21 May 2011

Presentation on Importance of Human Capital Development for Future Cooperation by Prof. Dr. Chira Hongladarom

• The world changes everyday. My knowledge changes everyday.

• I want you to enhance your capability.

• You must have maximum motivation to work. It could be honor and contribution to the society.

• The future of human capital is to do with human imagination.

• In Thailand, we have quantity of human capital but lack quality.

• In GMS countries, the kind of investment in human capital is similar. We should develop people to think, analyze, have scientific thinking, creativity, ability to learn and public-spirited.

• In Thailand, we do not have people who have lifelong learning.

• We must have network.

• What we do today must have impact on the long run.

• Creativity is to be different. Once you have creativity, you must turn creativity into action.

• You have to invest in people because human resource is long-term problem.

• What you learn must reflect the reality. There is so much information. You should select one relevant to you but should not ignore important one.

• You should motivate people to work and find sense of imagination. We need to think outside the box.

• You should not do anything too extreme.

• You must have reasoning in doing anything. In energy, if price is too high, try not to subsidize too much. Price reflects supply and demand. If price is high, use less energy and find alternative. We have to learn economics together. You have to manage risk together.

• You must design organization system to be lean and mean.

• You need people with beyond basic engineering to go beyond traditional energy.