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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>NECTEC was founded by the Thailand Ministry of Science, Technology and Energy on 16 September 1986. It was converted into a national centre specializing in electronics hardware and software in under <a href="/facts/National_Science_and_Technology_Development_Agency/Euqs2DVb">National Science and Technology Development Agency</a>. It was deemed a new agency following the enactment of the Science and Technology Development Act of 1991.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p><p>As of 2018<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NECTEC&action=edit">[update]</a> NECTEC's executive director is Dr Sarun Sumriddetchkajorn.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="mission">Mission</h2> <p>NECTEC contributes to the development of Thailand's capability in electronics and computer technologies through: <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <ol><li>Research, development, design and engineering</li> <li>Technology transfer to industries and communities</li> <li>Human resource development</li> <li>Policy research and industrial intelligence and knowledge infrastructure</li></ol> <h2 id="departments">Departments</h2> <ul><li>Optical and Quantum Communication Lab</li> <li>Intelligent Devices and Systems Research Unit</li> <li>Green Testing Development Lab</li> <li>Nano-Electronics and MEMS lab</li> <li>Photonics Technology lab</li> <li>Information Technology Management Division</li> <li>Human Language Technology</li> <li>Open Source Software LAb</li> <li>Organization and Strategic Planning and Evaluation Division.</li> <li>Human Resource and Organization Development Section</li> <li>Strategic Program Management Section</li> <li>Policy Research Division</li> <li>Public Relations Section</li> <li>R&D Services and support Section</li> <li>Platform Technology Program Management Division</li> <li>Rehabilitative Engineering and Assistive Technology Institute</li> <li>Information Security Infrastructure and Services</li> <li>Embedded Systems Technology Lab</li> <li>Industrial control and Automation Lab</li> <li>Software Engineering Lab</li> <li>Integrated Circuits Design Section</li></ul> <h2 id="products">Products</h2> <ul><li>TVIS is an automatic system that reports traffic information in Bangkok.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></li> <li>Ya&You: It is the application for searching and providing the knowledge of medicine and health information to promote the use of drugs and healthcare properly.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li> <li>Traffy bSafe for Android is a free application where users can download to make a complaint and report dangerous driving behaviour of public transportation such as vans and buses.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li> <li>tangmoChecker: It is an application for checking the ripeness of watermelons<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li> <li>NVIS: It is an automatic system that reads out loud online news for a user.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li> <li>FFC: Family Folder Collector: The purpose of this application is for healthcare personnel to collect household information when going out to the village for data collection.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></li> <li>Smart Sensor:A prototyping platform for Android application and Smart Sensor Device communicate via Bluetooth.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></li> <li>Drift:This application monitors a user's activity during the day. It classifies a user's activity into sleeping (phone is not with user), resting (phone is with user while doing no or minimal activity, walking (user is walking), or driving (user is taking transportation).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></li> <li>Floodsign:FloodSign is a tool used to report flooding stain levels in Thailand's 2011 floods.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.thaischoollunch.in.th/">Thai School Lunch : Automated Lunch Menu Recommendation System for Schools</a></li></ul> <h2 id="impact">Impact</h2> <p>NECTEC has used green technology in the field of printing.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> This has led to the foundation of Thailand Organic and Printed Electronics Innovation Centre (TOPIC). NECTEC along with public and private sectors have researched the technical feasibility of using <a href="/facts/Organic_electronics/FCPAEwx3">organic electronics</a> in printing ink. It has successfully developed <a href="/facts/Graphene/QDGUBaPt">graphene</a>-based conductive ink in 2011. The ink has five times more conductivity than a typical ink. It is also cheap, contains no contamination, and is suitable for various applications. It has also developed a software called "Size-Thai"<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> that uses <a href="/facts/3D_computer_graphics/zlWW6eaF">3-D</a> body scan to measure the anatomical dimensions of Thai people. This makes Thailand the second nation in Asia to use such a software after Japan.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> It is expected to reduce wastage and help garment retailers to reduce losses. It also has business applications like "virtual-try on" and "made to measure". </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.nectec.or.th/">National Electronics and Computer Technology Center</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Profile". National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC). Retrieved 13 January 2017. <a href="https://www.nectec.or.th/en/about/profile.html" target="_blank">https://www.nectec.or.th/en/about/profile.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Profile - NECTEC : National Electronics and Computer Technology Center". 19 January 2022. <a href="https://www.nectec.or.th/en/about/profile.html" target="_blank">https://www.nectec.or.th/en/about/profile.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Boonruang, Sasiwimon (6 January 2018). "Every fibre of his being". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 6 January 2018. <a href="https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/1391254/every-fibre-of-his-being" target="_blank">https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/1391254/every-fibre-of-his-being</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Background". Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-05-13. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120323092903/http://www.nectec.or.th/en/about-us/background.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120323092903/http://www.nectec.or.th/en/about-us/background.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"TVIS - Apps on Google Play". <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hlt.tvis#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDIxMiwiaGx0LnR2aXMiXQ" target="_blank">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hlt.tvis#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDIxMiwiaGx0LnR2aXMiXQ</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"YaAndYou - Apps on Google Play". <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yayou#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDIxMiwiY29tLnlheW91Il0." target="_blank">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yayou#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDIxMiwiY29tLnlheW91Il0.</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Traffy bSafe - Android Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140328234147/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.project.traffybsafe" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20140328234147/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.project.traffybsafe</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wis.tangmo&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLndpcy50YW5nbW8iXQ.. [dead link] <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wis.tangmo&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLndpcy50YW5nbW8iXQ" target="_blank">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wis.tangmo&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLndpcy50YW5nbW8iXQ</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"NVIS - Android Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-29. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140329000104/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hlt.nvis" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20140329000104/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hlt.nvis</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=th.or.nectec.ffc.familytree#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDIxMiwidGgub3IubmVjdGVjLmZmYy5mYW1pbHl0cmVlIl0. [dead link] <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=th.or.nectec.ffc.familytree#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDIxMiwidGgub3IubmVjdGVjLmZmYy5mYW1pbHl0cmVlIl0" target="_blank">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=th.or.nectec.ffc.familytree#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDIxMiwidGgub3IubmVjdGVjLmZmYy5mYW1pbHl0cmVlIl0</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Smart Sensor - Aplicaciones de Android en Google Play". play.google.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140328235938/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.TMEC.sensor" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20140328235938/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.TMEC.sensor</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Drift - Android Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-18. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418174719/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nectec.est.drift_release" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20160418174719/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nectec.est.drift_release</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"FloodSign – Android aplikacije na Google Playu". play.google.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-18. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150618082824/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nectecApp.FloodSign" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20150618082824/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nectecApp.FloodSign</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>http://www.bangkokpost.com/tech/gadget/288200/nectec-promotes-printing-future [dead link] <a href="http://www.bangkokpost.com/tech/gadget/288200/nectec-promotes-printing-future" target="_blank">http://www.bangkokpost.com/tech/gadget/288200/nectec-promotes-printing-future</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"SizeThailand". <a href="http://www.sizethailand.org/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.sizethailand.org/index.html</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>"Nectec develops national body chart - Nationmultimedia.com". nationmultimedia.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090304060949/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/03/03/technology/technology_30096958.php" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20090304060949/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/03/03/technology/technology_30096958.php</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>