(2) 10th National Economic and Social Development Plan (2007-2011):
Development plans related to SMEs development under the strategy for the economic
capital promotion are the restructuring of production in order to raise manufacturing
productivity and the creating of value-added to products and services of Thailand, on
the basis of knowledge and Thai-ness. This is to be achieved through the process of
cluster development and supply chain linkages; the promotion on manufacturing
productivity increase which gives importance to the development of businesses at the
sector level; and the support on infrastructure conducive to business operation and
investment. In addition, the sufficiency economy philosophy is also used as the basic
principle for economic and social development.