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mobility in Thailand
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The Thai government also set up TK Park in downtown Bangkok. Billed as the Thailand Knowledge Park, it includes a public library with free internet and educational game access, a larger internet area complete with Mac, PC and Linux workstations (some with graphics and multimedia software,) a computer-book library (lovely idea!) and a technology museum of sorts supported by Microsoft, Oracle, Acer etc. featuring tablet PCs, Linux demos and learning sessions on the history of computers. There is also a digital design school as well as conference and meeting space. Much of this is free and wi-fi is also available. TK Park has recently tripled in size to accommodate the huge demand and it was quite clear that much of the usage was coming from young, less advantaged inner-city families who would take an hour away from their small businesses (food carts, streetside vendors etc.) to bring their kids into the fun, air conditioned space to read a book, see a puppet show or play some educational games online. The new TK is an absolutely gorgeous space with some great additions like IT Camps (blogging, GarageBand, Picasa, digital moviemaking). Finally, government programs have affected the open source movement and inadvertently—overall computer costs and even the adoption of Microsoft software. To increase computer ownership, MICT offering the Computer ICT Programme citizens low-cost computers sold with a preinstalled Linux and OpenOffice package supplied by NECTEC. The computer, including a regular monitor, was sold quite cheap. Generic and brand-name computer vendors responded by slashing their prices to compete with the budget computer.
The programme also gave a boost to the open source movement, as the bundling of the budget computer with open source software has helped to create mass demand for Linux in place of the more expensive proprietary software. In a later phase of the programme, Microsoft decided to join in by offering a special version of the Thai-language.
There has always been a strong supply of games, ringtones and wallpapers here with value added services. Print advertising is very popular here so most operators or independent content providers supply stacks of colourful glossy brochures and posters featuring the latest download offerings for display at small shops.
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