{"id":21840,"date":"2023-12-13T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/?p=21840"},"modified":"2023-12-22T13:59:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T06:59:12","slug":"exchange-session-with-korea-productivity-center-on-esg-and-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/en\/21840\/","title":{"rendered":"Exchange session with Korea Productivity Center on ESG and sustainability\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On 12 December 2023, NXPO welcomed visitors from the Korea Productivity Center and Thailand Productivity Institute. The purpose of the study visit was to exchange perspectives on environmental, social and governance practices (ESG) and their connection with the Thai government\u2019s Bio-Circular-Green Economy (BCG) model. The visit also explored potential collaborations among the three organizations. The guests met with Ms. Panisa Harnpathananun, Director of Higher Education Innovation and Future Skills Development Division, and Dr. Chanida Sansaard, Policy Specialist in the Directorate of Sustainable Development Policy and Future Planning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-57-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-57-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-57-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-57-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-57-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-57.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms. Panisa provided insights into Thailand\u2019s higher education, science, research and innovation system and outlined four key issues that NXPO has been undertaking: 1) freeing Thailand from the middle-income trap by increasing the number of innovation-driven enterprises with an average revenue of THB 1 billion to 1,000 companies; 2) facilitating upward social mobility for 1 million individuals through higher education, science, research and innovation; 3) reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 10 million tons of CO<sub>2<\/sub> equivalent; and 4) increasing the proportion of highly-skilled workforce to 25%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-53-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-53-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-53-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-53-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-53-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-53.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, Ms. Panisa highlighted Thailand\u2019s manpower development initiatives driven by NXPO, such as the higher education sandbox and the GenNX model. The latter is a joint initiative between NXPO and Generation Thailand offering intensive training courses for careers in digital technology and senior caregiving.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-54-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-54-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-54-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-54-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-54-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-54.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Chanida presented information on Thailand\u2019s climate change policy and initiatives. Apart from being the key organization responsible for higher education, science, research and innovation policy, NXPO serves as Thailand\u2019s national designated entity (NDE) in technology development and transfer within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The office also coordinates technology needs assessment (TNA) for Thailand.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-52-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-52-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-52-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-52-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-52-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-52.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples of climate action initiatives in Thailand were shared, including a joint project with the Office of Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion (OSMEP) to design BCG indicators as a tool for enhancing business sustainability for SMEs. The Green Campus serves as a low-emission model for universities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"633\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-50.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-50.jpeg 633w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-50-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"627\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-51.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-51.jpeg 627w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-51-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"654\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-55.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-55.jpeg 654w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-55-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-56.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-56.jpeg 657w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-56-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the sharing and discussions, all parties agreed on several areas that could foster collaborations among the three organizations. These areas include technology, environment, manpower development, with a special focus on technology for green productivity and the establishment of capacity building programs to promote green mindset and develop experts for VVBs (Validation and Verification Bodies).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-58-1024x673.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-58-1024x673.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-58-300x197.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-58-768x504.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-58-1536x1009.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-58.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 12 December 2023, NXPO welcomed visitors from the Ko [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/\u0e2a\u0e2d\u0e27\u0e0a.-\u0e15\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e04\u0e13\u0e30\u0e14\u0e39\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01-Korea-Productivity-Center-01-1-scaled.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/author\/adminsti\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/\u0e2a\u0e2d\u0e27\u0e0a.-\u0e15\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e04\u0e13\u0e30\u0e14\u0e39\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01-Korea-Productivity-Center-01-1-scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21840"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21851,"href":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21840\/revisions\/21851"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}