APEC CTF STRENGTHENS FORESIGHT EFFORTS WITH NEW NXPO PRESIDENT APPOINTMENT

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has appointed Dr. Surachai Sathitkunarat as the new President of NXPO, effective 28 October 2024.

NXPO, under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation (MHESI), shapes national policy on higher education, science, research, and innovation. It also serves as the secretariat for the National HESI Policy Council.

NXPO, under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation (MHESI), shapes national policy on higher education, science, research, and innovation. It also serves as the secretariat for the National HESI Policy Council.

Dr. Surachai, with a background in civil, energy, and environmental engineering, also served as Executive Director of the APEC Center for Technology Foresight (APEC CTF), the first regional foresight center established in 1998. He is a pioneer in using foresight in policy formulation in Thailand for more than 20 years. Over the past 15 years, he has been Thailand’s lead negotiator at the UNFCCC, focusing on technology development and transfer. With his new position, Dr. Surachai remains the Executive Director of APEC CTF, further emphasizing the use of foresight in policymaking for Thailand and the APEC region.

Srichattra Chaivongvilan – Correspondent