Strategy Research and Industry Indicators
NECTEC contributes to work on the research of
technological strategies and industrial indicators for
indicating the status and level of relevant industries and
technologies in Thailand and neighboring countries.
Market and technology trends are studied and published in
the form of white papers.
Assistive Technology Center (ASTEC)
Assistive Technology Center (ASTEC) serves people with
disabilities and the elderly through research and
development, technology transfer and appropriate use of IT
solutions to make them live comfortably and more
independently. The major programs of ASTEC deal with
universal design, web accessibility, talking devices, talking
books in DAISY format, speech training/therapy, PC
peripheral devices for physically disabled persons including
celebral palsy and autistic, and electric wheel chairs. Novel
designs for tables, track balls, single switches, key guards,
including bowl with spoon have been created, patented and
manufactured for people with disabilities.
(https://astec.nectec.or.th/)
IT Projects under the Initiatives of Her
Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri
Sirindhorn
NECTEC is proud to be associated with the IT Projects of
HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, the IT Princess of
Thailand. The projects aim to develop human resources
and reduce poverty by means of education and skill
development. IT skill has been identified as the key for
self-reliance. Four key areas have been investigated. They
are (1) IT for Edution in Rural Schools (2) IT for People
with Disabilities (3) IT for Sick Children in Hospitals and
(4) IT for Inmates.
Thai Microelectronic Center (TMEC)
TMEC is a major undertaking of NECTEC in research and
development in microelectronics technology, including
silicon wafer processes, with the aim to upgrade the national
electronics industries from downstream and midstream to
upstream enterprise with technology-based competence.
The specific areas of research and development are
Microelectronics Fabrication Technology; Complementary
Metal Oxide Silicon (CMOS); IC/VLSI Design and
Applications; and Micro/Nano Electro Mechanical System
(MEMS/NEMS).(https://tmec.nectec.or.th)
