plan could not be launched in a better timing. The newMinistry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT), establish in October2002, will be responsible for the implementation of the plan and materialize vision intoreality.In order to accomplish the ICT development, the Master Plan outlines necessarymeasures and activities for each strategy. It also defines the role and responsibility ofrelevant agencies as well as the timeframe of operation for each activity. In thisrespect, the MICT will take the lead in driving and coordinating all agencies concerned toaccelerate those activities. The Master Plan also calls for the creation of Monitoring andEvaluation mechanisms of the ICT Development, in which the MICT will be responsiblefor initiating and coordinating.Thailand ICT Master Plan (2002-2006) 3