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Digital Minister tells parliamentary panel he knew the key person linked to 1.62 billion baht AI contract
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Thai minister admits knowing the winner of ฿1.621 billion AI contract as opposition MPs question tender transparency, pricing, bidder links and a 30-day rollout. Chaiyanok denies any role, insisting civil servants ran the procurement process.
Key facts
- Thai minister admits knowing the winner of ฿1.621 billion AI contract as opposition MPs question tender transparency, pricing, bidder links and a 30-day rollout
- Thailand’s ฿1.621 billion TH-AI Passport project faces intensifying scrutiny after Digital Economy Minister Chaiyanok Chidchob acknowledged knowing the individual linked to the winning bidder while denying any involvement in the tender
- Thailand’s Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiyanok Chidchob admitted he personally knows the individual linked to the company behind a controversial ฿1.621 billion AI contract
- Questions grow over AI contract transparency, costs and tight delivery schedule as forum scrutiny
- MP challenges tender links and asks whether officials know the winning company involved in the AI contract
- The MP questioned spending ฿1.621 billion on a government AI platform when free alternatives already exist
Summary
Thailand’s ฿1.621 billion TH-AI Passport project faces intensifying scrutiny after Digital Economy Minister Chaiyanok Chidchob acknowledged knowing the individual linked to the winning bidder while denying any involvement in the tender.
Thailand’s Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiyanok Chidchob admitted he personally knows the individual linked to the company behind a controversial ฿1.621 billion AI contract. However, he denied any involvement in the tender process and said career civil servants handled the procurement.