On 22 April 2014, EABC/JFCCT ICT Working Group led by Mr Bob Fox, EABC Vice Chair and JFCCT Chair of the ICT working group, paid a courtesy visit to the Permanent Secretary—Dr.Surachai Srisaracam and senior executives of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT). This was the follow up meeting to the dialogue held in December 2013. In the discussion on ICT issues, the Permanent Secretary provided some welcome news on planned reforms in the telecoms sector via a proposed merger of the two state-owned enterprises, and formation of a wholesale market. There was also discussion on SMART Thailand, service sector reform, broadband models which would avoid monopolies, Internet governance, IT Start Ups, skills development & transfer, Procurement, Data Protection & Privacy, and e-Government. Further dialogue is planned on a number of these challenging issues.
In the photo (from the left): Mr Greg Thomas, Ms Amara Chunplang, Mr Per Lind, Mr Kristian Bo, Dr Sak Segkhoonthod, Dr.Surachai Srisaracam, Mr Bob Fox, Mr John Svengren, Ms Areewan Haorangsi and Mr Kriengkrai Bhuvanij.
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