Seminar on "Integrated Management Capacity Building for ASEAN Community"

Tourism and Sport Organization Network Integrated Management Development Project for Entering ASEAN Community On January 20-23, 2015 At Lanna civilization and the northern tourism cluster Venue: Wiang Inn Hotel, Chiang Rai, Thailand

According to thestrategicplandevelopment on 2013-2018 to development of Thailand's framework by providing vital links of AEC. Ministry of Tourism and Sports was assigned to mobilize strategies for enhancing the competitiveness for Thailand tourism and services. And to stimulate all parties are aware of the development of the quality of products, services and managed in all dimensions. So, this is an important driver mechanism of Thai tourism and sports to support AEC. And led to the development of research capacity in "Development of integration management for tourism and sports network project to support AEC"

The discovery of the key issues is the development of human capital among the stakeholders in the tourism and sport section to have the knowledge and ability to be ready for the opening of the AECThis has led to the preparation of guidelines to promote knowledge of integration for tourism and sports project to support AEC (Phase 1).

Subsequently,the project is to disseminate knowledge of the tourism and sport integrated into 4 groups. The group consists of;

1. G overnment sector.

2. Private sector.

3. I nstitutions, experts, scholars.

4. L ocal communities and residents of 700 people in the Northern provinces: Northeast, Lower, South East, Coast East which the timeframe of 6 months in 2013.

The project in Phase 1 has been received the comments from many sectors that we should be operated continuously to develop Development of integration management for tourism and sports network project to support AEC because the driven human capital development should be extensive in all provinces of Thailand and we should create continuity to the sustainable developmentThrough a culture of lifelong learning with the learning on "process how to learn"

For this reason, it is essential to the continued development of human capital. The Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Tourism and Sports is to organize "Development of integration management for tourism and sports network project to support AEC" to focus on strengthen of social basis for stability and sustainable. To support for competitive of capacity building's to be recognized internationally. To focus on the achievement of the people gets the opportunity to access resources equally. Create a competitive edge to be ready for the opening of the AEC. To supports thelocal community's strengthening. And to realize and preparation of changes and finally, people can involve and get benefit on management development.

In addition, the provincial office of Tourism and Sport is responsiblefor promoting and supporting the cognition awareness of human development at the center of economy for local government, enterprise networks, people and other agencies which operating in the field of sports and recreation in the area of the province.

For this reasons, it is urgently required in the preparation of the relevant agencies, both public and private sectorEntrepreneurs in the tourism and sport dimension to know about the opportunities and obstacles that will occur when the liberalization of trade in services of AEC.

Officeof Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Tourism and Sports is to organize "Development of integration management for tourism and sports network project to support AEC" to support and promote knowledge on Thai tourism and Thai sports. And to develop the knowledge and understanding of the direction of Thai tourism and Thai sport into AEC for enterprises and entrepreneurs. To support skills and professional practice in all sector. And create a guideline on implementation of Thai tourism and sports. The faculty advisor of The Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University and the Foundation for International Human Resource Development are responsible for implementing this project.