The Digital Industry Sentiment Index dropped to 46.4 in the first quarter from 49.9 in the final quarter of 2020 after being weighed down by the pandemic and the troubling economic situation, says the Digital Economy Promotion Agency (Depa).
According to Depa’s survey, the purchase of digital products and services by businesses and individuals has slowed as the economy has still not recovered.
Digital entrepreneurs have urged the Thai government to implement practical policies that could facilitate digital solutions as well as roll out measures to boost industrial competitiveness and investment.
The survey is conducted quarterly among 400 enterprises in the digital industry registered in Depa’s database.
Nuttapon Nimmanphatcharin, president and chief executive of Depa, said the survey gauges confidence of digital businesses in performance, production capacity,…
