Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board

Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board
สำนักงานคณะกรรมการพัฒนาการเศรษฐกิจและสังคมแห่งชาติ
Agency overview
Formed 1972[1]
Preceding agencies
  • National Economic Council (NEC) (1950)
  • National Economic Development Board (NEDB) (1959)
Jurisdiction Kingdom of Thailand
Headquarters Bangkok, Thailand
Employees 600[2]:11
Minister responsible
  • Thosaporn Sirisamphand Secretary-General
Parent agency Office of the Prime Minister
Website NESDB

The Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) is a national economic planning agency of Thailand. It is a government department reporting directly to the Office of the Prime Minister. The NESDB maintains four regional offices in Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Songkhla, and Nonthaburi.[2]:20 Secretary-General of the NESDB is Thosaporn Sirisamphand, appointed 4 July 2018.[3][4]

Background

  • Established in 1950 as the National Economic Board (NEB)
  • Renamed National Economic Development Board (NEDB) in 1959
  • Launched the first National Economic Development Plan in 1961
  • Reformed as the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) in 1972, under the Prime Minister's Office

Mission

NESDB is Thailand's central planning agency responsible for crafting strategies for balanced and sustainable development in the national interest.[5]

Key functions

  • Formulate the five-year National Economic and Social Development Plan. The current plan is The Twelfth National Economic and Social Development Plan, 2017–2021.[6]
  • Pursue four national agendas:
    1. Alleviate poverty and income distribution imbalances
    2. Enhance Thailand's competitiveness
    3. Promote social capital development
    4. Promote sustainable development
  • Formulate strategies for key government policies and major development projects
  • Analyze budget proposals by state enterprises and related agencies
  • Create an economic intelligence database, especially for GDP data
  • Develop development indicators

Organizational structure

The NESDB is composed of two main components:

NESDB board

  • Composed of 15 members
  • Provides recommendations and comments on national economic and social development to the prime minister and cabinet
  • Coordinates NESDB efforts and those of related government agencies and state enterprises to formulate plans, development projects, and implementation plans.

Office of the NESDB

See also

References

  1. ↑ "History and Role of NESDB". National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB). Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board" (Brochure). National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB). Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "NESDB Executives". National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB). Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Theparat, Chatrudee (14 August 2018). "Steering the NESDB through transistion". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Vision/Organization Culture/NESDB Values". Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "The Twelfth National Economic and Social Development Plan, 2017–2021". Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB). Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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