Presentation by Software Park Thailand's Director at SPA annual conference in Vietnam on 1 Dec 2011

1. Software industry in Thailand:
Opportunity after the crisis
and Resources chances on ASEAN 2015
Dr. Thanachart Numnonda
Director
Software Park Thailand
1 December 2011
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2. Thailand Positioning
Rank 27: World Competitiveness Index (IMD)
Rank 10: Economic Competitiveness (IMD)
Rank 50: IT Industry Competitiveness Index
2011 (EIU)
Rank 76:E-Government Development 2010 (UN)
Rank 7: Global Services Location Index 2011
( AT Kearney)
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3. Thailand Software Industry
2011 Software Market 84,233 Million Baht
100,000+ IT Professional
1,000+ Software Companies; most are
SMEs
One of the Top 30 offshore outsourcing
destination rated by Gartner [Dec 2010]
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4. Emerging Technology Market
Broadband market is growing
– 2.6 Million Homes has broadband
– Market size is 20,000 Million Baht
Mobile App & Technology is growing
– Tablets & Smartphone explosion
– Local Mobile Apps 530 Apps [495 Million Baht]
– Demand on mobile contents, m-commerce, m-payment
Cloud Computing is coming & large opportunities
for Thai Enterprises
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5. Software Park Thailand
Open in November 1999
Office Space, Training, Seminar,
Business Matching, Incubation
Center
55 Software Companies + 50 New
entrepreneurs
Position as a Gateway to Software
Business Opportunity in Thailand
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6. Thailand Flood Crisis
Worst floods in half a
century
$45 Billion Damage (World
Bank)
Central Bank slashed its
2011 GDP forecast from
4.1% to 2.6%
Seven big industrial parks
north of Bangkok were
effected; 9,859 factories and
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about 660,000 jobs.

7. Opportunity after the Crisis
More investment in IT infrastructure,
software solutions.
Long-term growth opportunities for the IT
industry, especially technologies
associated with cloud computing, data
backup centres, data recovery and
business continuity services.
Software Parks good location for DR sites,
soft-landing spaces.
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Source: Free Flow of Services AEC, Ronnarong Phoolpipat

9. Main Objective of AEC
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Source: Free Flow of Services AEC, Ronnarong Phoolpipat

10. Key Elements of AEC
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Source: Free Flow of Services AEC, Ronnarong Phoolpipat

11. Impact of AEC
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Gross GDP to 2.65 Trillion from 1.8
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Free flow of Human Resources
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Landing pad for re-export
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Re-thinking of Investment Incentive
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Large investment opportunity
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Industry Shift
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Source: K.Nattasak, Oracle

12. ASEAN ICT MasterPlan 2015
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Source: Ministry of Information Communication & Technology

13. Human Capital Development
Initiative 5.1: Build Capacity
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Source: ASEAN ICT Master Plan 2015

14. Human Capital Development
Initiative 5.2: Developing Skills
Upgrading & Certifications
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Source: ASEAN ICT Master Plan 2015

15. Estimated ICT Workforce
Demand in ICT Industry
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Source: ICT Human Resource Development in Asia and the Pacific, UN 2007

16. Human Capital IT Industry 2011
China Rank 2 (Score 60.4)
India Rank 10 (Score 52.8)
Singapore Rank 13 (Score 51.8)
Philippine Rank 45 (Score 34.9)
Thailand Rank 46 (Score 34.0)
Indonesia Rank 52 (Score 30.1)
Malaysia Rank 53 (Score 25.9)
Vietnam Rank 56 (Score 23.5)
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Source: Economist Intelligence Unit

17. Future of
Software Park Thailand
“The Collaboration Platform for
Businesses”
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18. Our Strategies
1. Collaboration Facilitator & Initiator
2. Specialization
3. Generate BusinessOpportunities by
Creating Synergy Among Parks
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19. Our Vision
Mobile Application
Development Hub and
Cloud Computing Center
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20. Software Park Thailand
E-Saan Software Park
Korat Software Park
Software Park Phuket
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21. Mobile Technology for Thailand
Training Mobile
Community Outsourcing
Incubation Center
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23. Cloud Thailand
Local Training
Cloud Cloud
Cloud Cloud
Thailand Outsourcing
Data Developers
Group Center
Center with ATPAC
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24. Software Park Alliance2020
Thailand etc..
Software Park
Outsourcing
Malaysia Center
Software Park
Vietnam Cloud
Software Park Data Center
Macau
Myanmar Software Park
Software Park 24

25. Thank you
thanachart@swpark.or.th
www.swpark.or.th
www.facebook.com/softwareparkthailand
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