The meeting also highlighted the importance of STEM education, innovation, and entrepreneurship in fostering economic opportunities for the people.
The meeting also highlighted the importance of STEM education, innovation, and entrepreneurship in fostering economic opportunities for the people.
Representatives from the United States and Thailand met on June 22 in Bangkok for their third joint committee meeting on science and technology, which is meant to strengthen ties between their scientific communities.
Jennifer Littlejohn, acting assistant secretary of the U.S. Bureau of Oceans – International Environmental & Scientific Affairs, co-chaired the discussion with Pasit Lorterapong, deputy permanent secretary at the Thailand Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation.
Littlejohn commended the long-standing diplomatic ties between the United States and Thailand, noting that science and technology cooperation illustrates the mutual benefits of such collaboration.
During the meeting, significant emphasis was placed on policy and research priorities, such as climate change mitigation, disease prevention, biodiversity conservation, agricultural development, water security, and environmental stewardship. The meeting also highlighted the importance of STEM education, innovation, and entrepreneurship in fostering economic opportunities for the people.
The United States and Thailand extended the 2013 Agreement Relating to Scientific and Technical Cooperation in 2018, laying the groundwork for the joint committee meeting.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai reaffirmed the US-Thailand Communique on Strategic Alliance and Partnership, highlighting the values of mutual trust, respect, and shared interest.
The United States and Thailand have committed to prioritizing research and development initiatives that directly benefit their citizens. These efforts will be guided by principles of openness, transparency, honesty, equity, fair competition, objectivity, and democratic values.
Both countries have agreed to collaborate on scientific research, with a firm dedication to upholding integrity and security within the international scientific community. The JCM serves as a reaffirmation of their shared commitment to close partnership and coordination in science and technology.
