NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited and its subsidiary, EDA (Thailand), have partnered to drive a government-backed AI initiative to prepare Thailand's talent at scale for rapid AI-driven change in the labour market. The initiative aims to bridge education, skills development, and productivity through an AI-driven Learn-to-Career Ecosystem.
Dr Simon Leung, vice chairman and executive director of NetDragon, said: "AI is changing every day, sometimes even faster than we realise, and governments must take an active role to ensure its benefits reach the whole society."
AI-driven workforce development
The agreement involves NetDragon and EDA (Thailand), with policy support from Thailand's Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), to jointly develop AI-enabled learning platforms, competency measurement frameworks, and career linkage mechanisms to develop Thai talent aligned with real-world workforce demand.
The Learn-to-Career approach aims to embed AI across the full talent journey: from skills assessment and personalised learning pathways to real-world application and career matching.
Equaliser for SMEs
NetDragon and EDA (Thailand) also highlighted AI's empowering role as a productivity equaliser, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which are vital to Thailand's economy.
By using AI-enabled skills frameworks and clearer competency benchmarks, this initiative aims to help SMEs access AI-ready talent more efficiently while enabling workers to demonstrate measurable, market-relevant capabilities.
"For SMEs, AI is a major equaliser. It reduces the gap between small businesses and large corporations by dramatically improving productivity," Dr Leung noted.
