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2020

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Thailand’S Digital Economy Transformation: Rectifying The Middle-Income Trap By Leveraging Digital Capabilities In The Agriculture Industry, Watanyoo Suksa-Ngiam Jan 2020

Thailand’S Digital Economy Transformation: Rectifying The Middle-Income Trap By Leveraging Digital Capabilities In The Agriculture Industry, Watanyoo Suksa-Ngiam

CGU Theses & Dissertations

The Thai government has been attempting to move the country out of the middle-income trap through digital economy strategies. Among these strategies, digital innovation is the most central. Leveraging digital capabilities in the agriculture industry, a sector that a large number of low-income farmers work in, conveys digital innovations to farmers. Digital innovation is expected to increase farmer incomes and ultimately help the country step out of the middle-income trap. This dissertation aimed to 1) identify the major challenges of digital economy transformation, 2) develop a model that explains digital agriculture innovations, 3) apply the model to real use cases …