Thai ministry works with tech firms to push work-from-home solution


Thai Minister of Digital Economy and Society Puttipong Punnakanta. - The Nation

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) is working with the private sector to promote working from home for employees as a solution to ensure seamless business operations amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

DES Minister Puttipong Punnakanta said that his ministry is cooperating with private partners to develop and customise tools that enable people to work from home seamlessly and reduce the need to go out and risk the new coronavirus that has affected several industries in Thailand.

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