It's Monday again na ka. For a retiree like me, I only have to remind myself what day it is ka! For those who're working full time, don't be jealous ka. I think this year is only a bit more kind to me these two weeks lae ka.
Have some thoughts to share from watching 'The Great Remake' organized by Prachachart Turakit, which made me sigh out loud out of worries ka.
1. Dr. Somkiat Tangkitvanich, TDRI, identified four areas to be focused for Thailand's increased productivity, namely, capital (business monopolies), labor (education relevance), innovation (climate change responses), and public service reform (bureaucracy). As these four are extremely difficult and calls for enormous strength, he offered the following ka:
- Capital -- strengthening SMEs
- Labor -- focusing market needed skills
- Innovation -- stressing innovation to rid poverty
- Public service reform -- easing rules and regulations for livelihood
I was somehow struck by his repeatedly mentioning that they could be simpler ways for politicians to take up and win the upcoming election. Definitely, it could be one of the strategies that leads to a win-win situation. Unfortunately, I guess I've been far too skeptical about politicians mung ka....with respect to some fine politicians ka.
These questions popped up on my mind right away ka.
- Are politicians capable of contributing to the country or of gaining votes?
- Could we still have some hope with our politicians?
- Anything we (individually and collectively, and higher education institutions) can do on our own without depending much on politicians?
2. I really like sharing by Khun Surasak Suthongwan, Executive Vice President, Toyota Motor Thailand because of the simple presentation and the content ka. He touched on the value chain with new ways of looking at business like Toyota to see itself as a mobility company with new partners to have solutions for customers (expanding from previously a production company). His company has to understand the world changes, especially brand consideration, types of cars for work and the future, and changing consumer behavior to use fanclubs as one important element to promote new cars.
He too confirmed what most speakers said, 'Look into the future, don't look back!'
Questions came to my mind ka:
- How far ahead our higher education is on the understanding of the world trends and value chains?
- How could we look into the future, rethink, and know that collaboration is a must?
3. Khun Aswin Techajareonvikul, CEO and President of Berli Jucker Public Company Limited and Big C said (in Thai and I translated from my understanding na ka) that we got more threatened by people inside than outside the country. He wished Thai people could feel less intimidated and have more internal collaboration as Thailand would have no space to stand internationally.
He also said it was the final call to have the great remake.
Even in the private sector where profits are the aims, they're calling for internal collaboration.
My repeated question came up kaa!
What about our higher education institutions ka? Why do we continue to race against each other?
We've lost our fights over and over to other countries like Korea and Malaysia and now have got Vietnam as our competitor. Yet, within our country, I still don't get it why we compete against one other so much that we lack the synergy to go global.
Can't help but thinking of the ranking race (for some Thai institutions) and some questions ka:
- Does ranking somehow speed us up to race against our own Thai institutions to the constructive earnings of the ranking companies?
- Could we rethink to remake higher education for the heightened quality of our people from senior leaders and faculty to support staff and students?
- Could we collaborate for our future-ready Thailand?
The final call from Khun Aswin is much louder in our higher education community mai ka?
In any case, being an optimistic person, I do have hope to witness dedication and synergy of some leaders and individuals who have been our driving forces for better higher education ka.
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