Publication Code: S23

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE BRAINSTORMING EXERCISE FOR CRITERIA SELECTION
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES
ACRONYMS

CHAPTER 1    OBJECTIVES, SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY

1.1    RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

1.1.1    Rationale
1.1.2    Objectives of the Study

1.2    SCOPE OF THE STUDY

1.3    METHODOLOGY

CHAPTER 2    CASE STUDY TECHNIQUES AND EVALUATION CRITERIA

2.1    CASE STUDY TECHNIQUES

2.2    PROPOSITIONS AND CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION

APPENDIX 2.1    ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP) METHOD
APPENDIX 2.2    CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF THE FIVE PROPOSITIONS

CHAPTER 3    R&D IN THAILAND

3.1    AN OVERVIEW OF R&D IN THAILAND

3.1.1    R&D in the Industrialized World
3.1.2    A Look at South Korea and Taiwan - the NIEs of Asia
3.1.3    Thailand: Still to get it Acts together

3.2    THE ROLE OF THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT BOARD (STDB)

3.2.1    The Establishment of STDB
3.2.2    The Mission of STDB
3.2.3    Four Main Areas of Activity
3.2.4    Work Accomplished

3.3    ROLE OF NECTEC

3.3.1    The Structure
3.3.2    The Missions
3.3.3    The Past Performance
3.3.4    The Early Success
3.3.5    The Next Step

3.4    ROLES OF NSTDA

APPENDIX 3.1    LIST OF RD&E PROJECTS FUNDED BY STDB
APPENDIX 3.2    LIST OF RD&E PROJECTS FUNDED BY NECTEC
REFERENCES

CHAPTER 4    CASE STUDIES ANALYSIS

4.1    CASE SELECTED FOR STUDY

4.1.1    Product Converged
4.1.2    Possibilities for Commercialization
4.1.3    Propositions to be Tested
4.1.4    Characteristics of each Case Study

4.2    CASE 1:    PERSONAL COMPUTER (PC)

4.2.1    Background
4.2.2    Problems Encountered
4.2.3    Analysis and Lessons Learned
4.2.4    Conclusion and Policy Implications

4.3    CASE 2:    PRIVATE AUTOMATIC BRANCH EXCHANGE (PABX)

4.3.1    Background
4.3.2    Problems Encountered
4.3.3    Analysis and Lessons Learned
4.3.4    Conclusion and Policy Implications

4.4    CASE 3:    APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS DESIGN FOR THAI CARDS (ASIC)

4.4.1    Background
4.4.2    Problems Encountered
4.4.3    Analysis and Lessons Learned
4.4.4    Conclusion and Policy Implications

4.5    CASE 4:    LINEAR ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT (LEK 6.0)

4.5.1    Background
4.5.2    Problems Encountered
4.5.3    Analysis and Lessons Learned
4.5.4    Conclusion and Policy Implications
REFERENCES

4.6    CASE 5:    MEDIUM SCACE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FABRICATION (MSI fab)

4.6.1    Background
4.6.2    Problems Encountered
4.6.3    Analysis and Lessons Learned
4.6.4    Conclusion and Policy Implications

4.7    CROSS-CASE ANALYSIS

4.7.1    Background
4.7.2    Problems Encountered
4.7.3    Analysis and Lessons Learned
4.7.4    Conclusion and Policy Implications

CHAPTER 5    LESSONS LEARNED AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS

5.1    CASE OVERVIEW

5.2    LESSONS LEARNED

5.3    POLICY IMPLICATIONS

5.3.1    Topic Selection
5.3.2    Private Sector Participation
5.3.3    Project Management
5.3.4    Technological Infrastructure