EEC: Thailand 4.0 in Action

Dr. Kanit Sangsubhan

Eastern Economic Corridor Office, Thailand

EEC lies at the heart of “Thailand 4.0” vision to transform the country’s competitiveness

Bangkok

Chachoengsao

Chonburi

Rayong

EEC: The first area-based

development

• Making Thailand 4.0 tangible and attainable

• Making industrial development policy tangible

Thailand 4.0SMART Technology with SMART citizens

Addressing real needs inclusively, leaving no one behind

Thailand’s Industrial Policy:Moving together towards New Technology

EEC

From ESB to EEC

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Permanent Administration

02

03

• Policy Committee chaired by the Prime Minister with 14 ministers

• Eastern Economic Corridor Office of Thailand

Clear Working Process• EIA/PPP/Urban planning/

OSS and etc.• Special Economic Promotion

Zone• Incentives (tax/visa/work

permit and etc.)

EEC Inclusivity• Integrated Plan and Budget Fund

for Local Development

EASTERN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR ACT B.E. 2561 of Thailand

Published in the Royal Gazette on 14 May 2018

Tourism

Infrastructure

1. High Speed Rail Linking 3 Airports

HSR Eastern Route | Aerotropolis: U-Tapao International Airport | Seamless operation system

2. Double-Tracks Rail Linking 3 Seaports

Laem Chabang Port Phase 3 | Map ta Phut Port Phase 3 | Sattahip Commercial Port

3. Highways & Motorways

4. Digital Infrastructure

Targeted Industries

First S-Curve

• Automobile for the future

• Smart Electronics

• Agriculture & Bio Technology

• Food for the future

• World class tourism

Second S-Curve

• Robotics & Automations

• Aviation & Logistics

• Bio Energy & Bio Chemicals

• Medical & Health Industry

• Digital Industry

• EEC of Innovation (EECi)

• Digital Park Thailand (EECd)

Technology & Innovation

Human Resource Development & Education

EASTERN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR

FOCUSED PROJECTS AND INVESTMENT PLAN IN 5 YEARS

Combined public and private investments

Approximately 1.7 Trillion baht ($49.9 Billion) in the first 5 years

EEC connecting Thailand and Japan to the FUTURE

September 13, 2017

Master Plan on ASEAN

Connectivity 2025

(2010 and 2016)

Partnership for High Quality

Infrastructure. Consistent with the

Master Plan on ASEAN

Connectivity,

MOU on Japan – China Private Economic Cooperation in the Third Countries

“….The two parties also agreed to strengthen the bilateral cooperation in the third-party markets, establish cross-department working mechanism on promoting China-Japan cooperation in the third-party markets under China-Japan economic high leveldialogue mechanism, and hold “Forum on China-Japan Cooperation in the Third-PartyMarkets” together with economic organisations.”

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China

May 9, 2018

EEC – Mizuho Corporation

March 22, 2018

MOU Signing Ceremony