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Advanced Info Service (AIS) became the first Thai corporate to win an international sustainability award at the WSIS Prizes 2023.
The company won the “Champion of WSIS Prize 2023” award in the category of programs using technology for building confidence and security in use of ICTs, hosted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations (UN).
Its Aunjai CYBER program also made the top five ranking out of 1,800 programs in the same category around the world.
“All members of the AIS teams wish to thank the International Telecommunication Union and the United Nations for recognizing AIS’ commitment to this issue, by ranking the Aunjai CYBER program in the top five of 1,800 sustainability programs entered from around the world,” said Saichon Submakudom, Head of PR at AIS.
“We were also graciously presented with the Champion of WSIS Prize 2023 for Building confidence and security in use of ICTs,” she said.
AIS Aunjai CYBER program was initiated in 2019, at a time when the usage of Internet and social media had increased at a rapid rate, but various kinds of social problems had arisen, she said.
The company was the first network service provider to stand up and be counted as a social hub for building networks through partners to address the issue of cyber threats sustainably, she said.
“We wanted to promote society to use digital tech creatively, securely and responsibly, to benefit people at large,” Saichon said.
Suphatra Srimaitreephithak, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Thailand to the UN in Geneva, said AIS’s program has the objective of consistency with the “Thailand 4.0” policy, which has the aim of upgrading digital know-how for the Thai population and protecting Thai users from cyber-threats.
The program also promotes a safe online society, builds digital immunity and fulfills the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals under Goal No. 4 (Guaranteeing a Quality Education for all) and supports opportunities for lifelong learning, she said.
Saichon said SDG’s goal No. 4 is aligned with the company’s strategic plan for sustainable operations, which is to support the responsible use of digital networks, while promoting digital literacy and citizenship for Thai people in general.
The Aunjai CYBER syllabus for cyber-immunity was the first of its kind in Thailand to be certified by the Ministry of Education as being compliant with Thai curricular standards, she said.
The syllabus itself was a joint effort between the state and private sectors, and it has been upgraded and rolled out to students at 29,000 schools around the country affiliated to the Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC), she said.
“Previous AIS programs such as Aor Sor Mor Online, Smart Kids Brave Hearts, and “Work Wizard” technology for the disabled, have also addressed sustainability issues and won the WSIS Prize,” Saichon said.
“Winning the WSIS Prize 2023 is an achievement of which AIS teams are all immensely proud. We are the only Thai corporation to successfully win an award at the Champion level. We would like to reaffirm our intentions to continue ushering in positive and sustainable change to Thai digital society,” she said.
