The Cabinet has approved the establishment of a national committee to oversee Thailand’s data centre industry following strong interest from foreign investors. According to the government, the move is intended to support Thailand’s digital economy strategy by creating clearer policies for the rapidly growing data centre sector, which has attracted significant interest from foreign investors. Its responsibilities include proposing national policies, standards and operational guidelines for government agencies responsible for approving, licensing and providing services to data centre operators in Thailand. Areas of focus include the use of clean energy, energy security, fair energy pricing, water resource management, energy and water efficiency, urban planning, fire safety, national data security, environmental and community impacts, and Thailand’s carbon neutrality goals. In a separate development, Google is constructing a cloud data centre in Chon Buri as part of its continued investment in Thailand.