The UK’s Minister for Exports co-launched the “UK-Thailand Tech Export Academy”, a virtual trade mission, alongside Thailand’s Minister of Digital Economy and Society
The UK’s Minister for Exports, Graham Stuart MP co-launched the “UK-Thailand Tech Export Academy”, a virtual trade mission, alongside Thailand’s Minister of Digital Economy and Society (MDES), H.E. Mr Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, that has led to over 200 business matching sessions between British and Thai businesses.
The programme was facilitated by industry leaders including Deloitte, EY and KPMG, who provided advice and guidance to firms about doing business in the APAC region.
The Tech Academy was launched last year by Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade, The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, as part of a plan to support UK companies post Covid-19. From a strong field of 108 companies who applied, only 30 were carefully selected to join the nine-month programme in preparation for the final trade mission to Thailand.
The mission was amongst many other collaborative efforts in smart cities between the UK and Thailand, spear-headed by the initial launch of the UK-Thailand Smart City Handbook, in partnership with Thailand’s Digital Economy and Promotion Agency (DEPA). The UK’s partnership with DEPA continued with a series of Smart City Workshops, where the British Embassy Bangkok met with local authorities in Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen and Chonburi to explore potential areas for smart city collaborations.
The UK and Thailand is also working to deepen and strengthen its trading relationship across all sectors following the completion of a Joint Trade Review. In March 2021, the UK and Thailand signed an MoU which commits us to further strengthening trade and investment ties through a new joint trade dialogue. The Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) offers a significant new opportunity for the UK and Thailand to work together to improve bilateral trade, including by addressing market access barriers affecting businesses. The first meeting of the new UK Thailand JETCO will take place later this year.
Minister for Exports at the UK Department for International Trade, Graham Stuart MP, said,
Minister for Digital Economy and Society, H.E. Mr Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn said,
British Commercial Counsellor to Thailand, Mr Richard Porter, said,
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