Signal Thailand establishes National Semiconductor Policy Committee, approves $20B in digital projects

Summary

The Thai government formally established a National Semiconductor Policy Committee to advance its Chip Made in Thailand initiative. It also approved 36 digital and data-center projects worth about 728 billion baht, roughly 20 billion dollars, to accelerate investment in data centers, cloud computing and AI infrastructure. Over the same period, Thailand's AI-related exports grew 17.6 percent year on year. The moves are read as an institutional response to competition for semiconductor and AI hub status within ASEAN. The government is aiming to boost its competitiveness in attracting regional investment through these measures.