The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society ( Abrv: MDES; th, กระทรวงดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคม, ), formerly known as the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT), th, กระทรวงเทคโนโลยีสารสนเทศและการสื่อสาร, is a cabinet ministry of
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
. MICT was established on 3 October 2002 by the Administrative Reorganisation Act, 2002. The new ministry was created as the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society by the Re-organization of Ministry, Bureau and Department Act, B.E. 2558.
History
In September 2016, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) was dissolved and replaced by the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society. The ministry assumed the responsibilities of MICT. MICT's former agencies, the
National Statistical Office of Thailand
The National Statistical Office of Thailand (NSO) ( th, สำนักงานสถิติแห่งชาติ; ) is the government of Thailand's official statistics surveyor. It is an agency of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Societ ...
CAT Telecom
CAT Telecom Public Company Limited ( th, บริษัท กสท โทรคมนาคม จำกัด (มหาชน)) is the state-owned company that runs Thailand’s international telecommunications infrastructure, including its ...
, are to be transferred to the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society. The National Disaster Warning Center, formerly under MICT, is to be transferred to the Interior Ministry. MICT's Software Industry Promotion Agency (SIPA) was dissolved and some of its staff transferred to a newly established unit, the Digital Economy Promotion Agency under MDES.
In 2018 the ministry plans to set up a cybersecurity agency and hacker training centre. It will recruit at least 1,000 trainers to educate people in 24,700 villages nationwide to use information communication technology (ICT) to construct "national broadband villages".
Departments
Administration
* Office of the Minister
* Office of the Permanent Secretary
National Statistical Office of Thailand
The National Statistical Office of Thailand (NSO) ( th, สำนักงานสถิติแห่งชาติ; ) is the government of Thailand's official statistics surveyor. It is an agency of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Societ ...
*Office of the National Digital Economy and Society Commission
*Anti-Fake News Center
* Electronic Transactions Development Agency
* Digital Economy Promotion Agency
*National Cyber Security Agency
*Office of the Personal Data Protection Commission
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...