Big Data for Sustainable Development of Thai Education

Abstract

Currently, Information and Communications including advanced digital technologies have developed continually. With communications and processing, data have circulated in the system with tremendous volume, in varieties of formats, from several sources and with velocity, collectively called Big Data. Several organizations adopt Big Data Analytics and gain valuable insights with ability to forecast more accurately. Such valuable data will help make key decisions to improve work efficiency, determine marketing strategies, and deliver new products and innovation responding demands faster, resulting in higher competitive advantages. For sustainable development of Thai education, big data analytics will be adopted to help produce skilled labors matching the market demands, to alleviate school-age population missing education, and to enhance quality of education with policies to improve quality. Conducting big data analytics must considers and pay attention to Personal Data Privacy Act and data security. Furthermore, for utmost benefits and long-term efficient deployment of Big Data, government should promote development of data engineer, data scientists, and domain expert especially in education. Centralized Big Data Platform should be open and accessible by analysts with tools for analytical model building for benefits and further improvement in all sectors: government, private, and civil society sector, creating opportunities for the Country’s sustainable development.