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German Administrative Law and Administrative Court Procedure
The 2nd lecture on “The Role of Fundamental Rights in German Administrative Court Procedural Law”

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2023

Bangkok
KASSID Winter Meeting 2023
Introduction to KAS’ work, Guidelines on pursuing Education in Germany, and Workshop on Youth Participation in Rethinking Soft Power Concept for Thai Foreign Policies

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Thorny Issues Ahead of COP28

Media Dialogue Forum 5 of 2023

The achievement of the goal to keep the world's temperature below 2° C, and ideally below 1.5° C, requires that countries cut Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions at least 45% below 2019 levels by 2030. Although advances have been made in many fronts, the realization of that goal remains an uphill battle which requires international cooperation to tackle. Bangkok Tribune's 5th Dialogue Forum invites us to hear from the experts and look ahead to the key issues facing the negation rounds at the COP28 in Dubai this year.

Workshop

My Better Country Hackathon #13 Road Hero: Collaboration for Road Safety

The Final Workshop

The Office of the Public Sector Development Commission or the OPDC has continuously moved forward to establish the open government in Thailand and promoted the public participation in many activity formats for the development of the public sector. With the guideline of the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2), the OPDC has developed the indicators to measure the increase of civic participation in the country’s policy-making process.

Workshop

My Better Country Hackathon #13 Road Hero: Collaboration for Road Safety

Project on Open and Innovative Government in Thailand: The HACKATHON DAY

The Office of the Public Sector Development Commission or the OPDC has continuously moved forward to establish the open government in Thailand and promoted the public participation in many activity formats for the development of the public sector. With the guideline of the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2), the OPDC has developed the indicators to measure the increase of civic participation in the country’s policy-making process.

Seminar

Approaching a Model and Direction of Decentralization for Governor Elections in a Transitional Era

A Workshop Series to Promote Democracy and Decentralization in Thailand (Workshop 6)

Thailand has over 7,000 local government organizations established in various forms and levels, e.g. provincial administrative organizations, sub-district administrative organizations, municipalities, or even special autonomous cities like Bangkok and Pattaya. In details, however, the structure and the actual administrative process are not quite correlate. The Chief Executives and Council Members of local government organizations come directly from the local elections, but they are still overseen by civil servants who are assigned by the central government as governors of provinces. The budget approval, inspection of the overall administration, and even dismissal of the local government chiefs are authorized by the governors. As a result, it has gradually raised questions and awareness on improvement of Thailand’s decentralization since, in fact, there are many organic laws in the sections both on state policy and local administration, stipulating that the provinces are ready to be entirely administered by local governments.

Lecture

Big Data Analysis for Effective Organizational Management

Training Program for Administrative Case Officials

Workshop

My Better Country Hackathon #13 Road Hero: Collaboration for Road Safety

2nd Preparation Workshop under the Project on Open and Innovative Government in Thailand

The Office of the Public Sector Development Commission or the OPDC has continuously moved forward to establish the open government in Thailand and promoted the public participation in many activity formats for the development of the public sector. With the guideline of the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2), the OPDC has developed the indicators to measure the increase of civic participation in the country’s policy-making process.

Seminar

Elected PAO Chief, Appointed Governor, and Decentralization

Webinar Series on Decentralization

As Thailand has had a new government with a decentralization policy being set up, Creative Urban Solution Center (CUSC) has taken this important time to launch a campaign for more steps of decentralization in the society. As well, direct elections of governors are necessary, needing a clear working guideline and structure. An achievement of this project will allow target participants and Thai public to be more participative in decentralization through local democracy. Policy-makers will also get sensitized to their legislative representation and service functions towards the citizens.

Workshop

Empowering Digital Local Governance

A Workshop on Digital Literacy and Cybersecurity for Local Administrative Officials

To deliver a better performance and effective public services in the digital era, local administrative officials in Thailand have to be equipped with digital literacy and capacity. At the same time, they have to also be aware of cybersecurity in response to the advancement of technology. Basic principles and understanding on digital technologies are therefore significant to the development of local public services.

Workshop

Self-reliance of Youth and Communities for Sustainable Civic Participation in Local Administration

Workshop organised by We-Watch with support from UNDP and KAS-Thailand

Forum

The Lessons Learned from PM2.5 and Right to Clean Air

Media Dialogue Forum 4 of 2023

PM2.5 has increasingly become a new challenge to Thailand especially in the North where forest fires which usually start in mid-January pose serious impacts to people’s health. The World Health Organisation (WHO) notes that PM2.5 is a fine particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 microns or less that is classified as carcinogenic since 2013, and along with other fine dust, they are capable of penetrating deep into the lungs, causing cardiovascular and respiratory impacts and also affecting other organs.

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Seminar on Climate Change

Adaptation and Management to Mitigate Impacts on Vulnerable Groups According to the Principle of Leaving No One Behind

The ASEAN Community Center of the Parliament (ACP), which was created by the Secretariat of the House of Representatives (SNA) and a group of young MPs from various political parties in Thailand, the UNDP Thailand and the KAS Thailand have cooperated to hold the “Adaptation and Management to Mitigate Impacts on Vulnerable Groups According to the Principle of Leaving No One Behind’” at the Mae Hia Municipal Hall in Chiang Mai.

The EU-ASEAN Strategic Partnership and Its Prospects

Seminar Series on Europe-Asia Relations

The first-ever summit between leaders of the European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), was held on December 14, 2022 to celebrate 45 years of cooperation between the two regional organisations. Against this backdrop, the German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG) and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Thailand Office in cooperation with the Asian Governance Foundation (AGF) hosted a hybrid roundtable discussion in the frame of the Europe in Review (EiR) seminar series on Europe-Asia relations to discuss about the summit and the outlooks for the future relations of the EU and ASEAN.

Year-end Dialogue Forum 2022 BCG Economy Model

A Green Development Pathway?

The Thai government's Bio-Circular-Green Economy Model (BCG Model) has been proposed at the APEC summit in November 2022 as a solution to current environmental, social, and economic problems. However, members of the civil society have accused the model of “greenwashing” and criticized that its implementation could negatively impact several communities.

Local Administration in Udon Thani

Seminar Series about Local Administration

This seminar series is jointly organized by Udon Thani Rajabhat University, UNDP and KAS Thailand.

APEC Update

The Next Step of Cooperation between Thailand, ASEAN, APEC and the European Union (EU)

On 2nd December, the Secretariat of the House of Representatives and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung co-hosted the seminar APEC Update: The Next Step of Cooperation between Thailand, ASEAN, APEC and European Union (EU). The event took place two weeks after the end of the APEC Summit in Bangkok that was held between the 18 and 19th of November and aimed at informing and discussing with members of the parliament (MPs), senators, officials, academics, and civil society about the results, challenges, and perspectives of APEC 2022. During the conference, three prominent panelists involved in international affairs discussed and opined about the summit, outcomes and sequential repercussions.

KASSID Winter Meeting 2022: International Cooperation Toward Global Challenges

Non-Violent Communication and Capacity Building for Preparedness in challenging contexts

On 6-7 December 2022, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Thailand organized the “KASSID Winter Meeting 2022: International Cooperation Toward Global Challenges” for its KASSID scholars from batch 1 and 2 at the Jasmine City Hotel in Bangkok. The meeting started with an ice-breaking activity followed by educational updates and progress in social work of each scholar. Considering global trends such as repression in democracy in many countries, and geopolitical tensions affecting our lives in all dimensions directly and indirectly, the KAS invited Assoc. Dr. Jittipat Poonkham from Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University to give a lecture on international relations and cooperation. The lecture provided the scholars with an overview of the global situation, background of challenges, including different policies, values, and norms of the great powers and other organizations. After the lecture, the KASSID scholars were assigned to do three consecutive workshops to brainstorm and address issues at regional and global level. The speaker also asked them to prioritize those challenges and propose policies to MPs or policy makers to tackle such complications. From this session, the scholars learned that problems at the regional and global level are interconnected with different layers and complexity. Therefore, regional and international cooperation is needed to solve or mitigate the challenges. The scholars addressed following issues as their top priorities: human rights, democracy, equality, decentralization, sustainable social welfare, effective management of public tax, climate change mitigation, including access to free and high quality education for all.

"New Electoral-Laws: Who benefits?"

The panel-talk "New Electoral-Laws: Who benefits?" was organized by the Secretariat of the House of Representatives and the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation. Three highly regarded experts on the matter discussed whether or not the recent electoral developments are good for political participation and for the image of the legal institution.

Input from Social Market Economy and the Development of Vocational Education

A Cooperation between Educational Institutes, Entrepreneurs and Industries

Forum 21 – inspired by Social Market Economy and the dual/ vocational education system – wants to encourage cooperation between educational institutions and entrepreneurs in the eastern region of Thailand – so the former can keep up with the changes and demands from the latter. But the value of this project is not only educational but also intents to provide a platform for the different parties to come together, mingle and network.

Locality is Everyone’s Matter — Towards Sustainable Local Governance

The UNDP Thailand & the Parliament Committee on Decentralization (CDLA) in cooperation with the KAS Thailand organized the event "Locality is Everyone’s Matter — Towards Sustainable Local Governance" at the Rajabhat Phranakhon University.

Thailand in 2023: Public policy’s trends, issues and innovation

On Saturday, November 19, 2022 the Institute of Democratization Studies (iDS), with the support of KAS Thailand, organized the discussion on “Thailand in 2023: Public policy’s trends, issues and innovation"