Suvit Maesincee, the Prime Minister's Office Minister, is one of the key architects of the much-touted Thailand 4.0 scheme -- the country's national strategy focused on added-value, high technology and innovation. He also plays a key role in implementing ongoing socio-economic reforms. Mr Suvit recently sat down with the Bangkok Post to talk about the latest developments in the country's transformation drive.
In order to be more efficient, the government will ask for cooperation in implementing the reforms from the private sector under the Pracha Rat public-private collaborative model. Five people have already agreed to help the government in pushing the reforms. Toyota Motor Thailand chairman Ninnart Chaithirapinyo will take charge of steering the new the key performance indicators (KPIs) for the public sector. Taweesak Koranantakul, former director of the National Science Technology Development Agency, will be responsible for digital government, while SCG President Rungroj Rangsiyopas will oversee human resource development. Chairman of Advanced Info Service Plc, Kan Trakulhoon, will take responsibility for legal reform and human resources in the public sector. PTT president and chief executive Tevin Vongvanich will take charge of the ease of doing business component, and legal guru Borwornsak Uwanno, secretary-general of the King Prajadhipok Institute, will give legal reform advice.
The bureaucratic system should be modernised and more accommodating, cutting out red tape. The new bureaucracy or 'Thai bureaucracy 4.0' should be highly efficient and of high-calibre to support Thailand 4.0, because new national agendas such as ageing society and digital government will play very significant roles in the country's development.
