Software Park pushes digital content

The park's director Panupong Wanjantuk said the centre would be located at Khon Kaen University and would comprise a studio that would double as a knowledge and training centre. Software developers will be able to access technology and infrastructure related to digital content, such as animation, which will help them to develop high quality standards.

He said that to promote the creation of digital content in the region, the park would collaborate with 10 universities in the Northeast to set up a Digital Content Consortium. This group will design courseware for studies in digital content that will lead to graduate degrees for students equipped to support the local industry.

E-Saan Software Park is also cooperating with the India Institute of Animation and Gaming to provide training related to digital content and animation for students in the Northeast. 

Moreover, the park plans to set up a "mini-factory" to work in embedded systems technology before the end of this year. The project involves cooperation with a private company in Austria that has government support to establish an embedded-systems factory working to assist business enterprises. The mini-factory will be a research and development centre as well as a prototype production line for embedded systems technology and will also train human resources for the industry.

"The Mini-factory will prove that Thailand has the infrastructure and human resources capable of developing embedded systems, embedded technology and related products to supply the global market" Panupong said.