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The Eastern Economic Corridor Office (EECO) and Huawei signed a memorandum of understanding that aims to make Thailand a digital hub of the region besides producing a digital workforce to meet the country's emerging needs. The digital talent collaboration in conjunction with Huawei Asean Academy (Thailand) EEC branch aims to groom 30,000 digital workers within the next three years.

Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction (Stecon) will start designing U-Tapao Airport’s terminal building now that U-Tapao International Aviation (UTA) has earmarked Bt1.8 billion for the project, said Pakpoom Srichamni, Stecon’s president and executive director.

The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Policy Committee on Monday approved an additional budget of Bt2.17 billion for land expropriation for the high-speed rail project linking Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and U-Tapao airports, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said.

The Ministry of Energy is seeking acceleration of new power projects to cope with the expected sharp spike in electricity demand with the promotion of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).

The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) provided investment privileges for 1,717 projects worth Bt481.15 billion to private companies last year, Government Spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said on Sunday.

Registration of new businesses in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) fell by 15.85 per cent in 2020 from a year earlier, the Department of Business Development reports.

The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office has maintained its target of investment in the EEC zone over the next three years at Bt100 billion, despite the gloomy global economic outlook.

The Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) has proposed a plan to produce freshwater from seawater in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) to prevent water shortage in the area.

Thai Oil has signed a memorandum of understanding with Eastern Water Resources Development and Management (East Water), which will undertake water distribution and resource development programmes to support Thai Oil’s clean-fuel project in the Eastern region, chief executive officer and president Wirat Uanarumit said.

The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) has set a new target for all 10,000 factories in the zone to adopt robotics and automation.

Saen Suk Municipality in Chonburi province aims to seek certification as a “smart city” from the Eastern Economic Corridor Office of Thailand though it is not currently listed in the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society’s plan for smart city development.

Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan is considering a proposal for desalination plants to produce freshwater from seawater in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).