“Prasert” opens Bitkub Summit 2024, pushing Thailand to become a regional financial center

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Deputy Prime Minister Prasert’ opens Bitkub Summit 2024, confirms the government’s goal to push Thailand to become a financial hub in the region, support the digital economy, create data security, and increase investor confidence.

Mr. Prasert Jantarawongthong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Economy and Society, presided over the opening ceremony of Bitkub Summit 2024 under the theme ‘Gateway to the Future: Opening the Door to Technology and Investment for a Sustainable Future’ at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok. The event is a major technology and investment seminar of the year, gathering businesspeople, investors, and technology leaders in each industry to share their knowledge and visions on important topics such as business trends in 2025, cutting-edge innovations and technologies, and future investment opportunities. It is also an important platform to connect world-class businesspeople with Thai entrepreneurs and investors to create business and investment opportunit
ies in the digital age.

Mr. Prasert said that the government has an important goal to push Thailand to become a financial hub in the region and support the digital economy, which is an approach that will generate new income for the country. The Ministry of Digital Economy has therefore determined the key to success to be creating new tools, creating infrastructure to increase the country’s competitiveness, creating data security to ensure investor confidence, and developing digital personnel. In addition, important projects that generate large-scale investment have been pushed forward. In the future, private sector investment must be supported to stimulate the digital economy, whether it be through the amendment of related laws, the drafting of new laws to facilitate investors, and the promotion of investment in future technologies. Today’s event is an important part of the meeting between domestic and international entrepreneurs. It is believed that the success of the event will create changes in Thailand’s
digital investment, inspire new business people, stimulate the domestic economy, and play an important role in national development.

For Bitkub Summit 2024, the target is to have over 20,000 participants, with the event being held over 2 days, from today until tomorrow (October 20, 2024) at the Plenary Hall, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok. Those interested can join the event free of charge.

Source: Thai News Agency