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Railway Knowledge Conference: Understanding Thai Railways and International Experiences in Railway Modernization at InterContinental Bangkok Hotel
16 July 2018
On 16 July 2018, Mr. Poomsak Aranyakasemsuk, Director General of the Public Debt Management Office presided over the opening ceremony of the Railway Knowledge Conference: Understanding Thai Railways and International Experiences in Railway Modernization
The conference was a part of the Advisory Project on Enhancing Credibility of State-Owned Enterprises by Improving Thailand’s Transport Competitiveness under the Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS) Agreement between PDMO and the World Bank. One of the project’s outcomes shows that clear KPI setting for SRT’s social and commercial performances can lead to proper amount of government subsidy and enhance SRT’s credibility. SRT must also improve capabilities via increasing efficiency of physical assets, human resources, and non-core assets.
This conference also featured international experiences in railway modernization and ways forward for Thailand’s railway sector shared by an SRT executive, a senior specialist from World Bank, and experts in Thailand's rail transport from government and research agencies. The panel agreed upon importance of separating an SRT’s infrastructure cost account from an operational one, which will allow for setting a regulator and creating more competition among other operators. Moreover, innovative tools and an information technology (IT) system should be incorporated into SRT’s operations for a more efficient and modern management system.
The conference was a part of the Advisory Project on Enhancing Credibility of State-Owned Enterprises by Improving Thailand’s Transport Competitiveness under the Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS) Agreement between PDMO and the World Bank. One of the project’s outcomes shows that clear KPI setting for SRT’s social and commercial performances can lead to proper amount of government subsidy and enhance SRT’s credibility. SRT must also improve capabilities via increasing efficiency of physical assets, human resources, and non-core assets.
This conference also featured international experiences in railway modernization and ways forward for Thailand’s railway sector shared by an SRT executive, a senior specialist from World Bank, and experts in Thailand's rail transport from government and research agencies. The panel agreed upon importance of separating an SRT’s infrastructure cost account from an operational one, which will allow for setting a regulator and creating more competition among other operators. Moreover, innovative tools and an information technology (IT) system should be incorporated into SRT’s operations for a more efficient and modern management system.
