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French firm cautions Thailand of shortage

Thailand faces an imminent shortage of engineers, so the government needs to invest to transform the education system and make science more attractive to children.

France-based Dassault Systemes, a producer of 3-D design software and product life-cycle management solutions, believes this is an important issue as Thai companies step up the value chain.

"One of the opportunities you have is there are many tier-one suppliers [for the automotive industry] that are growing in momentum and autonomy," said executive vice-president Philippe Forestier during his latest visit to Thailand.

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  • boons

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    Discussion 1 : 08 Feb 2013 at 08.041

    Perhaps it's because engineering pays far less than other fields? Look not to the government to correct that problem. Look instead to industry itself.

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