On August 22, 2018, H.E. Police General Adul Sangsingkeo, Minister of Labor, presided over a brainstorming session on “Digital labor market transformation”. Future directions for people in working age who are important factors in the development of the country to choose the right career path and consistent with the labor market by Mr. Anurak Tossarat, Director-General, Department of Employment and senior executives of the Ministry of Labor attended the seminar at Ballroom 2, 3rd Floor, The Emerald Hotel, Ratchadaphisek Road, Din Daeng District, Bangkok. The participants include: Province Jobs and officials of the Department of Employment, academic staff, university lecturers such as Chulalongkorn University, Kasetsart University and 275 students from Kasetsart University.
Minister of Labor, said after opening a seminar on “Digital labor Market Transformation” that the government by General Prayut Chan-ocha, Prime Minister, Digital Economy is a national strategy under the concept of Thailand 4.0, which is driven by digitization rotate the country’s development in all aspects, especially the strengthening and development of human capital quality. In the Department of Employment. The Ministry of Labor has set a target to develop the country’s labor force into high-potential and high-quality workforce to support the change in the structure of labor force using digital technology as a factor in the production of Knowledge based workforce.
Today’s seminar will be a forum for the exchange of ideas among economists, laborer, experienced workers to analyze and forecast labor demand data. The labor force is aware of the changing direction of the digital labor market and helps to identify the future direction for people in working age who are important factors in developing the country to choose the right career path and consistent with the labor market due to the analysis of trends and trends of the labor market in the past. It collects information from within the departments of the Department of Employment, such as employment services. Going to work abroad For example, the National Statistical Office, the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board, the Bank of Thailand, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Commerce. There are limitations in terms of personnel, data, and analytical processes that are not yet able to demonstrate clear labor market trends. In terms of labor demand. Labor force Thailand is stepping into the digital world as a result of global economic change, which has resulted in the government’s policy to change the economy from the Industrial Age. Going to a digital economy is driven by innovation or Thailand 4.0, which will affect the changing workforce structure of digital technology and communication as a factor in productivity.
Mr. Anurak Tossarat, Director-General of the Department of Employment added that human resource development will be a key factor in achieving the government’s goals. It is undeniable that human resources are the main force driving business-industry by setting the direction of human capital development and the skills of the labor force to provide higher quality. It requires cooperation from all sectors to define human resource development in line with the changing direction of the digital labor market.
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