Thai Vice Minister of Science and Technology Pornchai Tarkulwaranont Visited CASTED 34
May 17,2017
On the afternoon of May 15, a delegation led by Pornchai
Tarkulwaranont, Vice Minister of Science and Technology of Thailand,
visited CASTED, and discussed China-Thailand science and technology
cooperation with the Chinese host. Vice President Wu Yishan presided
over the meeting. Representatives of Panyapiwat Institute of Management
(PIM), a Thai consulting firm, and Beijing Great Wall Enterprise
Institute (GEI) attended the meeting.
At the
beginning of the meeting, the Chinese side introduced the CASTED and GEI
to the guest, and the Thai delegation briefed the Chinese host on the
situation of the Thai Ministry of Science and Technology and the
Panyapiwat Institute of Management. Pornchai Tarkulwaranont expressed
the hope to strengthen cooperation with the Chinese side in the areas of
industrial technologies identified by the Thai government, and in
particular, enhance cooperation with provincial authorities in China.
Regarding
the cooperation between Thailand and China, Wu Yishan pointed out that
the existing resources like friend cities should be used. In terms of
specific cooperation areas, it might be considered to start from areas
with distinctive features such as traditional medicine. CASTED
researchers Ju Wenzhong, Su Nan, and Xie Fei introduced the development
of regional scientific and technological innovation in China, the
progress in the priority areas of Made in China 2025, and China’s
technology foresight and evaluation. Representatives of the GEI and PIM
also introduced their respective advantages and shared their ideas for
cooperation.
Thai officials attending the meeting
included Sethapan Krajangwongs, Director of the International
Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Apisara
Charoensri, Nuclear Chemistry Specialist at the Office for the Peaceful
Use of Atomic Energy; Poovadee Tuchinda, Scientist at the Division of
Science and Technology Services; Pana Stitsart, Second Secretary of the
Thai Embassy in China; Tang Zhimin, Dean of the PIM International
College, and PIM researchers Orrasa Rattana-amornpirom, Sirilak Promrak,
and Patsaraluk Wattananusit. The Chinese attendees also included Shao
Xueqing, Director of the CASTED Scientific Research Office, research
managers Gao Yi and Liu Lin, Wang Mingyang, Managing Director of the GIE
International Business Department, and research managers Zhang Dong and
Zhu Hui.
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