Thailand’s digital ministry plans cybersecurity agency
Ministry plans to recruit 1,000 trainers to educate tens of thousands of people nationwide
By Lamonphet Apisitniran
Thailand’s Digital Economy and Society (DE) Ministry plans to set up a cybersecurity agency and hacker training centre to serve Thailand’s digital economy, says DE Minister Pichet Durongkaveroj.
The government is focusing on digital and IT security because it is very important for the country’s protection, he said.
“Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is interested in and wants Thailand to set up these centres for the future, as many countries have a security agency centre and experts in this field to develop IT security,” said Mr Pichet.
He said the ministry plans to recruit at least 1,000 trainers to educate people in 24,700 villages nationwide to foster information communication technology (ICT) adoption in line with the ministry’s efforts to construct national broadband villages.
The national village broadband project aims to bridge the country’s digital divide, but villagers still lack proper guidance on how to achieve digital literacy to make use of the broadband network.