A digital rendition of Khon Kaen as a smart city, featuring the planned light rail transit project. The smart cities scheme, part of the Thailand 4.0 initiative, includes Phuket, Chiang Mai and Khon Kaen at present. To stimulate adoption of smart cities, the government has established the National Smart City Committee, comprising key cabinet ministers and chaired by the deputy prime minister. State agencies, companies and academics will form the Smart City Alliance to develop and deploy smart city standards. The alliance already counts 70 participating groups and can be reached at its Facebook page, Smart City Alliance Thailand.

Source: Bangkok Post November 17, 2017 22:18 UTC