AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoThailand Human Capital: Thailand is pushing a future-ready workforce, with the PM highlighting education access, upskilling/reskilling, and mental wellbeing as the country adapts to ageing, fast tech change, and uncertainty. Electronics & IoT Ecosystem: Arrow Electronics signed MoUs with the Thai IoT Association and Thai Embedded Systems Association to boost AI/IoT adoption via seminars, engineering workshops, and industry programs. National Data Strategy: Thailand’s first Big Data plan lays out three foundations for a data-driven economy: research and talent, shared technical standards for safer data use, and a common data-exchange infrastructure to cut duplication. Quantum Roadmap: The Digital Economy and Society ministry is accelerating a national quantum technology roadmap, using supercomputing to support public services, health, and agriculture while updating laws for private investment. Cybersecurity & AI Misuse: A report says attackers used an autonomous AI agent (Hermes) to support cyber-espionage against Thailand’s Ministry of Finance, underscoring the growing role of AI in real-world attacks. AI Governance & Trust: A separate theme across the week: APEC and other partners are doubling down on responsible AI development, focusing on practical adoption and governance that earns public trust. Health & Community Care: Thailand’s community-led HIV model (#PutPeopleFirst) continues to draw global attention for closing gaps conventional systems can’t reach. Wellness Push: Thailand is aiming to become a top wellness and longevity economy in Asia-Pacific by 2030, with a major Global Wellness Summit in Phuket. Payments & Digital Identity: Nota Sign integrated with Hong Kong’s iAM Smart to enable one-stop cross-border e-signing through digital identity rails. Stablecoin Payments: BPMG’s ARACORE plans a stablecoin-based global payment service with VirgoPAY for cross-border B2B transfers and settlement. Energy Shock Watch: Regional energy planners are bracing for another oil-supply squeeze as Red Sea shipping risks intensify, adding pressure to already tight inventories.
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