Meanwhile, notable progress of SEA
implementation in Thailand has been the diverse capacity
building initiatives including a series of SEA trainings and
workshops organized by academic institutions in Thailand as
well as the various ongoing SEA pilot studies (Lindberg, 2001).
SEA prospects seem to be in the development of a universal
SEA procedural approach that is robustly adaptable for
different PPP assessments (Wirutskulshai et al., 2011). In
terms of cultural dimensions, Thailand has a moderately high
PDI with a score of 64 which indicates a society of status and
privileges where management is paternalistic and information
flow restrained (Hofstede, 2014). Finally, SEA developments
in Thailand indicate the absence of SEA legislation, SEA
application and public participation application though public
participation provisions are present. Consequently, Thailand’s
moderately high PDI may explain its reluctance in
formulating SEA legislation including its cursory implementation
of public participation initiatives.