Creative Economy Agency empowers Thai creative business on the global stage

14 Sept 05:33 Key points summarised by AI

The Creative Economy Agency (CEA) unveils new strategies to elevate Thailand's creative industry globally, aiming to significantly boost GDP and promote the nation's soft power.
CEA's plan focuses on three pillars: empowering cultural assets and creative cities, building business competitiveness through IP protection and funding access, and promoting the creative industry on the global market, particularly content.
Key initiatives include launching a Content Lab to incubate talent for the industry and a Metaverse Ecosystem Lab to develop 'createch' skills, aligning with the government's digital and gaming industry promotion.
The agency is actively expanding partnerships with public, private, educational, and international organizations, such as the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), to foster knowledge exchange and co-creation.

Examining Thailand’s four-part education revolution

Today 14:22 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's Education Ministry is implementing a four-pronged strategy to address its students' below-average performance in PISA 2025 and tackle significant educational inequality.
The plan prioritizes closing performance gaps by increasing funding for small and low-income schools, overhauling the curriculum to foster critical thinking, and adopting a data-driven management system to reduce teacher workload.
Key initiatives include enhancing school safety, combating cyberbullying, and expanding mental health support through peer-to-peer networks, recognizing the severe impact of distress on academic performance.
An education expert advises verifying if PISA improvements stem from structural changes, advocating for a revived STEM curriculum with practical 'learn by doing' methods, and urging bureaucratic reform to link teacher evaluations to student development.