What is the current status of the Thai software industry?
Software in Thailand now is categorized into 3 areas: enterprise and embedded software programs; digital content and multimedia; and, support services such as consulting, localization and customization. We are still in a fledgling stage, but have good potential. Thailand has about 350 IT companies of various sizes and 35,000 technical people, primarily programmers. Multimedia specialists and animation graphic artists add an additional 10,000. The Thai government is establishing multiple clusters of software parks in Bangkok, Samui Island, Khon Kaen, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Songkhla, and Khorat. But the governments view is not to work just within Thailand, but also to explore the advantages of working with the bloc of ASEAN countries. What attracts software investment to Thailand? Many companies at Software Park are from outside Thailand. I wont say we have the best technical advantages here, but its the combination of everything – ease of doing business, cost of living, the people – that m
