DEPAs “Coding Thailand 2025: AI-Driven Future” Project Aims to Upskill Thai Youth

Brickinfo News Agency – The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (depa), under the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES), has launched the “Coding Thailand 2025: AI-Driven Future” project. This initiative aims to enhance coding and AI skills among Thai students, teachers, and educational personnel. The project seeks to address the growing demand for digital professionals by fostering new digital competencies in the younger generation.

Assistant Professor Dr. Nuttapon Nimmanphatcharin, President/CEO of depa, presided over the opening of the project, which saw participation from government agencies, private sector organizations, educational institutions, teachers, students, and educational personnel. Dr. Nimmanphatcharin stated that depa has been continuously promoting the development of digital knowledge and skills, particularly in coding, for children, youth, and educators since 2018 through the “Coding Thailand” project. Last year, the program upgraded coding classrooms in 1,500 schools nationwide, and over 3,200 students and teachers participated in intensive coding skill enhancement through Coding Bootcamp activities. Additionally, more than 116,000 people gained awareness of coding through Coding Roadshow activities, resulting in over 900 creative works by teachers and students across the country.

Building on these efforts, depa is expanding its mission to create an ecosystem that supports the development of coding skills and extends to other technologies such as AI, IoT, Robotics, and STEM. The “Coding Thailand 2025: AI-Driven Future” project focuses on three key dimensions. First, an Online Platform will offer over 7 courses and 24 lessons for participants and the general public interested in enhancing their coding and AI skills. This platform also provides access to selection tests for the Coding & AI Acceleration program, accommodating 800 teams or 3,200 individuals.

Second, the Coding & AI Acceleration initiative involves hands-on workshops designed to elevate knowledge and skills in coding and AI. This includes introductory coding and AI applications for primary school students, while secondary and vocational students will learn about IoT, AIoT, Edge AI, and Robotics. The program also aims to equip teachers and educational personnel with necessary skills. These activities will be conducted in 8 provinces across all regions of Thailand: Bangkok, Ubon Ratchathani, Khon Kaen, Phitsanulok, Chiang Mai, Chonburi, Songkhla, and Phuket. From this phase, 400 teams, totaling 1,600 individuals, will be selected to participate in the Coding & AI Competition Regional Round. This competition will focus on the concepts of Smart Economy, enhancing the digital economy in agriculture, industry, tourism, and finance, as well as Smart Society, emphasizing quality of life in health, sustainability, urban development, and education.

Finally, the Coding & AI Competition will feature a Regional Round to identify 200 talented teams, comprising 800 individuals. These teams will then proceed to the Coding & AI Incubation program for intensive skill development, preparing them to create digital innovations for the National Round in October 2025. This national competition will serve as a platform for showcasing creative work and will offer scholarships totaling 1 million baht, along with funding to improve coding and AI infrastructure.

“The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, through depa, along with its network of partners, expresses its strong hope that the Coding Thailand 2025: AI-Driven Future project will contribute to producing capable digital professionals to meet industry demands,” said the President/CEO of depa. “Simultaneously, it aims to alleviate the country’s shortage of digital personnel by instilling new digital skills in children and youth, who will become the nation’s digital workforce in the future.”