Challenges in promoting the Internet of Things Ecosystem for a government

The Internet of Things (IoT) has been receiving significant attention from academia, industry, and society due to its diverse range of applications. The IoT ecosystem is composed of different actors, each with a unique role and position. In Thailand, IoT ecosystem could help drive Thailand 4.0 policy that aims to unlock the country from several economic challenges. This paper presents challenges of promoting IoT Ecosystem in Thailand, and propose recommendations for addressing these challenges. The focus group interviews were conducted in five different regions of Thailand: North, East, Northeast, South, and Center. According to the analysis, challenges are addressed in the aspects of Strategy, Stakeholders, Human Resource, R&D and Innovation, Security & Privacy, Infrastructure & Platform, and Government Support. Based on the findings, recommendations for promoting IoT ecosystem in Thailand were proposed, which can be used as a guideline to support the country’s Thailand 4.0 policy for economic development in a rapidly changing environment.