āļāļĨāļąāļāļāļēāļāļ§āļīāļāļąāļĒāļāļąāļāđāļāļĨāļ·āđāļāļāļāļļāļĢāļāļīāļāđāļāļĒ āļāđāļēāļ§āđāļāļĨ āļĒāļąāđāļāļĒāļ·āļ - The Power of R&D
5. Dr Choi Hyung-Sup, former Minister of Science and Technology, Korea,
Consultant to Ministry of Science, Technology and Energy, Thailand (1981-2)
Choi HyungSup and Yongyuth Yuthavong, 2 reports on
Improved Planning and Delivery Capabilities in the MOSTE
First report recommends enactment of
1. Law for Advancement of Science and Technology
2. Law for Promotion of Industrial Technology
3. Law for Promotion of Technology Transfer
4. Act of Assistance of Designated Research and Development
Organizations
5. Law for Promotion of R&D on Important Export Products
6. Law for National Technical Qualification
7. Law for National Scientific and Technological Information Centre
Second report gives details on essential features of the laws and
budget requirement
âĒ National Science and Technology Council chaired by the Prime
Minister
âĒ Total budget of $9.2 m ($4.0 m from Thai government), inc $ 53,000
for feasibility study for Law 4 implementation.
6. âĒ Dr Choi led the task force organised by NESDB in 1981.
âĒ The team included Haris Sutabutr, Kamchad Mongkolkul, Krissanapong
Kirtikara, Kosol Petchsuwan, Somchob Chaivej and Yongyuth Yuthavong.
âĒThe framework gave input to the 5th National Economic and Social
Development Plan (1982-7).
âĒ It recommended
âĒ Mechanism for science policy development, including investment
of about 25 billion baht
âĒ Manpower development.
âĒ Industrial technology development, including formation of a research
complex (Science Park concept)
âĒ Energy and mineral resource development
âĒ International technical cooperation development
âĒ Creation of science and technology climate.
7. Milestones for NSTDA
ïŪ 1982 Thailand bids for the site of International Centre for Genetic
Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), a UNIDO project.
ïŪ 1983 Thailand (Salaya site) selected as the site (together with Belgium) by
Selection Committee, but India and Italy were chosen instead.
ïŪ 1983 National Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
(NCGEB, now BIOTEC) established, with Dr Malee Suwanna-adth as
Director.
ïŪ 1985 Science and Technology for Development Project (STDB)
established as the last US AID Program, with condition for Thai
government continuing the Program by law.
ïŪ 1986 National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre (NECTEC)
and National Centre for Metal and Materials Technology Centre (MTEC)
established.
ïŪ 1991 National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
established by law, incorporating the national centres and STDB.
8. International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
(ICGEB)
ICGEB concept,
Belgrade, 1982
ICGEB establishment meeting,
Madrid, 1983
9. Criteria:
âĒ Human resources
âĒ Cutting edge advantage and
local character
âĒ International cooperation
âĒ Integration with culture and
environment
Key problems identified:
âĒ Biotechnology and
bioscience
âĒ Metallurgy and materials
science
âĒ Electronics and information
technology
âĒ Development and
conservation of land and water
resources
10. Science 227, 1007-1011 (1985): āļāļļāļāđāļĢāļīāđ āļĄāļāđāļāļāļāļāđāļāļĢāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļĒ-āļŠāļŦāļĢāļąāļ
(Science and Technology Development Board) āļāļķāđāļāļāđāļāļĄāļēāļĢāļ§āļĄāļāļąāļāđāļāļĢāļāļāļēāļĢ
āļĻāļđāļāļĒāđāđāļŦāđāļāļāļēāļāļī āđāļāđ āļ āļŠāļēāļāļąāļāļāļēāļāļāļąāļāļāļēāļ§āļīāļāļĒāļēāļĻāļēāļŠāļāļĢāđāđāļĨāļ°āđāļāļāđāļāđāļĨāļĒāļĩāđāļŦāđāļāļāļēāļāļī (āļŠāļ§āļāļ.)
19. āļāđāļĒāļāļēāļĒ
âĒ āļĄāļļāđāļ āļ§ āđāļĨāļ° āļ āđāļāļŠāļēāļāļēāļāļĩāđāđāļāđ āļ âāļāļļāļāđāļâ āļŠāļēāļŦāļĢāļąāļāļāļāļēāļāļ
âĒ āļāļąāđāļāļŠāļāļąāļāļŠāļāļļāļāđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāđāļāļīāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāđāļēāđāļāļąāļ
âĒ āđāļŦāđāļĄāļĩāļāļ§āļēāļĄāđāļāļ·āđāļāļĄāđāļĒāļāļĢāļ°āļŦāļ§āđāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļ§āļīāļāļĒ āļāļąāļāļāļē āļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļ āļāđāļāļāđāļāđāļĨāļĒāļĩāđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĢāļāļąāļāļāļēāļāļļāļāļĨāļēāļāļĢ
āļą
âĒ āđāļŦāđāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļēāļāļąāļāļāļąāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļ·āđāļāļĄāđāļĒāļāđāļāļĢāļ āļēāļāļĩ
âĒ āļĄāļļāđāļāđāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļĒāđāļāļĢāđ āļŠāđāļđāļāļāļāļāļāđāļ§āļĒ
āļāļĢāļ°āđāļāđāļāļŦāļĨāļąāļāļāļāļāđāļāļ
âĒ āļŠāļāļąāļāļŠāļāļļāļāļ āļēāļāđāļāļāļāļāļāļĒāđāļēāļāđāļāđ āļāļĢāļ°āļāļ (āđāļāļāđāļāđāļĨāļĒāļĩ āļāļēāļĢāđāļāļīāļ āđāļāļĢāļāļŠāļĢāđāļēāļāļāļ·āđāļāļāļēāļ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļ)
âĒ āļĒāļąāļāļāļāđāļŦāđāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļēāļāļąāļāļāļąāļāļāļēāļĢāļŠāļāļąāļāļŠāļāļļāļāļ āļēāļāļĢāļąāļ āđāļāļĒāđāļāđāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļąāļāļāļēāļāļļāļāļĨāļēāļāļĢ/āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļ āļāđāļāđ āļēāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļāļēāļāđāļāļāđāļāđāļĨāļĒāļĩ
It is an autonomous organization and therefore has freedom and flexibility in
operation with the mandate defined by the Act, and has a special relationship with
MOSTE. The relationship is reciprocal in that while NSTDA obtains budget from the
government âĶ.
20. NSTDA opens to the world: Scientific American supplement 1992