NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiary EDA (Thailand), has partnered in a government-backed initiative to advance Thailand's workforce readiness through an AI-driven Learn-to-Career Ecosystem. Unveiled in Bangkok with support from Thailand's Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), the collaboration integrates AI across education, skills development, and employment pathways to prepare talent for AI-transformed labor markets.
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Thailand faces the urgent task of equipping its workforce for AI-driven economic shifts, where traditional education models fall short in delivering market-aligned skills at pace. This policy-supported partnership positions AI as a foundational driver of workforce competitiveness rather than an add-on capability.
The signed Memorandum of Understanding establishes a structured framework for joint development between NetDragon's global AI learning expertise and EDA (Thailand)'s local ecosystem strengths. Key components include AI-enabled platforms for personalized learning pathways, advanced competency measurement tools, and mechanisms to connect trained talent directly with employer needs. The approach ensures skills development yields tangible productivity and employability gains across industries.
A panel discussion at the launch underscored the initiative's strategic importance. Dr. Simon Leung, Vice Chairman and Executive Director of NetDragon, stressed proactive government involvement. "AI is changing every day, sometimes even faster than we realize, and governments must take an active role to ensure its benefits reach the whole society," Dr. Leung said. He praised Thailand's direction, noting, "China's top-down, policy-driven approach has helped popularize AI across every sector, and Thailand's direction today is both encouraging and impressive."
The partners emphasized AI's potential to level opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises, which dominate Thailand's economy. "For SMEs, AI is a major equalizer. It reduces the gap between small businesses and large corporations by dramatically improving productivity," Dr. Leung noted. By providing clearer AI-relevant competency benchmarks and access to prepared talent, the ecosystem helps SMEs compete more effectively while enabling workers to showcase verifiable, in-demand capabilities.
Designed with scalability in mind, this collaboration offers a replicable blueprint for other emerging markets in Asia. It prioritizes cross-sector alignment, expanded AI learning access, and resilient talent development to fuel long-term economic growth amid accelerating technological change.
About NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited
NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited (HKSE: 777) is a global leader in building internet communities, with a long track record of developing and scaling multiple internet and mobile platforms that impact hundreds of millions of users. Over the desktop and mobile internet eras, NetDragon previously established China's first online gaming portal, 17173.com, and China's most influential smartphone app store platform, 91 Wireless. Established in 1999, NetDragon is one of the most reputable and well-known online game developers in China with a history of successful game titles including Eudemons Online, Conquer Online, Heroes Evolved and Under Oath. In the past 10 years, NetDragon has also achieved success with its EdTech business both domestically and globally. Fully embracing the new AI era, NetDragon is driving its vision of "Infinite Growth" through a dual-focus strategy of "AI+Gaming" and "AI+Education". With its AI Content Factory empowering operations and working with partners to develop a global learning metaverse, NetDragon is committed to once again building a massive user community in the new AI era. NetDragon's overseas edtech business entity, currently a U.S.-listed subsidiary named Mynd.ai, is a global leader in interactive technology and its award-winning interactive displays and software can be found in more than 2 million learning and training spaces across 126 countries.
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