{"id":4836,"date":"2020-06-16T09:18:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T02:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/?p=4836"},"modified":"2020-06-16T09:19:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T02:19:04","slug":"kitipong-reveals-his-vision-to-lead-nxpo-in-his-2nd-term-presidency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/en\/4836\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitipong reveals his vision to lead NXPO in his 2nd term presidency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-9.jpeg\" alt=\"A person sitting at a table\n\nDescription automatically generated\" class=\"wp-image-4837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-9.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-9-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-9-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With the recent appointment to lead NXPO for the 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;term&nbsp;amid the COVID-19 crisis, Dr.&nbsp;Kitipong&nbsp;Promwong&nbsp;reveals that NXPO will have to urgently implement post-COVID recovery plan and ease the country to the new normal. The management&nbsp;of COVID-19 situation&nbsp;can be broken down into four phases:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Restriction Phase<\/strong>\u00a0(the 1st \u2013 6th months) involves the control of the outbreak.\u00a0NXPO,\u00a0in collaboration with Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI), has\u00a0added\u00a0a new program on\u00a0\u201cSolutions to Crisis\u201d\u00a0into\u00a0the Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Policy and Strategy. This program involves the utilization of knowledge, research and innovation to predict and manage national crises in a timely manner to minimize impacts and damages. Examples include\u00a0the development of medical devices &amp; supplies, disease surveillance system, public education, as well as public health policy and measures.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Reopening Phase<\/strong>\u00a0(the 7th\u2013 12th months) involves the relaxing of control measures, and gradually reopening of businesses.\u00a0NXPO has developed a manpower development plan which includes reskilling\u00a0and upskilling\u00a0workforce who are unemployed or at risk of unemployment due to the pandemic. In addition, NXPO is collaborating with three PMUs (Program Management Units)\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0recently\u00a0established research funding bodies\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0to design funding schemes specifically for SMEs and entrepreneurs\u00a0which will\u00a0facilitate technology transfer, market access and community development.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Recovery Phase<\/strong>\u00a0(the 13th \u2013 18th months) is the revive of the economy and society.\u00a0NXPO is\u00a0currently developing\u00a0policy recommendations to employ higher education, science, research and innovation to strengthen all sectors, including tourism, SMEs, government services, education, public health, grassroot economy, agriculture and food and creative economy.\u00a0This set of recommendations will involve 7 areas; 1)\u00a0impact mitigation by assisting people affected by the pandemic; 2)\u00a0workforce\u00a0reskilling\u00a0and upskilling; 3) digital transformation; 4) big data to enable effective management; 5) R&amp;D investment to create additional value and innovation, facilitate the advancement of research to market, foster entrepreneurs and startups and promote community innovation; 6) circular economy; and 7) revision of laws and regulations to foster innovation\u00a0development. The policy recommendations will be proposed to the National Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Policy Council (Policy Council)\u202fand the Cabinet.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Restructure Phase<\/strong>\u00a0(the 19th months onwards for the next five years) is the period of introducing systems reform to accommodate\u00a0the\u00a0new normal.\u00a0Application of modern technology and innovation will be introduced into all sectors for sustainability, such as precision agriculture and the development of new tourist attractions in secondary cities. The key factor in this phase is innovation management to advance research to commercialization. University education will be integrated\u00a0to community development, whereby students will work closely with communities to develop local businesses which will stimulate job creation and income distribution.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In connection with the COVID-19 recovery plan, NXPO is also playing a key role in implementing the government\u2019s Bio-Circular-Green Economic Model or BCG, by setting priorities, identifying agendas, designing measures and mechanisms, and developing manpower through degree and non-degree programs as well as brain circulation program to engage foreign talents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kitipong&nbsp;concluded that well-designed policy, adequate budget and effective management will lead the country to the path of recovery and emerge stronger.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the recent appointment to lead NXPO for the 2nd&#038;nb [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4838,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4836","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\/2020\/06\/Cover_ENG.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\/2020\/06\/Cover_ENG.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4836","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=4836"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4836\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4839,"href":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4836\/revisions\/4839"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nxpo.or.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}