The cabinet has approved setting up the Thailand Digital Products and Services Catalogue, which contains a pool of qualified digital offerings available for state procurement as part of a push to support local digital businesses.
The cabinet also approved establishing the National Big Data Institute (NBDi), which will be developed from the Government Big Data Institute (GBDi), which is overseen by the Digital Economy Promotion Agency (Depa).
The formation of NBDi is expected to help address large-scale demand for data analytics.
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said the approval of the two proposals raised by the Digital Economy and Society Ministry are part of the second phase of the Digital Economy Promotion Master Plan.
Depa president and chief executive Nuttapon…
