Thailand develops to become creative economy

BANGKOK, October 10 (TNA) - Britain will join forces with Thailand to develop the Thai Kingdom to become a creative economy in Southeast Asia in order to comply with the government's Thailand 4.0 Policy. The joint move was announced at a seminar on the development of a creative nation and creative hub, co-organized by the British Council and the Thailand Creative & Design Center (TCDC) at the TCDC office in Bangkok on Tuesday, aimed to be a platform for the study of a successful model of an creative economy. British Council Director for Thailand Andrew Glass said that the British Council's creative economy unit works together with its worldwide alliances, including Thailand, to develop creative economies. Glass noted that Britain should be a model for a world creative economy as its creative sector has experienced the fastest growth over the past decade, worth over 8.7 billion pound sterling (about 380 billion baht), outpacing its automobile and aviation sectors. Glass attributed the British success to creative ideas and entrepreneurship of Britons, together with their prompt actions and appropriate facilities provided by the British government. According to the British Council's country director, Thailand has potential in several areas to become a creative economy, coupled with the Thai government's support through its Thailand 4.0 Policy. Meanwhile, TCDC Acting Chief Kittirat Pitipanich pointed out that Thailand's potential to become a creative economy includes its design, media and technological sectors, coupled with its focus on the development of human resources currently. The TCDC acting chief conceded, however, that there is a shortage of experts in the creative economy in Thailand, expressing his hope that the cooperation given by the British Council should help transfer relevant knowledge and experiences to Thai personnel. (TNA)