The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (
Abrv: MDES; , ), formerly known as the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT), , is a
cabinet ministry of
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
. MICT was established on 3 October 2002 by the Administrative Reorganisation Act, 2002.
The new ministry was created as the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society by the Re-organization of Ministry, Bureau and Department Act, B.E. 2558.
History
In September 2016, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) was dissolved and replaced by the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society. The ministry assumed the responsibilities of MICT. MICT's former agencies, the
National Statistical Office of Thailand, the
Thai Meteorological Department, the Electronic Transactions Development Agency,
Thailand Post,
TOT, and
CAT Telecom
CAT Telecom Public Company Limited (Communication Authority of Thailand : การสื่อสารแห่งประเทศไทย) So, then as known as CAT Telecom Plc.
() is the state-owned company that runs Thailand’s interna ...
, are to be transferred to the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society. The National Disaster Warning Center, formerly under MICT, is to be transferred to the
Interior Ministry
An interior ministry or ministry of the interior (also called ministry of home affairs or ministry of internal affairs) is a government department that is responsible for domestic policy, public security and law enforcement.
In some states, the ...
. MICT's Software Industry Promotion Agency (SIPA) was dissolved and some of its staff transferred to a newly established unit, the Digital Economy Promotion Agency under MDES.
In 2018 the ministry plans to set up a cybersecurity agency and hacker training centre. It will recruit at least 1,000 trainers to educate people in 24,700 villages nationwide to use information communication technology (ICT) to construct "national broadband villages".
Departments
Administration
* Office of the Minister
* Office of the Permanent Secretary
Dependent departments
*
Thai Meteorological Department
*
National Statistical Office of Thailand
*Office of the National Digital Economy and Society Commission
*Anti-Fake News Center
Public companies
*
NT Public Company, Ltd
*
Thailand Post Company, Ltd
Public organizations
* Electronic Transactions Development Agency
*
Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA)
*National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA)
*Office of the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC)
*
Television Pool of Thailand (TPT)
See also
*
List of ministries of Thailand
*
Censorship in Thailand
*
Internet censorship and surveillance by country – Thailand
References
External links
MICT website
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Digital Economy and Society
Information technology in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
Digital Economy and Society
2002 establishments in Thailand