Thailand Science Park (TSP) ( th, อุทยานวิทยาศาสตร์ประเทศไทย) is in Tha Khlong, Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani Province near Rangsit, north of Bangkok. Managed by the

National Science and Technology Development Agency The National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) is an agency of the government of Thailand which supports research in science and technology and its application in the Thai economy. See also * NSTDA affiliated institutions ** ...

(NSTDA), under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation. Thailand Science Park was set up in 2002. TSP is part of Thailand's efforts to strengthen its capabilities in research and innovation. It is the country's largest science and technology research park. Corporate tenants conducting research and development in Thailand Science Park receive maximum investment privileges from the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI).

Organisation and infrastructure

TSP houses NSTDA headquarters and four national research centers: * National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC) * National Metal and Material Technology Center (MTEC) *

National Electronics and Computer Technology Center Thailand's National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) is a statutory government organization under the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation. It ...

(NECTEC) * National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC) Facilities include a library, an infirmary, a bank, a savings cooperative, a residence hall, a nursery ( daycare center), a grocery store, two food courts, and a number of coffee shops and restaurants. In addition to advanced facilities and business space, the TSP offers a full range of value-added services to support technology businesses. The park is near the

Asian Institute of Technology The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), founded in 1959, is an Intergovernmental organization, international organization for higher education situated 40km north of Bangkok, Thailand. It specializes in engineering, technology, advanced technol ...

, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, and

Thammasat University Thammasat University (Abbreviation, Abrv: TU th, มธ.; th, มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์, , ) is a public research university in Thailand with campuses in Tha Phra Chan area of Phra Nakhon District near the ...

. Also in the park is the Thailand Technology Information Access Center (now the Science and Technology Knowledge Service Center or STKS), a provider of on-line information services.

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Thailand Science Park
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