Joining them in the project are starts ZipEvent, Tickettail, Local Pillow, Local Alike, TripPacker, Hivesters, Penguint, Veget Deli, Happy Farmers, TakeMeTour and VT Thai. The smart village project, as a Pracha Rat (state of the people) initiative, is aimed at playing a role in moving Thailand forward through the development of grassroots economy. Sarita said the initiative would encourage companies to organise outing events and corporate social responsibility activities in the targeted communities. The main objective was to foster a more |equitable income distribution in the local communities and reduce disparities. In addition to the dissemination of products and services as well as activities on websites, the participating startups will create online channels to promote community activities, Sarita said.

Source: The Nation Bangkok December 13, 2017 18:41 UTC