Bangkok: The Prime Minister unveiled his vision for deciphering a chaotic world and outlining Thailand's strategies to cope with the global economy and geopolitics at The INTANIA Forum. Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Anutin Charnvirakul, presided over the opening ceremony of The INTANIA Forum: SURVIVING UNDER THE NEW WORLD ORDER, organized by the Alumni Association of the Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University (AAU). Also in attendance were Lieutenant General Adul Boonthamcharoen, Minister of Defence; Ms. Supamas Isarabhakdi, Minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office; along with executives from the government, private sector, academia, and members of the Alumni Association of the Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University.
According to Thai News Agency, the Prime Minister, in his opening remarks and vision statement, said that he viewed this not as dealing with a new world order, but rather with a world of disorder, or "surviving under the new world disorder," a world that is haphazard, chaotic, and without structure. Therefore, we must cope with and overcome this. This topic is very relevant to Thailand because the world currently lacks the correct answers. Today, no one in the world can say with certainty what life will be like in the next 10 years. The only thing that is certain is that the world is changing very rapidly. Driven by globalization, the battlefield has transformed into a marketplace. Every country produces products they are skilled at and connects with each other through trade, investment, and supply chains. Whoever produces faster, at lower costs, and with better efficiency and effectiveness, can compete. Thailand itself has grown within this context. Thailand has become a production base, an export country, w elcoming foreign investment, and leveraging its strengths in services and tourism.
The Prime Minister continued, "But what Thailand lacked was research, perhaps due to budgetary constraints. If this area had been addressed then, Thailand would have progressed much further. Whether it's too late now or not, this is considered a starting point in the development of AI. Today, the world is changing. The old world is being challenged by geopolitical issues, environmental resources, technology, and changing population proportions. In recent years, there have been events that almost no one thought would happen, such as pandemics and wars, which have impacted lives and the economy, stemming from the movements of major powers. Therefore, to survive, we must be as self-reliant as possible. As someone in the engineering field, I have applied the CPM (Critical Path Method), a technique for planning and controlling project timelines, to government policy implementation to find the approach that uses the fewest resources, the least time, but achieves the greatest effectiveness. In this era of limited re sources, the government must prioritize what to allocate resources to first and last, while at the same time, the chosen approach must be highly flexible and resilient."
Professor Dr. Vilelert Phuriwat stated that the key challenge of this work is that, under the rapid changes of the New World Order, the world is new every year and requires a new order. These changes involve geopolitical dimensions and external factors beyond our control, including technological advancements.
The Rector of Chulalongkorn University emphasized the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI), stating that while AI plays a significant role in the economy and education, what is even more important than "AI" itself is the university's role in "creating intelligence." Because AI is created by humans, the competition is not about competing with AI, but about competing with its creators. This seminar therefore marks a crucial step in the university's role in collaborating with all sectors, including the Prime Minister, the Cabinet, and various agencies, to create a new world order, a new economy, and to elevate the quality of life for Thai people to become leaders on the global stage.