A regular public-private sector dialogue to exchange ideas and experiences might be an avenue worth exploring. Specific facilities and programmes to strengthen the capacity of Thai firms to internationalize (similar to the ongoing programme to train Thai chefs to work for Thai restaurants abroad) would help. Such specific programmes could include the training of Thai executives in international business issues in cooperation with leading business schools in the country and international organizations. Institutional support facilities could be extended to cover the coaching of Thai firms to become better prepared for internationalization, e.g. offering advice on drawing up viable international expansion business plans, sensitizing them to the labour and cultural issues of host countries and offering more focused and strategic business advisory facilities.