The March 2024 Thailand tech snapshot briefly touches on: government-backed education-tech trials using artificial intelligence; WiFi as critical infrastructure in Thailand’s digitally-driven health systems; Thailand’s 49/51 agriculture e-commerce deal with China; the Bangkok Business Challenge; and more.
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- Thailand: Edsy ed-tech firm completes gov’t-supported ‘Evaluation and Development of English Communication Potential Using Artificial Intelligence Technology’ for Bangkok students / read it here
- Thailand: Financial regulator to open applications for virtual banks within 6 months, hoping to address the 50% of the population that has no access to financial products / read it here
- Thailand: Spacely AI gains pre-seed backing from Siam Commercial Bank’s SCB 10X with GenAI-powered interior architecture design platform / read it here
- Thailand: Ramathibodi teaching hospital at Mahidol University gains US grant for WiFi tech feasibility study and pilot project, aiming to boost digitally-supported healthcare / read it here
Kevin Robinson, CEO of Wi-Fi Alliance, said: “Wi-Fi is critical infrastructure in healthcare facilities, and opening the 6 GHz band brings tremendous opportunity for global innovation and significant socioeconomic impact. The Ramathibodi Hospital project will demonstrate the potential for 6 GHz Wi-Fi to revolutionize and reshape healthcare throughout Thailand and across the globe.”
- Thailand’s Bank for Agriculture & Agricultural Cooperatives in JV negotiations with unnamed Chinese tech giant for e-commerce platform for sale of agri products to China, with 49/51% ownership / read it here
- Thailand: Bangkok Business Challenge 2024, Asia’s longest-running global student startup competition, applications are open / read it here
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