Thailand National AI Board recently approved a government investment of 25 billion baht (US$770 million) for the National Artificial Intelligence Development Framework for fiscal years 2026-2027 in an effort to drive artificial intelligence adoption in the country, according to local reports. During a meeting of the National AI Committee, chaired by Prasert Chantarawongthong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Economy and Society (MDES), several measures were agreed upon, namely the establishment of a public-private consortium led by the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society and the establishment of AI centers of excellence (CoEs) as well as the upgrading of AI infrastructure.
Nine CoEs in various fields including education, creative endeavours, innovation, tourism, health and wellness, manufacturing, and Safety and Security were approved in principle. In addition, the meeting also approved the Thai Large Language Model Network Group, Government Artificial Intelligence Processing Center and Artificial Intelligence Product Competency Calibration and Standards Testing Center.
The meeting set September 2025 as the deadline for the CoEs to set up sub-sectoral action plans on AI readiness.