The ministry plans to increase its ICT centres providing public service to 2,300 by year-end.
 Mr Uttama said he assigned the two state telecom enterprises - TOT Plc and CAT Telecom - to help it develop the last mile of infrastructure for wireless broadband access in rural areas.
 The ICT Ministry has a fiscal 2015 budget of 20 billion baht to develop ICT projects and support digital economy policies.
 "The ministry will work closely with the NBTC to promote all ICT-related investment and activities including infrastructure, digital content and ICT-facilitated learning communities," he said.