The government realizes the significance of applying science and technology as a keynote to push forward the development of national economy and society in order to reinforce our growth and competitiveness. By doing so, we will become free from the middle-income trap (MIT). The government aims to increase the investment in science and technology up to 1% of GDP within B.E. 2559, and then move ahead to 2% GDP in the next phase. It also highlights on the development of personnel in these fields up to 15 persons per 10,000 population within B.E. 2559 before reaching 25 persons per 10,000 population. Those who are given priority as part of the investment in the next phase include private sectors either Thai or multinational companies, because the government saw the magnitude of their investment. The government itself will organize the motivation systems towards those companies. The systems comprise finance, taxes, the encouragement of human resource development, the investment in infrastructures of science and technology, and the revision of associated legislations or regulations, especially the policy advocating R&D Centre (Research and Development Center) of companies for Thailand’s competitive ability.
Thus, National Science Technology and Innovation Policy Office (STI); and Science and Technology Division of Thai Industrial Creation Research and Development Supporting Network together with their subordinate agencies agreed to create the project of “Promotion Center for the Development of Company R&D Center in Thailand)”, called in short as Company R&D Center (CRDC), with one-stop solution office under the name CRDC or CRDC– FC (Company R&D Centre – Facilitation Center). The main purpose is to provide service and support of competence development for industrial research as well as progress. The investment in research and development will be promoted for the serious advancement of technology that shall facilitate the implementation of research and development. At the same time, possible approaches to reduce business risks will also be guided to private sectors. Long-term competitive competence of the country will be enhanced as well.