Thailand's GDCC opted for Huawei Cloud Stack to establish a national government cloud.
ASEAN remains one of the world's most vibrant and fastest-growing economic regions. The burgeoning digital economy in this region continues to grow. Thailand, situated in the heart of ASEAN, has been leading the development of digital economy in this region. The government of Thailand initiated the Thailand 4.0 strategy, a strategy focused on leveraging innovative technologies like big data and AI to promote Thailand's economic transformation, achieve the goal of a digital Thailand, and make Thailand a digital hub in ASEAN.
The cloud leverages Huawei Cloud Stack's on-premises, full-stack hybrid cloud capabilities to serve as many as 219 departments and 3,065 systems throughout Thailand. It has helped the government of Thailand save THB850 million in IT investment annually and take their public services to the next level.
As digitalization continues to advance, in Thailand, there are as many as 300 government data centers now, with an annual investment exceeding THB10 billion. However, the country is challenged by repeated, siloed IT construction, low utilization, and high investment costs. To keep pace with the demands of Digital Thailand 4.0, the country requires innovative technologies to support the development of smart cities, smart transportation, and Industry 4.0.
Against this background, the Government Data Centre and Cloud Service (GDCC) project was released by the Prime Minister's Office, managed by the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, and constructed by National Telecom (NT), a Thai state-owned telecommunications company. This project aims to create a more centralized national government cloud platform that is easier to design, breaks down data silos, provides a wide range of government services, and enables data sharing across all government organizations.
GDCC will help the government of Thailand develop and leverage cutting-edge technologies like AI and IoT to make government operations more efficient.
-- Mrs. Vunnaporn Devahastin,
Secretary-General for Office of
the National Digital Economy and
Society Commission in Thailand
Serving as a national government cloud, GDCC has strict requirements for security, compliance, and product and service quality. They selected Huawei Cloud Stack as a secure foundation for their government cloud. Huawei Cloud Stack is an on-premises hybrid cloud solution from Huawei, the only cloud service provider with a cloud Region in Thailand. Using the same architecture as the Huawei public cloud, Huawei Cloud Stack provides over 80 out-of-the-box cloud services as well as full-stack capabilities spanning big data, AI, Pangu models, and blockchain to support the country's Digital Thailand strategy. The tailored OCR service serves local users well, and blockchain technologies enable trusted transmission. All these are set to support Thailand to become a future ASEAN hub.
Since its launch, GDCC has provided services to 219 departments and 3,065 systems, saving THB850 million in IT investment annually while enhancing public services. For instance, the Ministry of Land Transport established Smart Bus Terminal, a smart bus platform that enables users nationwide to access real-time bus schedules online. It makes daily commutes easier and smarter. The provincial police bureaus have developed a multi-dimensional crime map, which replaces the tedious onsite visit with a QR code scanning system that allows real-time crime reporting. That simplifies the communication between the police and the public. Additionally, the Ministry of Public Health has created a Digital Healthcare Platform that visualizes the management of epidemic cases, both from the internal system and public networks. By collaborating with medical centers to optimize medical resources, the Ministry has significantly improved pandemic prevention and control.