The implementation status of Thailand's national social equality in ICT master plan

Abstract

The National Social Equality in Information and Communication Technology Master Plan provides a three-year road map for bridging the digital divide, supporting the use of assistive technology and promoting the creation of an assistive technology industry so that the disabled in Thailand will be able to afford the acquisition of the assistive technology. After the first year of implementation, 42% of the Year 1 projects have been implemented, with satisfactory results. The main output has been the training of 150 web designers who can handle the redesign of government websites to conform to the WCAG 1.0 standard at an AA conformance level. Three government websites have been transformed to attain AA conformance as initial pilot projects.