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7/2/2013 |
Diffusion and Status of Information Systems As a developing country, Thailand’s use of Information Systems is on the rise. The diffusion of IS in a developing country is key in economic growth for that country. One main measure looked at related to Information Systems in Thailand is ICT, or Information and Communication Technology. ICT has led to new knowledge and innovation created which results in the continual development in the economy and society. In order to support the change of ICT to develop and promote the ICT capacity of Thailand in the global market, the ICT Policy of Thailand, or IT 2010 was created to be used as a framework for conducting the first
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Businesses have also been able to benefit from technology by becoming more efficient and competitive. Overall, Thailand is still at a developing state, but has come a very long way in the past decade.
Thailand, a heavily export dependent economy has become a newly industrialized economy and has been rapidly growing over the past decade. Although the emerging market still relies heavily on their agriculture sector, being the number one exporter of rice in the world, telecommunications as well as new types of services are emerging. Their GDP grew 6.5 %( 1) in 2012, and services followed by industry and agriculture make up the top three sectors. They are in fact the second largest economy in South East Asia after Indonesia, but their GDP per capita is still relatively low at around 5,000USD.
Over the last several years FDI (foreign direct investment) in Thailand has surged dramatically. From 2010 to 2012, FDI has grown from 118 billion USD to 159 billion USD (2). Much of the FDI has been focused on the manufacturing sector, technology companies including Intel and Seagate Technology are among the many firms. Most of the manufacturing from FDI includes high end assembly and production. Low end, low cost manufacturing that dominates China and other regional countries is not the strategy for companies looking to invest in Thailand. Thailand offers investors a mix of low labor costs and solid public infrastructure. Thailand’s public infrastructure is ranked by The
Economic Considerations: Thailand is great developing country because of the smart economic policies but political environment is not stable so there is effect for investors to pay attention much to invest.
In countries such as Russia, corruption and bribery are common because poverty is prevalent among the largest part of the population. On the other hand, Georgia has recently executed a rigorous fight against bribery and corruption. Even though, poverty is wide spread in the country of Georgia, it proved that corruption can be broken with appropriate and decisive reforms. The World Bank’s Doing Business listed Georgia 16th easiest place for a company to do business, up from 112th in 2005 (Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, 2012) . With the
For instances, Singapore is East Asia’s economic powerhouse. Singapore accumulates 55,182.48 in gross domestic product for the year 2013, that is slightly more than the United States brought in 2013. Their economy is mainly supported by shipping out machinery, goods, chemicals and mineral fuels, etc. Singapore gets many visitors due to its impressive machinery and transport systems that have been improving
Question 2: How can Better Way stay on the top in Thailand while it looks to expand internationally?
And Thai government should improve standard legal and institutional framework, enhancement of good governance and transparency, capacity building, ensuring fair competition, balanced liberalization and sustainable development, full participation of the host economy
The economic boom of 1977 to 1997 had a dramatic impact on Thailand’s northern villages. While the center of the country, Bangkok, was rapidly industrializing, the north fell behind. Due to a lack of income and resources, the north had to watch the
Thailand has been the major exporter of agriculture products in the worlds for decades, but they, also, have been gradually industrializing themselves in recent years. Thailand's international trade has expanded over 600% over the past 20 years. Manufacturing exports hold 86% of the country's total exports as of September 2014 ("BOI: Thailand Investment Review," 2014). Manufacturing industry nowadays has become one the major factors encouraging the economy performance of a country and so as Thailand.
The country of Thailand is an emerging nation in the globalized world. Over the past two decades, the country has experienced a multitude of changes in the political, economic and international arenas. As a nation, it has survived the economic crisis of 1997, the tsunami of 2004, the government coup in 2006, the flooding of 2011 and is preparing for a change in the views of the nation with the demise of their king. The AIDS explosion in the late eighties and early nineties seems to have targeted the country and the sex industry placing Thailand on the map for many of the wrong reasons. As Thailand continues to confront its own
Thailand may be overcrowded with tourists, but it has thousands of fascinating locations that make it the perfect holiday destination. When you say Thailand, you automatically think about beachside bungalows, luxury spa retreats, white sand beaches, and crystal clear water. However, this country means more than that. Thailand is about wild nature, diversity, tuk tuks, monks, temples, communism, astonishing views, markets, craziness, diving, street vendors, giant Buddhas and the list can easily go on.
Trade relations between Thailand and Australia have steadily increased over the years, and the two countries recently celebrated 60 years of bilateral trade. The strong ties that exist between Australia and Thailand have been further strengthened in recent years through a series of free trade initiatives, reduced or eliminated tariffs and, prior to 2003, through the provision of Australian economic development advisors to Thailand. Despite the positive trends in commerce, Thailand has been rocked by political turmoil from time to time over the years, and student uprisings in Bangkok in particular have threatened the political stability of the country's ruling parties in ways that had short-term implications for Australians doing business in Thailand. Moreover, because it has become increasingly integrated into the global economy, Thailand has not been immune from the Great Recession of 2008. Nevertheless, the business climate in Thailand remains highly favorable in general and especially favorable for Australian companies of all types and sizes as described further below.
Thailand’s economies before the financial crisis have put a lot of weights on exports and the baht’s stability was the key to the export ratios. Generally speaking, changes in foreign exchange rate and financial liberalization would trigger a significant impact on the fluctuation of the currency, as well as the country’s export revenues. According to Hansanti, financial liberalization (foreign exchange reformation included) that
Growth in the agricultural sector has been driven by increased production of major food crops such as maize, sorghum and cassava, but the sector’s performance remains below potential. In turn, the services and industrial sectors have shown strong growth. The nascent banking sector and expanding telecommunications sector are key drivers behind services growth, while construction, electricity generation, manufacturing and mining are salient sub-sectors in industrial activity. Looking ahead, the banking and telecommunication sectors will continue to support services growth, while increased electricity generation capacity will benefit the expansion of the manufacturing
How can Better Way stay on top in Thailand while it looks to expand internationally?
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While ICT can offer multiple benefits to SMEs, those in the Asia-Pacific region are slow to adopt ICT as they face major constraints such as high cost of equipments, limited ICT literacy, poor telecommunication infrastructure, lack of government regulations for e-commerce and ICT, and poor integration into business processes (Kotelnikov, 2007). This paper aims to assess the potential benefits and challenges of using ICT for the development of SMEs in Myanmar and how the integration of ICT strategies into existing SME policy framework will support the development of SME sector.