To develop the plastic-electronics industry, National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre (Nectec) is creating R&D plastic-electronics technology and collaborating with international and domestic educational and private sectors to form a Plastic Electronics Consortium by the end of the year.
To promote development and innovation in Thai IT businesses, National Innovation Agency (NIA) has awarded National Innovation Awards 2008 to seven out of 407 projects.
Research and development in Thailand will no longer be an isolated function. The Technology Manage-ment Centre (TMC) has partnered with the Thammasat University to conduct a Lab2Market project with an aim to reduce the gap between researchers and businesses.
For as long as there have been businesses, the bulk of them have been small. So -called mom-and-pop establishments of one type or another provide our communities with the services we need, be it a repaired shoe, a mended shirt or a great meal.