STI Policy for Mobilizing Talents

from Universities / Public Research Institutions

to Private Sector

Rational - Enable Public-sector Personnel To Work Temporarily In The

Private Sector.

No. of R&D Personnel (2014)

TOTAL Doctorate Master’s Degree Bachelor’s Degree

and Below

PUBLIC 37,015 (56%) 9,799 23,847 3,369

PRIVATE 28,950 (44%) 892 4,267 23,791

Current

56% : 44%

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Talent Mobility + other measures

Source: National STI Policy Office, NRCT

Public-sector

R&D personnel

Private-sector

R&D personnel

Goal

50% : 50%

2011

Public : Private = 72% : 28%

UniversitiesResearch

InstituteGovernment Business Private Sector

Transforming knowledge in the public

sector to commercialization in the private

sector

3KNOWLEDGE COMMERCIALIZATION

Cabinet Resolution on 18 February 2015Approval of the Talent Mobility Program to enable STI personnel from public

universities and public research institutions to assist the private sector in technological

upgrading for competitiveness

1Counting the time allocated for working

in the private sector towards the service

time in the public sector

3Enabling researchers to use the

results of their work in the private

sector towards academic career

advancement

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2Counting the time allocated for

working in the private sector towards

the service time in fulfillment of

government scholarship’s obligation

KKU

STI

CMU

PSU

TM Clearing Houses

Regulation & Awareness

TM Database

TM Roadshow & Fairs

Matching & Mobilize

CUMU SU KU

NU UP

URU

WU

KMITL KMUTNBKMUTT

RMUTI

RMUTL

RMUTT RMUTK RUS

Current Network

(ITAP)

CUCMU PSU MU NUSU SWU WU

KMITL KMUTNB RMUTI RMUTL RMUTTKMUTT NPU UP URURMUTK

KKU KU

RMUSB

Management

& Funding

Policy

Initiative

Talent Network Industrial Design

& Research

Demand Side

Incubation

Funding &

Talent Utilization

Talent

Utilization

STI, Universities,

& Others

Technology Transfer Commercialization

University Market

STI Talent Mobility

BOI

OHEC

ITAP

TRF SURF

TRF IRF

TRF New S-CURVE

Pre-TM Mentor Model Sustain ModelArea-based Scholars Utilization TM+FI

DevelopmentResearch

Improve Competitiveness

STEM Workforce

Development

TM Research Assistant

NSTDAResearch Gap Fund

□ Young Talent Utilization□ Young Talent Development

NSTDA STEM workforce

□ New Regulations

□ Facilitation Centers□ TM Network Collaboration

□ Talent & Intermediary Collaboration □ Talent Utilization

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Support Programs

□ compensation

• 1.5 x salary x FTE

• max 60,000 Baht/Mo

□ Student Incentives

• Bachelor 8000 Baht/Mo

• Master 10000 Baht/Mo

• Doctoral 12000 Baht/Mo

□ Researcher Incentive □ Researcher Incentive

□ Research Budget

200,000 Baht

SMEs SMEs SML

□ SML (Matching 80:20)

1. TRF : Surf

□ Matching (50:50) Gov

Support 400,000 Baht Max

• Lecturer 4,000 Baht/Day

• Asst.Prof. 5,000 Baht/Day

• Assoc./Prof. 6,000

Baht/Day 2. TRF : New S Curve

□ SML (Matching 50:50)

4,000 /5,000 /6,000

Baht/Day

For Strategic Industry

• Wage 25,000

Baht/Mo.

Pre-Talent TM-FI TRF – Post Doc & Post Master Programs

Researcher Incentive

4,000 Baht/Day

(Max 24 Day)

□ Post Master

• Research Budget

200,000 Bht/Project

• Research Budget

330,000 Bht/Project

□ Post Doc

• Wage 45,000

Baht/Mo.

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Support Programs

BOI Collaboration Program

Strategic Talent Center: STC

STC

Certify Talent Work Permit Visa

• Nanotechnology

• Biotechnology

•Material

• Digital

STC

Research/Innovation

Investment

TM Unit

FDI or MNC

Request for local talents

• TM Network

• Others

Progress – Number of Mobilized Researchers Each Year

2231

129

216

285

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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STI (for SMEs)

1. Compensation for researcher’s institution – 1.5x salary

2. Student wage

STI + OHEC Incentives for Talent Mobility

OHEC – Office of Higher Education Commission (for SML, max 600,0000 Baht/project)

1. Researchers (man-day, max 400,000 Baht/project)

A. Faculty 4,000 Baht/day

B. Assistant Professor 5,000 Baht/day

C. Associate Professor or above 6,000 Baht/day

2. Research budget (materials or testing max 200,000 Baht/project)

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IncentivesBOI Incentives for Talent Mobility

Source: Thailand Board of Investment

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IncentivesBOI Incentives for Talent Mobility

Source: Thailand Board of Investment

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IncentivesBOI Incentives for Talent Mobility

Source: Thailand Board of Investment

Support FTI ecosystem

TM Fair for Food Innopolis (UIL matching)