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    Cabinet-Level Ministry

    Ministry of Digital Economy and Society

    กระทรวงดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคม

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    MDES

    Enabling Act

    Reorganization of Ministry Act B.E. 2545 (renamed from ICT in 2016)

    Scope

    Digital-economy policy, broadband and 5G infrastructure, government e-services, and oversight of laws including the Computer-Related Crime Act B.E. 2550 (2007) and (jointly with PDPC) the PDPA.

    Key Powers

    • Coordinate national broadband and 5G strategy
    • Operate digital-government infrastructure (DGA, ETDA)
    • Refer Computer-Related Crime Act cases to police
    • Manage spectrum-policy coordination with NBTC
    • Oversee national digital-ID and e-Tax-Invoice rollout via ETDA

    Enforcement Examples

    • URL-blocking court orders under Section 20 of the Computer-Related Crime Act (publicly aggregated)
    • ETDA enforcement of e-Tax-Invoice standards

    Publication Channel

    Royal Gazette + mdes.go.th

    Contact Channel

    1212 (online complaints) · [email protected]

    How Foreigners Interact

    Foreign-incorporated platforms hosting content accessible in Thailand may receive Section 20 takedown orders; foreign businesses adopting e-Tax-Invoice and digital-signature standards engage with ETDA.

    https://www.mdes.go.th

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