BANGKOK, 8 June 2019(NNT) – As part of ongoing industrial sector structural reform through the implementation of technologies to reduce costs and enhance efficiency, the government is pursuing measures to encourage SMEs and farmers to implement robotic technology and automation in their businesses.
The Director General of the Office of Industrial Economics (OIE), Nattapol Rangsitpol says current business competition which is gradually entering the age of the new economy has led to a growing trend of technological implementation in both small and medium businesses. The OIE has been working with private firms to encourage businesses of all sizes to understand and have access to the implementation of robots and automation through various measures.
The office has been offering investment promotions, and consultations, as well as preparedness and investment worthiness assessments to businesses. It also helps them find low-interest sources of finance. This year, the OIE will be expanding these measures by providing support for SMEs in all industrial categories in implementing more robots and automation systems, especially in farming industries covering both farmers and community enterprises that can use technologies to improve their product quality and realize the Smart Farming practice.
The OIE will be piloting new measures first in the northeastern provinces of Ubon Ratchathani, Sisaket, Yasothon, and Amnat Charoen. Technologies such as parameter sensors for production factor assessments will be introduced to farmers, helping them cut down on manufacturing costs in the long run, enhance their production effectiveness, and help solve labor shortages in the future.
