Background

On February 21, B.E. 2554 (2011), the Royal Decree on the establishment of the Electronic Government Agency (Public Organization) was promulgated. The Decree transferred the authorities, duties, and businesses of the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) 2534 (1991), only parts of the Government Information Technology Services (GITS) and other relevant activities of the development of Government Information Technology and Electronic Government Communication under the supervision of Information and Communication Technology Center, to the Electronic Government Agency (Public Organization). From then on, the Electronic Government Agency (Public Organization) or the EGA was under the supervision of Minister of Information and Communication Technology which the Ministry later changed its name to Ministry of Digital Economy and Society and holds the duty to provide and administrate information infrastructure that involved with Electronic Government such as Government Cloud and Government Information Network or GIN services.

On May 13, B.E. 2561 (2018), the Royal Decree on the establishment of the Digital Government Development Agency (Public Organization) was promulgated and has been effective since May 14, B.E. 2561 (2018). The Decree identifies that the Electronic Government Agency (Public Organization) from the Royal Decree of Electronic Government Agency (Public Organization) establishment B.E. 2554 (2011) to become the Digital Government Development Agency (Public Organization) or the “DGA”, under the supervision of the Prime Minister, the Office of Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has assigned Deputy Prime Minister [Mr.Somkid Jatusripitak] to supervise the DGA on his behalf. The DGA’s duty is to provide services and supports to all government agencies with regard to digital government transformation.