The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (Depa), formerly known as Sipa, is embarking on a 36.5-million-baht smart city project to develop Chiang Mai as an innovation-driven destination. Depa is spending 36.5 million baht to develop Chiang Mai as an innovation-driven destination. Chiang Mai smart city is dedicated to promoting smart agriculture, reducing air pollution, enhancing tourist experience and sustaining the city and social development through the use of information and communications technology, said Phongsak Ariyajitphaisal, Chiang Mai branch manager of Depa. "Up to 80% of people in Chiang Mai province are farmers, mostly small-scale. The agency has allocated funds to develop smart cities in three provinces: Phuket, Chiang Mai and Khon Kaen -- with Chiang Mai chosen as the second site for the scheme.

Source: Bangkok Post February 11, 2017 00:22 UTC