The Ministry has already begun work developing central e-government standards through its website - www.ecitizen.go.th.
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Thailand is still trailing its neighbours in offering online services that best serve its people, according to Surapong Suebwonglee, the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) minister.
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Registering businesses and paying taxes as well as utility bills can now be processed at www.ecitizen.go.th.
First-time users can log on with their 13-digit ID number, then the system will generate a username and password, which can be changed at any time by users.
The government may revoke the first bid to supply 12 million "smart" identity cards to Thais, allegedly because of cost concerns.
A consortium of Chan Wanich-Axalto yesterday won the bidding to produce the ID cards, by quoting Bt1.346 billion against the reference price of Bt1.44 billion.
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More than three million disabled Thais should soon be able to access information and government services through the Internet more easily.
A recent government decree stated that all 283 websites run by government ministries and departments must be redesigned by the end of the year to meet universal accessibility standards.
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