NECTEC Flagships
NECTEC 3 Flagships
Since 2008, NECTEC has set up 3 flagships of which the main objectives is to drive NECTEC's TR&D works into application relevant to real sectors of Thai economy for the solutions of the country. The 3 flagships are: the "Digitalized Thailand", the "Smart Health" and the "Smart Farm".
1) Digitized Thailand
NECTEC has initiated "Digitized Thailand Flagship" aimed to develop the national archive by collecting all physical data scattered around the country and transforming into a digital form. It allows people at all level to get access to enormous knowledge at anytime and anywhere through the Internet Network for free of charge
2) Smart Health
Smart Health Flagship is aimed to promote the Government's "Health for All" project that enables more people to get access to good medical and health services. The Smart Health flagship comprises of 3 programmes (1) National Health Information System (2) Tele-medicine (3) Smart Home for Independent Living
3) Smart Farm
NECTECs concept of Smart Farm is to apply IT and electronics technology to the conventional agriculture sector in order to amplify the productivity and quality of agricultural products that will ultimately raise the quality of living of farmers in rural areas. The Smart Farm Flagship concentrates on 4 main agricultural products which are rice, cassava, rubber and sugar cane.