The National Innovation Agency (NIA) urges political parties to give the use of innovation top priority to solve problems in order to increase competitiveness, reduce corruption and climate change while continuing to push the policy to build a “Thailand Innovation” brand.
Innovation is key to driving economic growth and improving the quality of life and equality, according to Pun-arj Chairatana, the agency’s executive director.
“We see in the ongoing election campaigns that political parties don’t mention an ‘innovation policy’ but focus on populist policies,” he said.
In developed countries, such as the US during the last election campaign, both former president Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden highlighted the priority of fostering the country as a leader in technology and innovation.
France’s President Emmanuel Macron set up an Innovaton Fund, Japan…
