Depa set to launch Connexion project

The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (Depa) is set to launch the Connexion project this month to level up people’s skills in creating content via video sharing platforms such as TikTok and YouTube, as a new opportunity to generate income.

Depa president and chief executive Nattapon Nimmanphatcharin said the project was given the nod by Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn as it can help online merchants, young people and ordinary people gain proper skills to produce content on the platforms as another revenue channel during this difficult time.

The Depa is working with Tellscore, a local influencer marketing startup, to develop online courses for the development of such skills. These courses are to be provided free of charge.

Some 10,000 participants are being targeted in the first batch of the Connexion project.

Mr Nattapon said the…