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State agencies seek to boost EGDI ranking

Mr Supot said significant projects include a 'citizen portal' — a welfare platform that allows people to access information about state welfare programmes.

State agencies are being urged to upgrade their digital services and expedite digital transformation to improve Thailand's ranking in the UN's E-Government Development Index (EGDI), says the chief of the Digital Government Development Agency (DGA).

"Whether we achieve the goals set out in the Thailand Digital Government Development Plan [2020-22] depends on the speed of digital transformation by state agencies," said Supot Tiarawut, president and chief executive of the DGA, which is tasked with digitising the working of the government.

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