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In agriculture, we developed the Agri-Map that was on display at Thailand Digital 2016...It’s a GIS-based map showing agriculture-related data throughout Thailand and supports people’s decision-making at all levels, from policy planners to farmersCan you give examples of projects in each sector that you have set in motion?In agriculture, we developed the Agri-Map that was on display at Thailand Digital 2016. This electronic map is a co-project between our ministry and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. It’s a GIS-based map showing agriculture-related data throughout Thailand and supports people’s decision-making at all levels, from policy planners to farmers. It identifies the most suitable land to grow crops and tells you what crops are best grown in a particular area; for example, it tells you which parts of Chaiyaphum province have the soil quality to grow jasmine rice.As for industry, we assist factories in improving productivity, product quality and creating new products. We recently helped a factory identify a banned ingredient in their products and replace it with something safe. Now they have also increased their exports.Tell us more about the ministry’s initiative to support SMEs and start-ups.We hosted the Start Up Thailand 2016 event at the ministry in April this year. The conference and exhibition can be said to be the first official start-up movement14 Elite+