UK and Thailand to Cooperate in New Era of Smart City Development

By Bob Savic, Advisor to Dezan Shira & Associates

The UK and Thailand have jointly launched the “UK Thailand Tech Export Academy”.  The purpose of the collaboration is to promote the development of “smart cities” to be constructed across Thailand.  So far, the initiative has involved the matching of over 200 businesses from the UK and Thailand.

Graham Stuart, the UK’s Minister for Exports co-launched the academy in the form of a virtual trade mission, alongside Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, Thailand’s Minister of Digital Economy and Society (MDES).

The Tech Academy initiative was kick-started in 2020, by Liz Truss, the UK’s International Trade Secretary, as part of a British government strategy to support UK businesses emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns.  From over 100 commercial enterprises that applied for the 9-month program, a total of 30 were picked to…