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Guidelines for Thailand Reform |
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thailand.prd.go.th |
| Source Date: |
Monday, December 27, 2010 |
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Electronic and Mobile Government, Citizen Engagement, Internet Governance
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Thailand |
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Jan 04, 2011 |
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The Government is taking into consideration guidelines for Thailand reform in a nine-point proposal, submitted by Professor Dr. Prawase Wasi, Chairman of the National Reform Assembly.
The proposal, which was submitted to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at a forum on 19 December 2010, covers a wide array of issues ranging from decentralization of administrative power and education structure to the justice system and economic development. Social strength is considered the strategy of Thailand reform.
In the first point of the proposal, the National Reform Assembly calls for awareness reform, meaning that people should have respect for one another, based on equality and peaceful co-existence. The second point is that the direction for Thailand’s future should focus on a balanced and peaceful “living together,” measured by gross national happiness and a justice index, instead of gross domestic product.
The third point, administrative reform, calls for the decentralization of state power and the empowerment of local communities. The reform will help tackle poverty effectively and reduce conflicts and violence. It has been suggested that the Government allocate funds for integrated provincial development.
The fourth point calls for fair national resource allocation, which involves land, tax, and fiscal reforms to reduce inequality. With these reforms, people will feel more secure in life, thus leading to economic and environmental stability.
The fifth point, justice reform, seeks to reform the entire justice system and calls for legal reform for the poor. Amnesty should be granted for people facing injustice, while community justice centers should be set up in all provinces.
The sixth point seeks to reform the education structure, with an emphasis on three issues: education for local communities, vocational education, and education for academic strength. The seventh point, economic reform to ensure justice, seeks to link the macroeconomic system with the community economic system. In this point, the economic system should promote honest livelihoods, corporate social responsibility, social enterprises, and the use of taxation to support the business sector for social services.
In the eighth point, communication reform, it has been suggested that various groups that have better understanding of the communication system and Thailand reform should work together to change the communication system to a tool for a better quality of life of the people and develop Thailand into a more livable society. The ninth point calls for state power reform, including bureaucratic and political systems.
The National Reform Assembly is working with government agencies to monitor the implementation of the proposal. Prime Minister Abhisit said that the Government would turn the nine-point proposal into an operational plan for implementation. As for the Government’s own reform initiative, it covers four main issues, namely the justice system, equality, education, and social welfare. The Prime Minister will announce a national reform blueprint on 1 January 2011.
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