Knowledge Parks could be our bridge to Thailand 4.0 

The photo of about 20 children sitting on a cascade of colourful beanbags immersed in books was enough to gladden any parent’s heart. The book corner is at Korat’s recently launched TK (Thailand Knowledge) Square, which aims to encourage the habit of reading, knowledge-seeking and lifelong learning among locals.
Besides the reading zone, it also has a kids room, reading room, IT library and open-square zone that cultivates children’s creativity and imagination. TK Square Korat supports some 20,000 students in five surrounding schools.
TK Square Korat is an offshoot of TK Park, a “living” library on the eighth floor of CentralWorld in Bangkok, which has been hailed as a successful modern learning centre for over a decade. The network has slowly spread, with a total of 21 TK Parks now operating in 17 of Thailand’s 76 provinces.
At this rate however it could be decades before every province gets its own Knowledge Park. Yet if Thailand is serious about moving to a knowledge-based, digital economy, all provinces need to be supported and encouraged to establish facilities such as knowledge parks sooner rather than later.   
Parents and children in outlying provinces have the right to expect that local and central authorities and the Office of Knowledge Management and Development (TK Park’s regulator) will join hands to push for a truly nationwide network of parks. This would power learning and inspiration among the next generation as well as helping to reduce the current disparity in education quality and outcomes across the country. 
Sutipunt Bongsununt