Global Competitiveness 2013-14 5 6 7 8 10 13 14 20 26 28 31 34 52 68 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Innovation Competitiveness 2013-2014 12 Pillars 31 (+6) Innovation 67 (-1) Source: World Economic Forum (2008-2013), The Global Competitiveness Report 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14

Comparing with other neighboring countries 12 Pillars 2 20 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Innovation 9 21 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Source: World Economic Forum (2008-2013), The Global Competitiveness Report 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14

Thailand’s STI policy, funding and operating landscape

Policy Development and Implementation Thailand’s landscape of innovation development Basic Research Applied Development Product Design Prototype Commercial Innovation NSTDA, TRF, Universities, Research Institutes (MoST and MoE) Missing linkages Policy Development and Implementation R&D collaboration among ministries

Key issues in NIS Diagnosis and STI Strategy Development Coherence between different ministries and departments of the government Extensive collaboration to the sectoral or regional level Continuous monitoring and evaluation Integration of quantitative and qualitative approach