Connectivity, profitability and community secrets to strengthening area, says Paetongtarn
PUBLISHED: 7 Nov 2024 at 20: 48
KUNMING, China- On Thursday, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra proposed a 3Cs ( connectivity, competitiveness, and community ) approach to create a stronger and more prosperous Greater Mekong Subregion ( GMS ).
The event’s design,” Toward a Better Community Through Innovation-driven Development”, was fast and exciting, she said in a speech after the full period of the event in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province in China.
” By utilizing innovation and technology, we can uncover new opportunities for growth and popular growth while enhancing the lives of people across the GMS,” she said.
The 3Cs refers to enhancing communication, profitability and community for the benefit of those living in the region, according to the speech.
Connectivity remains a basis of local integration, it said. Thailand has made significant progress in establishing connections between the region and beyond with the release of the Bangkok-Vientiane global coach service, the next phase of Laem Chabang Port’s growth, and the plans to construct Lanna and Andaman flights, according to the speech.
The following C stands for profitability. As the mountain features innovation-driven growth, Thailand will maintain its responsibility to generate electric transformation of its economy and society, it added.
Thailand is moving towards a digital world by utilising the national online payment platforms, particularly PromptPay and cross-border QR code settlement, it said.
The third C stands for community, which is the heart of the GMS, the statement said. According to it, there is a need to synergise collaboration across all industries and expand social safety nets to include everyone.
Thailand also supports the GMS Gender Strategy, which aligns with the country’s policy on inclusive development, it noted.
Ms. Paetongtarn also urged her colleagues from the Mekong region to continue to support equal access to high-quality education and safeguard social stability, according to the statement.
The leaders of the Asian Development Bank, the prime ministers of China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam, and the president of the Asian Development Bank also took part in the eighth GMS Summit.