Thailand

European Union external action.  
Responsible EU body: EEAS

 EU-ASEAN Cooperation.
Responsible EU body: EEAS

International Cooperation and Development.  
Responsible European Commission service: DG DEVCO.

Collaboration with the National Innovation Agency of Thailand, - A formal Collaborative Research Agreement has been in place since 2020. This centres on cooperation in the fields of smart specialisation and innovation, centred on exchanges of knowledge and experience related to concepts and practical application to place based innovation and smart specialisation, particularly in the context of Sustainable development.

The JRC S3 platform collaborates with the National Innovation Agency of Thailand (NIA), a public organisation under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation of Thailand, whose mission is to support and develop Thailand’s innovation system, to promote economic restructuring and competitive enhancement.

Aiming at facilitating close cooperation with EU regions, the Smart Specialisation platform supports technically and methodologically strategic initiatives leading to implement the smart specialisation concept in non-EU countries. An open call to non-EU regions and countries is available.

More concretely, the support of the S3 Platform to the implementation and adaptation of the S3 concept in Thailand has been linked to the following activities:

• Talks with the National Innovation Agency of Thailand
• Attendance of Smart Specialisation Platform experts to workshops and conferences
• Dissemination and communication activities in several channels
• Membership to the S3 Platform
• Newsletter information