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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:36:58 -0500
- From: Schitt Laowattana <sl2k+@andrew.cmu.edu>
- Subject: [Part:1] The Seventh National Plan(1992-1996)
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- Government of Thailand
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- The Seventh National Economic and Social Development Plan
- (1992-1996)
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- National Econimic and Social Development Board
- Office of The Prime Minister
- Bangkok, Thailand
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- Chapter 4
- Development of Science and Technology
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- 1. Results of past development in science and technology
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- There have been the three following sucessful outcomes of past
- efforts in the development of S&T.
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- 1.1 Creation of an environment supportive of scientific and
- technological development.
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- Sucess in this regard may be measured by a greater sense of
- awareness and heightened consciousness about the importance of S&T.
- This is particularly the case among high level public officials and
- national administrators who have given priority, and supported
- increasing application of S&T in national economic and social develoment.
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- 1.2 Promotion of R&D in the public and private sectors as follows.
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- 1.2.1 Within the public sector, several organizations have been
- set up to formulate policies and to support research and development in
- S&T. These national organizations have been set up to support S&TD in
- three major fields, including biotechnology, metal working and material
- technology, and electronics and computer technology.
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- 1.2.2 Within the private sector, incentives have been offered by
- the government to encourage R&D, including the provision of soft loans,
- grants, tax privileges for certain types of machinery and equipment,
- privileges regarding corporates taxes, dividens, and other R&D
- activities of companies gtanted promotional privileges, etc.
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- 1.3 Preparation of S&T personel
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- Development of high level manpower in S&T has increased to
- enable these personel to serve as university professors and researchers.
- Extensive scholarship programs at the bachelor, master and doctoral
- degree levels, both in Thailand and in foreign countries have been
- offered in the three major areas memtioned above, together with other
- engineering and science degree programs.
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