DOI: 10.5176/2010-4804_3.1.284
Authors: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Chalermchai Panyadee and Dr. Parnprae Chaoprayoon
Abstract:
The objectives of this strategic development research were to prepare for the readiness of the Special Economic Zone in Chiangrai province. The goals of this research were consisted of 1) to study the readiness of the Chiangrai Special Economic Zone project in Chiangrai province, and 2) to develop the strategic development plan for the Chiangrai Special Economic Zone project in Chiangrai province. The research had been carried out through the usage of the mixed method, survey research External situation analysis was PEST analysis, including the SWOT analysis and the focus group discussion as well as the workshop operations amongst the people who got the involvement in the establishment of the Chiangrai Special Economic Zone project in the Chiangrai province of Thailand. The aim was to plan the strategic planning and the preparation for the readiness of the Chiangrai Special Economic Zone project establishment. The research result was found that;
1. The Chiangrai Special Economic Zone project had been investigated in term of readiness for the establishment; and it was found that there were 6 aspects to be dealt with,
1) the location, 2) the border trading situation, 3) the logistics and the supplies chain, 4) the labor force development, 5) the acknowledgement of the citizens of the Chiangrai province, 6) the readiness of the financial institutes. According to the study, it was found that the pushing force came from the location of the Chiangrai province which was situated on the border region of three neighboring countries such as Myanmar, Laos and China in conjunction with the cooperation amongst the nations that located in the sub-region area under the GMS Development Project, which connected the Mekong Sub-region countries to cooperate in the development project. As a result, there was an increase in the border trading. However, there were many obstacles in the readiness of the program, for instance, the logistics and the supply chains were gigantic sizes and huge quantity. On the aspect of the labor force, there were increasing number of foreign labors and workers. On the aspect of the acknowledgement of the citizens of the Chiangrai province, it was found that, generally, it was known to the local people who lived in the vicinity of Mae Sai district, Chiang Khong district and Chiang Saen district. Nonetheless, they did not know the Chiangrai Special Economic Zone project in details. On the aspect of the readiness of the financial institutes in the locality, it was found that the financial institutes were in the basic-level services.
2. Owing to the basic information mentioned above, it was found that the wide-ranging perspective on the readiness of the Chiangrai Special Economic Zone project in Chiangrai province was in a low level development which required many factors for the expansion. That was why this research had to be carried out in term of strategy and development plan under “The vision the lovely living Chiangrai Special Economic Zone, the gate way to The Greater Maekong Sub-region Countries (GMS)” which had the following seven strategies, 1) the administrative and management strategy for the convenience of the border region development strategy, 2) the infrastructure and the logistics strategy, 3) the labor force and human resources strategy, 4) the financial institutes strategy , 5) the community development strategy for the supporting of the Special Economic Zone project, 6) ) the upgrading of the education and the training for the knowledge of the Special Economic Zone project, 7) the economic expansion strategy in the local areas so that the major investment could be possible
Keywords: Strategy, Special Economic Zone Project Establishment, Readiness of special Economic Zone
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