decathlon ( [ dekatlɔ̃ ] ) is one of the world 's largest sporting goods retailers .

decathlon started with a store in lille , france in 1976 , founded by michel leclercq .

it started to expand abroad a decade later , to germany in 1986 , spain in 1992 , italy in 1998 , portugal , the united kingdom in 1999 , china in 2003 , india in 2009 , malaysia in 2016 and southeast asia in 2012 .

today , there are more than 1100 stores in 38 countries .

the company employs more than 78,000 staff from 80 different nationalities .

the retailer stocks a wide range of sporting goods , from tennis rackets to advanced scuba diving equipment , usually in large superstores which are sized at an average of 4,000 m ² .

decathlon group also owns over 20 brands , with research and development facilities all over france to develop the latest innovative designs , registering up to 40 patents per year .

each brand represents a different sport or group of sports , with a dedicated product development and design team .

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nust’s team bgreen is the first pakistani group to compete in the solar decathlon , a 10 - series competition created by the us department of energy .
the entry of decathlon does represent a major external factor ( although not one affecting consumer confidence ) and has the potential to take a significant bite out of super retail group’s sports division revenue and margins .
decathlon ' s environmental labelling pictogram displays color - coded ratings of a to e . | image credit : decathlon
2 return eurostar train tickets from london ( leaving on 7th october together with a group of staff from decathlon uk and with the possibility of a return at a time or date of their choice after the 9th october ) .
decathlon’s entry into the $ 3 . 5 billion sporting goods market will put significant pressure on current market leaders rebel and amart sports . super retail group , which owns both the rebel and amart brands , reported strong performance of its sports division in its recent half - year results . over the first half of 2015 - 16 , super retail group reported sales growth of 7 . 2 percent and ebit growth of 9 . 5 percent for its sports division ( which includes rebel , amart and workout world ) .
“we are happy with the momentum of the auto and sports divisions , which we expect will continue in the second half given no major external factors impacting consumer confidence , ” said peter birtles , super retail group md and ceo .
but mayer’s hopes of simply completing the decathlon nearly came grinding to a halt .
this year , decathlon uk would like to invite 3 customers , and a companion of their choice , to do a discovery trip to lille where they will be shown , along a group of staff from decathlon uk , the campus store in lille , a tour of the b’twin ( cycling ) , kipsta ( teamsports ) and domyos ( fitness ) brands , the innovation lab and finally attend the innovation awards evening at the zenith arena .
solar decathlon ® is a registered trademark of the u . s . department of energy .
i think decathlon is great . it ' s like ikea but with pe kit .
decathlon has been nominated and has won a series of awards , which you can find here .
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innovation is , and always has been , at the heart of decathlon’s and its passion brands’ strategies .
the azadea group is a premier lifestyle retail company that owns and operates more than 50 leading international franchise concepts in fashion and accessories , food and beverage , home furnishings , sporting goods , multimedia and beauty and cosmetics across the middle east and africa spread across 13 countries overseeing more than 650 stores .
in the event of unforeseen circumstances decathlon reserve the right to offer alternative prizes of equal or greater value .
if ever there was an example of how perilous the decathlon could be , the pole vault in london is it .
founded in france in 1976 , decathlon group has more than 1 , 100 stores in 28 countries , with more than 78 , 000 employees and revenue of about c $ 15 billion . it designs , manufactures and distributes a wide range of sports - related equipment and accessories , with over 20 in - house brands dedicated to different sports , and each with its own design team . the company has yet to enter the united states , though it opened a store last year in mexico .
decathlon ’s approach to calculating products’ environmental impact from components through to communicating on its abcde rating online . | image credit : decathalon
decathlon is a brilliant store , with so much variety of activity kit all under one roof and at extraordinarily reasonable prices .
started in 2002 , the solar decathlon has been organised in many parts of the world including the us , china and european countries .
i love decathlon . it’s a great store and i’ve bought many gems over the years , including my fantastic trail running skirt .
the winner will be selected in a random draw by decathlon and will be contacted on the 14th september . if the winner is not contactable within five days , decathlon reserve the right to reallocate the prize awarded to the next randomly drawn valid entry or to forfeit the prize .
the u . s . department of energy solar decathlon is a life - changing competition for collegiate students and an intensive course in sustainability for consumers .
the prize draw is open to residents of the uk , except employees of decathlon , their families or anyone else professionally associated with the draw and competition .
mail champlain could be the first of multiple locations for decathlon , though the chain will be cautious with its expansion , according to a november 2016 report in la presse ( in french ) . oberfeld snowcap represents decathlon as brokerage in canada ( contact : sylvain charron ) and according to oberfeld snowcap’s website , decathlon is seeking retail spaces in the 35 , 000 square foot to 45 , 000 square foot range in commercial centres that may also include power centres as well as freestanding locations .
decathlon sport shops have a huge success in china . they target the whole families , sell all sport equipment and many everyday items : clothes , shoes adress : .
from july 26th , decathlon announce to launch product recall of btwin14
dragon bike ( children ' s bicycle ) initiatively which were produced on march 22nd , 2017 .
these regulations ( hereafter the “regulations” ) provide the framework for participation by the applicant in an architecture competition “tomorrow’s decathlon” ( hereafter the “competition” ) organised by the organiser .
the winner’s details can be obtained by sending an sae to the digital department at decathlon , canada water retail park , surrey quays road , london se16 2xu , united kingdom .
value - priced large format french sporting goods retail chain decathlon has announced that it will expand into north america in the spring of 2018 with a location in suburban montreal . decathlon could disrupt the canadian retail industry if it expands nationally , potentially threatening homegrown retail chains including fgl sports , sail , sportium , mec , and even retailers such as canadian tire .
world bronze medallist damian warner , despite not being at 100 % , continues to push on through this decathlon . his 4 . 70m clearance has kept him in fifth place overall .
the university - led teams that design , build , and operate the competition ' s solar - powered houses are the heart of the u . s . department of energy solar decathlon .
( author : julian thumm ) decathlon , one of the world’s largest sports retailers , is entering the aussie market , driving the largest shake - up to the sports retail sector in years .
what makes us unique is that we have our own brands . we create , design and manufacture our own products . currently we have 20 decathlon brands , each dedicated to a specific sport .
no responsibility will be accepted by decathlon for loss of entries through technical fault , transmission delays or incomplete , illegible or other damaged entries . proof of entry is not automatically proof of receipt .
decathlon is also communicating the sustainability of its products through an environmental labeling scheme . the company opted for a pictogram solution representing a rating of a to e , with a color - code format from green to red that the general public is familiar with . so far it has been trialled on decathlon’s french website and 5 stores in the rhône - alpes region of france , using specific product lines . the company plans to deploy the rating to all decathlon products and use it in - store and online in every country that the company operates in , allowing customers to weigh environmental performance into their purchasing decisions .
decathlon has been founded in 1976 in lille , france . decathlon uk has launched in 1999 with our first store in surrey quays . currently we have 42 stores around the uk , where you can get experts advice and have a seamless shopping experience . globally , we are present in 46 countries and we have the ambition to open more and more new countries in order to be present everywhere we are needed .
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decathlon is well positioned to make its mark in the sports - mad australian market . while super retail’s sports division has been a strong performer , it has faced little to no significant competition from other big - box style sports retailers . decathlon’s international reach , strong brand and massive product line — together with successful launches in asian markets — means that the company is poised to move in on a respectable share of the aussie sports retail market .
product - related greenhouse gas ( ghg ) emissions represented 74 percent of sports retailer decathlon ’s total emissions in 2015 . with a new goal to stabilize its emissions by 2019 , the company estimates it will need to reduce product - related impacts by 20 percent per year if it is to meet its target . decathlon says its design teams have taken up the challenge and are progressively integrating environmental criteria into the quality - price combination of all of its products .
the competition will be hosted by dubai in 2018 titled solar decathlon middle east ( sdme ) , which is aimed at students who design , build and operate a high performance and solar - powered house , according to the team’s website .
together with its online presence , the company is planning to roll out up to 35 big - box style stores over the next decade . decathlon cfo sylvain baudens told fairfax media the company has already identified six store locations in sydney and melbourne .
if you’ve never been to a decathlon store then you’re missing out . the huge sports warehouses are utopia for fitness fans , with over 70 different sports under one roof including running , cycling , football , hiking , diving and so much more .
decathlon , one of the world’s largest sporting goods retailers , is preparing for an australian launch . the entry of the french category killer , which operates 1 , 031 stores in 27 countries across europe and asia , into the australian market represents a massive shake - up of the aussie sports retail industry . while an exact launch date has not yet been confirmed , the company plans to go live with its aussie online store shortly . the decathlon australia website states “our exclusive products will be available online in march 2016 . ”
discover our full range of sport clothing , sport shoes and sport equipment in your decathlon reading store . your will find all the equipment you need for your sport . everyday , our sports advisors are here to welcome you and help you finding the right product .
decathlon will compete with a wide range of retailers in canada , given that it carries well - priced sporting goods as well as some related apparel categories . fgl sports ( operating under multiple banners including sport chek , atmosphere and sports experts ) , sportium , mec and sail could be most affected , and retailers such as canadian tire and walmart , which also carry value - priced sport - related product , could also take a hit if decathlon takes off in this country . competition will certainly be present at mail champlain , which currently features a combined sports experts / atmosphere space in the mall , spanning about 30 , 000 square feet . according to oberfeld snowcap’s website , decathlon’s canadian expansion plans are currently focused within the province of quebec though given its penetration in other countries , that could be expanded to other regions at some point .
decathlon’s first canadian store will open in the spring of 2018 at mail champlain in brossard , just outside of montreal . the company made the announcement in french on its newly launched canadian website , which notes that the company’s canadian headquarters are at 1 place ville marie , in downtown montreal .
decathlon boasts of range of products spanning 75 sports , including an extensive range of private - label products . the company also owns some 20 - odd sporting brands and operates a research and development division , which employs around 50 full - time researchers and registers 40 patents on average per year .
every year , we celebrate all this savoir - faire during the innovation awards . this event is a unique opportunity for our customers , employees and partners to discover astounding and clever products soon to go on sale in decathlon stores and online , and to share the spirit of innovation that drives us all every day .
at decathlon , 69 , 000 innovation lovers of us live and share a common purpose : “to make the pleasure and benefits of sport accessible to all . ” on a daily basis , our passion brands teams design technical , attractive and simple products at the lowest possible price , that are aimed at everyone from novice to passionate sports people .
in decathlon , we believe that preserving our planet is crucial for our future . we try to always work towards green planet projects , such as :
100 green energy consumption by 2019
;
recycle waste in order to reach 0 % landfill by 2019
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100 % freehold sites producing renewable energy with solar panels by 2019
decathlon readily acknowledges its uphill battle to accomplish annual 20 percent reductions . the company’s emissions increased by 16 percent from 2014 to 2015 – a total of about 6 million tonnes of co 2 e – which it says is running in parallel to its economic growth . that is not to say that the company did not achieve some emissions reductions between 2014 and 2015 ; it successfully reduced its emissions in france by 6 percent thanks to constructing more energy - efficient stores , and from product transportation by 3 percent thanks to optimizing loading for product containers between european warehouses . at the same time , decathlon’s report states in bold type , “we are aware that considerable efforts are still required in order to stabilise our impact . ”
decathlon ' s main mission is to make sport accessible to as many people as we can . we would like to help , inspire and guide you through your sports experiences . we believe that being active and discovering new sports every day is an important part of a healthy lifestyle . let ' s do some sports together , as together is always more fun !
in addition to water consumption and pollution , decathlon says is also taking emissions and exhaustion of resources into consideration to ensure it is designing and redesigning products to truly have lower impact . the company’s report notes that it is conducting long - term trials to improve the resistance and durability of its products to extend its products’ lifespans , in addition to trying to guide customers in their maintenance and repair .
our teammates are the engine of everything we do . that ' s why we are investing in our people and we always co - build the future of decathlon together . everyone has their say in our strategy and project ideas . we believe in the motto :
happy employees , happy customers
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the emissions target is based on the company’s emissions in 2014 , and the estimated reductions necessary have been calculated with its growth projections in mind . decathlon claims it has been conducting annual assessments to measure its ghg across its entire value chain since 2007 ; it uses the standard ghg protocol methodology launched by the wbcsd ( world business council for sustainable development ) and wri ( world resources institute ) , and consolidates the data from scopes 1 to 3 .
an exemplary water management initiative was the development of new dying processes in partnership with subcontractors , including “dope dyed” in 2014 and “supercritical co 2 ” ( or process “dry dyed©” ) in 2015 . the latter is a closed - loop process that makes it possible to dye an article of clothing without using any water , less use of chemical products , and 40 percent lower energy consumption . 10 , 000 kalenji junior t - shirts produced using this process will be on sale in all decathlon stores for the 2016 spring - summer season .
every year since 2005 , the most innovative creations are showcased during the innovation awards . on the night , the most innovative products , for their usefulness , their technology or the usage breakthrough they provide , are presented and rewarded . this year’s ceremony takes place on october 8th 2015 at the “zénith” in lille . ten products , re - selected by an internal committee , are competing . the audience , both physically present and online ( watching on innovation . decathlon . com ) , will be able to vote for the sports innovation of the year .
the index’s defenders point out that its weightings may be arbitrary , but at least they are explicit . they serve as a starting - point for debate about the importance of safe water relative to consumer durables , say . otherwise priorities are set implicitly , and sometimes inadvertently , by the push and pull of politics . combining these deprivations into a single score , by which countries can be compared , also concentrates minds . just as the decathlon draws attention to unfashionable events like the shot - put , the mpi highlights neglected dimensions of poverty , such as sanitation , which policymakers often ignore . no weight is more arbitrary than zero .
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in many people’s eyes , to be poor is to lack income . that is a good place to start in the study of deprivation , but not a good place to end . income is not the only thing people care about . and what it can buy varies a lot from one person to another . the chronically sick , for example , need more income than the healthy to lead an equally fulfilling life .
it is not easy , however , to turn these philosophical musings into workable measurements . one valiant effort is the multi - dimensional poverty index ( mpi ) , devised by sabina alkire and her colleagues at the oxford poverty and human development initiative . it begins with ten questions that appear in surveys carried out sporadically by usaid , america’s aid agency , and unicef . two of the questions cover education , two address health and the remaining six assess a household’s standard of living ( see table ) .
each of these ten deprivations is given a weight in the overall index . a household is deemed poor if its deprivations , duly weighted , add up to at least 33 % . thus an uneducated family that has lost a child is regarded as poor no matter how many consumer durables it owns . a country’s mpi is the product of both the breadth of poverty ( the proportion of people whose score is over 33 % ) and its depth ( the average score of the poor ) .
this broader brush paints a different picture of hardship than narrower measures based only on income or consumption . uganda and cambodia , for example , have been notably successful in cutting the proportion of people living on less than $ 1 . 25 a day ( adjusted for purchasing power ) , the world bank’s global poverty standard . but nepal and rwanda have done markedly better at reducing “multi - dimensional” poverty .
in 2006 around 60 % of nepalis were poor , according to the mpi . by 2011 the share was less than 45 % . the proportion of poor rwandans fell from over 80 % in 2005 to 66 % in 2010 ( the latest year available ) . at that rate of progress , nepal would end poverty by 2022 ; rwanda by 2030 .
the many parts of the index can be unbundled , revealing different patterns of progress . nepal , for example , improved health and living standards but was slower to improve education or widen access to drinking water . in rwanda improvements in access to water and sanitation accounted for a large part of its overall success . these gains would have been missed by a narrower $ 1 . 25 - a - day measure .
but what is the point of bundling lots of deprivations together in a single index if you then have to unpack them to understand how countries are faring ? critics , such as martin ravallion of the world bank , point out that the weights assigned to each deprivation are arbitrary . a country can reduce mpi poverty by the same amount either by saving a child from an untimely death or by installing a cement floor , a flush toilet and a kerosene stove . these critics prefer to use a “dashboard” of indicators , each considered separately , rather than combining them into one .
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the closing date for receipt of entries is 23 : 59 on 13th september 2015 .
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collegiate teams spend almost two years designing and building energy - efficient houses powered by the sun . in the final competition , the teams and their houses go head to head in 10 contests to determine an overall winner .
for the first time in the event ' s history , teams were eligible for cash prizes . each team that successfully built a solar house at the competition site would receive at least $ 100 , 000 for rising to the challenge , and top finishers would receive significantly more .
the 2013 - 2016 iaaf strategic plan has six core values : universality , leadership , unity , excellence , integrity and solidarity , and a vision statement : “to lead , govern and develop the sport of athletics in all its forms worldwide , uniting the athletics family in a spirit of excellence , integrity and solidarity . ”
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having dominated the competition from the early stages , long - time leader kevin mayer looked to be on course for gold . there were even whispers of a world record , although it was clear that was a huge ask as it would require mayer equalling his pbs in the three remaining events .
the french record - holder opened the pole vault at 5 . 10m , but aborted his first attempt , narrowly avoiding an awkward landing by instead doing a forward roll as he hit the ground . he then missed his second attempt at that height . one more failure would mean no points for that event .
on his final try , mayer achieved the required height but came down close to the bar . miraculously , it stayed on .
as if that wasn’t enough risk - taking for one day , mayer skipped past 5 . 20m and went straight to 5 . 30m but was unable to clear it .
with that 5 . 10m clearance being some 30 centimetres shy of his best , mayer’s aims of getting close to the 8900 - point mark – or even the 9000 - point barrier – have taken a hit . but his primary goal , of course , is to win and he looks on course to do that as he has a 116 - point lead with two events remaining .
germany’s kai kazmirek cleared the same height as mayer to move into third , exactly 100 point adrift of compatriot rico freimuth , who cleared 4 . 80m . kazmirek is usually a superior javelin thrower and 1500m runner , so freimuth can’t afford to take it easy if he is to hold on to the overall runner - up spot .
ukraine’s oleksiy kasyanov slipped down a place to fourth after vaulting 4 . 70m , while janek oiglane is enjoying the competition of his life . the estonian equalled his lifetime best of 5 . 10m to move into sixth .
spain ' s pau tonneson was the top performer in the pole vault . his 5 . 30m clearance catapulted him from 15th to ninth overall .
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sitthichai pokai-udom ( thai : สิทธิชัย โภไคยอุดม , born 10 november 1948 ) was appointed information and communications technology minister of thailand in 2006 by a military junta .

from 1990 to 1998 , he was visiting professor at the university of london 's imperial college of science , technology and medicine .

from 1984 to 1986 , he was appointed to the board of directors of the communications authority of thailand ( now cat telecom ) .

he is married to pornpan mahattananon pookaiyaudom and has 1 son and 2 daughters .

he is the son of a wealthy shanghainese general , c.l. shin , who fought for chiang kai-shek and left china for thailand in 1948 .

he changed his name at the age of 10 .

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ict minister sitthichai pokai - udom promised to consider the suggestions and reservations floated by the assembly members during the scrutiny process of the bill .
sitthichai pokai - udom ( สิทธิชัย โภไคยอุดม , born 10 november 1948 ) was appointed information and communications technology minister of thailand in 2006 by a military junta .
then thailand ict minister , professor sitthichai pokai - udom announced that thailand wasn ' t buying olpc ' s on a grand scale in 2007 , as envisioned by prime minister thaksin .
here you will find one or more explanations in english for the word sitthichai . also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word sitthichai and , of course , sitthichai synonyms and on the right images related to the word sitthichai .
sitthichai pokai - udom was appointed information and communications technology minister of thailand in 2006 by a military junta . he founded the mahanakorn university of technology in 1990 , and was rector of that institute . from 1990 to 1998 , he was . . .
in his first
meet the press
session as ict minister , professor sitthichai pokai - udom put forth his radical vision for 3g in thailand , condemned open source for turning out buggy , useless software and promised to make the civil servants in the ict ministry proud of their organisation once again .
61 thai netizen network , “sittichai pokai - udom : don’t worry , we based cybersecurity law on homeland security act ; government entity is guilty if it does not obey order of digital committee , ” thai netizen network , february 6 , 2015 , urltoken .
ten days ago , we reported that thailand is not buying olpc ' s in 2007 , since they did not have a laptop purchase in the 2007 budget . also , thailand ict minister , professor sitthichai pokai - udom wasn ' t too keen on the whole open source concept , the underlying basis of the one laptop per child ' s operating system technology .
, dr . sitthichai was smart in hedging his enthusiasm with the reference to other decision makers . according to
mr . sitthichai nevertheless would like the general web surfers to immediately inform the ict ministry of obscene websites .
information communication and technology minister sitthichai pokai - udom has proposed for the establishment of a working body to coordinate with the bangkok metropolitan administration ( bma ) and the royal thai police to analyze the photographs from the close circuit televisions ( cctvs ) . the government does not have a policy on this matter yet , but the ministry of ict is ready to tackle the problems should they occur .
the thai ict minister , professor sitthichai pokai - udom , recently criticised open - source software for being “full of bugs” [ 1 ] , and now we have the education minister saying that three open source schemes “have been left out of the 2007 fiscal budget plan as they have little to do with improving the quality of education “ . so , what , you want to pay $ 100 per windows license instead ? not to mention the cost of each individual piece of software you decide to supply your schools with : office software , drawing packages , language learning software . . .
next , education minister wijit srisa - arn , presumably dr . sitthichai ' s boss , said
no
to one laptop per child again , slamming all of thaksin ' s technology in education programs .
education minister wijit srisa - arn , presumably dr . sitthichai ' s boss , has decided to end thailand ' s participation in developing the children ' s machine xo . the nation quotes minister wijit as saying :
mr . sitthichai said the officials in bangkok are quickly installing cctvs in many areas throughout the capital following the small bombings in new year’s eve . however , he could not specify when the system will be completed .
bangkok : - - thailand ' s ministry of information and communications technology ( ict ) has blocked a us - based pornography website , using the word
buddha
in a website name , ict minister sitthichai pookaiyaudom .
dr . sujate jantarang is the president of mahanakorn university of technology in thailand . he succeeded professor sitthichai pookaiyaudom to become president . prior to his current position , he was an associate professor in the department of computer . . .
as we mourned the loss of thailand , olpc thailand , along with the open source community raced to reverse this decision . both groups met with dr . sitthichai to discuss the project and the merits of thai open source software .
mahanakorn university of technology is a university in thailand . the university was established on february 27 , 1990 at nong chok district , bangkok . as mahanakorn college by prof . dr . sitthichai pookaiyaudom , former dean of king mongkut’s institute . . .
while i fully agree with your comments , ict minister prof . sitthichai said that even the most avid freedom of speech advocates would change their minds if they saw doctored pictures of their daughter ' s head on a naked body posted on the internet .
the military coup led by thai army general sonthi boonyaratglin considered internet censorship to be of such high priority that he signed his fifth order on 20 september to require web - blocking of sites critical of the coup . this was implemented by appointing dr . sitthichai pokaiudom ict minister and official censor of the military coup .
professor sitthichai is quoted by the bangkok post as dismissing open source software :
with open source , there is no intellectual property . anyone can use it and all your ideas become public domain . if nobody can make money from it , there will be no development and open source software quickly becomes outdated ,
he said .
as thailand’s new ict minister , sitthichai pokaiudom referred to open source as buggy and useless . he added ,
with open source , there is no intellectual property . anyone can use it and all your ideas become public domain . if nobody can make money from it , there will be no development and open source software quickly becomes outdated .
on 19 september 2006 , the thai military staged a bloodless coup d ' état against the government of elected prime minister thaksin shinawatra . the fifth official order signed by coup leader general sonthi boonyaratglin on 20 september , the first day following the coup , was to enforce web censorship and appoint dr . sitthichai pokaiudom ,
the official censor of the military coup
, as minister to head mict .
- bangkok post , november 24 , 2006 today , pornography is more freely accessible on the thailand internet than ever . censorship , meanwhile , has expanded into a secret bureaucracy which operates out of unknown offices . censors provide neither explanation , warning nor appeal . they aim more and more at websites which are neither obscene nor a threat to children . . . . as official censor , minister sitthichai pokai - udom has closed hundreds of discussion forums including the internationally famous midnight university . the ministry has intimidated internet providers from carrying national debate or allowing political websites . the minister has made no statement to the public to defend , explain or justify his avid use of the firewall of censorship . meanwhile , internet news sites now show thailand as just slightly better than burma or china at allowing net access by citizens - - and far below the openness of malaysia , singapore and indonesia . before the police bureau on high tech crime stopped public reports earlier this month , it bragged it had blacklisted 34 , 437 websites . of these ' ' illicit websites ' ' filtered since 2002 , the police themselves said just 60 % were pornographic . nearly 4 , 000 were ordered closed by police because they allegedly violated national security . this , of course , is a well - known accusation and dodge by thai censors . it is a carryover catchall , used to shutter newspapers and imprison innocent people decades before the internet came into existence . . .
it is also important to point out that thaicom 3 ' s north power array failed before it was moved , not after , as has been suggested by the current government . on february 19 , ict minister sitthichai pokaiudom said in an interview on astv that thaicom 3 was fine , but only ran out of fuel early because they kept moving it . it was finally de - orbited in october 2006 .
- the nation , july 1 , 2007 . . . sitthichai who at one stage during the talk called himself ' incompetent ' insisted that the ministry has since the coup , blocked only some 200 or so websites and not 17 , 000 plus as claimed by the freedom against censorships thailand ( fact ) group . he added that he knows that
it ' s hard to believe
, however . . .
on 19 september 2006 , the thai military staged a bloodless coup d ' état against the government of elected prime minister thaksin shinawatra . the fifth official order signed by coup leader general sonthi boonyaratglin on 20 september , the first day following the coup , was to enforce web censorship and appoint dr . sitthichai pokaiudom ,
the official censor of the military coup
, as minister to head mict . [ 13 ]
as for the closing down of a notorious pornographic website , urltoken , mr . sitthichai said the only way to prevent such obscene websites to come into thailand is to block them all . at the same time , the ict ministry will be cooperating with the national telecommunication commission of thailand to inspect the obscene websites whose webmasters are in thailand . recently , about 15 , 000 pornographic websites similar to urltoken have been shut down .
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information and communica - tions technology minister sitthichai pookaiyaudom says the internet is not an
exciting
tool - a strange sentiment , maybe , for the man who guides the technology in thailand . the minister has ordered five websites blocked since he assumed the position eight months ago . he admitted he was not information - technology savvy and made minimum use of the internet . the reason sitthichai , 59 , is not excited by the internet is simple :
i ' m old .
i have an e - mail account but rarely check it ; normally i use the telephone .
he visits two websites only on a regular basis . he said he had
not even glanced
at most of the five sites he was responsible for closing .
i once visited urltoken and was confused by its many rooms . i quit and never went back ,
he said . . .
- bangkok post , may 4 , 2007 . . . mr sitthichai denied the government had violated media freedom , saying it blocked only 16 websites as opposed to 9 , 000 websites banned by the previous government . though non - elected , the government was more democratic , he said . mr paiboon proposed the government promote self - censorship among webmasters . urltoken founder wanchat padungrat said that instead of blocking websites , the government should encourage constructive ways of expression , for the sake of reconciliation . . .
i once asked ict minister sitthichai pokaiudom why every ict minister had become a communications minister first and it minister second ? to him , the answer was obvious , because of the sheer size of cat and tot , that is where priorities lay . but that is myopic and does not make sense to the younger generation . how much has cat / tot grown in the eight years since the ict ministry has been around ? put another way , facebook was founded two years after the mict was set up and now has half a billion users , while our two soes have not grown much .
. . . wanchat padungrat , founder and owner of pantip . com , said he told staff to carefully watch for posts deemed offensive to the monarchy .
we will increase staff to watch the site 24 hours a day ,
he said .
i ' m confident that we could control improper messages .
meanwhile , ict minister sitthichai pookaiyaudom said the ministry allowed the public to criticise the work of the government and the concil for national security . but then he immediately contradicted himself , saying that such discussions must be done within limits he did not define , and should not damage national security in a way he did not point out . . .
- tna , january 8 , 2007 thailand ' s ministry of information and communications technology ( ict ) has blocked a us - based pornography website , using the word
buddha
in a website name , ict minister sitthichai pookaiyaudom . the website urltoken has already been blocked by the ict ministry . the ict minister said there are no measures to prevent launching improper websites on the internet when they are based in other countries . the ministry can only block such websites after officials detect them , he explained . minister to the prime minister ' s office khunying dhipavadee meksawan said the ministry of foreign affairs will contact the website owner as a warning before taking legal action against him . . .
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your independent news , information , commentary , and discussion of one laptop per child and the xo laptop .
november has not been a good month for olpc thailand . after caretaker prime minister thaksin shinawatra , who pushed the children ' s machine laptops as a way to replace books was removed by a military coup , we all knew that his programs , like olpc , were at risk .
and now according to chris preimesberger in eweek : apparently , thailand , which only a few weeks ago endured a political coup , no longer wants [ the test olpc xo ' s ] ,
even at $ 100 per box ,
[ christopher blizzard ] added , directing blog readers to a story on the bangkok post web site about the recent upheaval .
this , by the way , has more to do with repudiating the last government ' s policy than open source ,
blizzard added .
, there are at least 40 olpc children ' s machine xo ' s with no place to go . even with thai keyboards , and my utter inability to read thai , let me be the first to say :
i ' ll pay $ 100 for each of them , so $ 4 , 000 for the lot . cash , check , paypal , or even western union . and i ' ll even go up to boston myself to pick the computers up ( i have a chinatown bus standing by . . ) .
why ? because of the amazing demand to buy a olpc via ebay xo sales for use in american educational systems . a demand heightened , whetted , and unquenched . i ' ll even pledge all profits to subsidize others ; more children ' s machine xo - 1 ' s for students in the developing world .
if you , like me , want a olpc xo - 1 , and would pay more than $ 100 , with the mark - up going to subsidize laptops for poor children , add your order to the comments section below .
of course i ' ll keep a few for testing to develop dozens of different uses for such amazing technology like sugar , abiword , dual mode screens , and mesh networks . testing and development in environments as diverse as timbuktu or vientiane or sinjuku to push the olpc xo - 1 ' s limits .
the limits of its use cases , of its roles in society , of its possibilities to democratize information . and of course the ability to run doom on the olpc xo - 1 .
i don ' t know how my name keeps getting added to this quote . i ' ve never said anything about thailand like that .
so why doesn ' t someone like mark shuttleworth sign up for 1 million of them , sell off 1 / 2 them at double ( not triple ) the price , and then give half a million ubuntufied versions to needy africans . i would if i had a spare $ 100m sitting around . this would get 1 / 2 million into potential developers ( including content , not just core software devel ) and provide and
extra
1 / 2 million to needy folks without relying on the whims of politicians trying to get reelected or facing coups .
i ' ll buy two at least . i ' ve been dying for one , the vmware image just isn ' t cutting it .
what is the logic for not making these available to the private / domestic sector , anyway ? i know i ' m not the only one who would love to pay 200 - 300 $ bucks for a 100 $ laptop , it seems like not offing the option is self - defeating . .
negroponte has said that to make his ( so far unachieved ) $ 100 price point , he needs to sell in 1 million + units - government orders . in addition , he wants the laptops to achieve critical mass in the developing world in massive quantities , not sprinkled over america .
i think the real reason is that domestic laptop manufacturers would turn on him in a single cpu cycle if he sold domestically and undercut their already razor - thin profit margins .
don ' t get me wrong , i appreciate olpcnews and eventually i ' d like to get one of those mit laptops , too . it ' s just that i don ' t want to get ahold of one by all means necessary . for example , i wouldn ' t want to encourage theft or worse by buying machines illicitly from ebay . ( apart from that , i suppose that olpc can quickly put an end to hypothetical xo auctions , especially if they are able to enlist user help . )
btw : guess who ' s going to get an early version of the xo ? ( it ' s someone who certainly deserves it very much . ) to find out , see urltoken ; = 2006 - 11 - 27 , 1
after all our sharp commentary about negroponte , i wouldn ' t be surprised if he had a
not to be shown to olpc news - ever !
clause in all the olpc distribution agreements . the steep price of honesty .
and with a price of $ 450 + ( per negroponte ) of a possible ebay sale i can see a poor family who makes $ 300 a year thinking the laptop is green for a practical reason : it would represent all the money they could make selling it .
$ 450 buys many units of production , from cows to land , that would be an immediate increase in wealth , prosperity , and economic security that a child ' s eduction maybe , possibly deliver many years in the future . urltoken
not the choice you or i would make , but then again , we ' re the top tiny percent of the world ' s wealth .
i thought i ' d read somewhere that even though the thai government may not take them , groups in thailand will be doing some evaluations anyway .
i ' d rather they go to people that can make educational use of them and later convince the thai government of their importance in educating children .
i would pay usd $ 200 for one of these laptops . ok , here ' s an idea . . . we need a website that takes orders for olpc machines at usd $ 200 + shipping . that pays for one laptop for the customer and one laptop for a kid in the 3rd world . all we need then is 500 , 000 orders at $ 200 to get to the magic 1 million machines mark . the website puts the cash in a holding account until the 500 , 000 orders are taken . i think it would take less than a month to reach 500 , 000 . i know i ' d buy about 5 .
great idea ! but it was already attempted by mike liveright at $ 300 for 1 with 2 for the needy . negroponte dismissed it as
a bad idea
urltoken
i would like to buy one of that laptops to test it in peru . . . thanks
i would like one for carrying it to bolivia and start a little project there .
i ' d suggest that everyone wanting an olpc laptop read through the wiki .
i allready posted the entry to the previous edit from september , if you browse there you will see me . i am interested to purchase the olpc laptop with the price up to 300 usd , so if you can sell me two with the price of 150 usd , i will be happy to take them . keep me posted .
negroponte is crazy for not selling to demand . if he doesn ' t the recipients will . if i was poor and i had two kids and got two laptops i would sell one . kids can share and we can eat and everyone happy .
calm down , people ! we are talking about a x86 laptop with very low power , a cool form factor and a new lcd . except for this last item this is also the description of the intel classmate which you will be able to buy for $ 250 . if you don ' t like the windows system it will come with , just dump it and use the olpc software ( which is open source ) .
of course intel won ' t be selling this themselves , just like microsoft isn ' t selling the origami . but i am sure that if you can prove to intel ' s partners that there is a real demand they will be happy to make them for you .
search for
intel classmate
for specs , photos and more information . or see a previous story in this site .
i could use more than one , since my thai is a little bit better than yours . and especially since for now i am trying to build something as cheap as i can to support my family - in - law and their neighbourhood for as much as i can .
sign me up for 6 , with spanish / english keyboards for use in central and south america .
is anyone working on convincing countries to provide free / low cost , high speed satelite internet service ? i ' d like to help . putting high speed , wireless internet connections every where would produce universal literacy and access to needed medical and social services .
sure , i ' ll buy a few ! better than a blackberry , pda or dell ! lose it , buy another one , no big deal .
i ' ve been intrigued by this machine ever since i first heard of it . would love to have one .
i would like to buy several of these machines . where could i buy them ?
i ' ll take three . shoot me an e - mail . how about a thai - learning software package deal ?
buy your xo tablet on urltoken olpc is selling the new xo tablets on urltoken for just $ 149 . buy yours today !
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1 . contents april 2015 volume 25 no . 4 page new era of enhanced asean - japan partnership 1 news bites / boi net applications 2 thailand gains on legatum prosperity index 4 industry focus : alternative energy 5 a haven for savvy investors 7 the eiu worldwide cost of living 2015 report 8 turn creativity into digital economy 8 company interview : energy absolute 9 boi’s missions and events 11 thailand economy - at - a - glance 12 continued on p . 3 new era of enhanced asean - japan partnership there is anticipation that more foreign direct investment ( fdi ) will flow into southeast asia , especially into infrastructure and innovative products , once the asean economic community ( aec ) becomes fully effective at the end of this year . at a seminar on “opportunities in a new era of enhanced asean - japan partnership” , noted economists and academics from across southeast asia and from japan agreed that the aec would be the largest single market in the region and open opportunities to link its members to the rest of the world . that would challenge foreign interests to invest more into the regional grouping . the toshiba international foundation ( tifo ) , the federation of thai industries ( fti ) , and thai chamber of commerce ( tcc ) organized the event with support from chula global network , chulalongkorn university and graduate school of public policy , university of tokyo , nation multimedia group and asia news network ( ann ) . the aim of the symposium was to explore a new paradigm of cooperation between asean and japan and identify the most effective approach to achieving it . furthermore , the conference surveyed ways to maximize human capital potential as well as to enhance institutional capacity , which underlines a path towards greater development , and also to create a sustained and equitable society over the long term . similarly , the question of how the concept of “advanced - stage development in asia” should be defined , operated and implemented was discussed .
11 . on 2 april 2015 boi deputy secretary general chokedee kaewsang spoke with investors at a seminar entitled “boi investment opportunities in auto sector in thailand” at the sheraton centre toronto , canada . on 12 march 2015 boi organized a dinner talk on “thailand as a trading hub” in honor of a high - level singaporean business delegation led by the singapore institute of international affairs visiting thailand at the grand hyatt erawan bangkok , where a speech was delivered by deputy prime minister pridiyathorn devakula . on 3 april 2015 boi deputy secretary general duangjai asawachintachit , together with guest speakers from the thai chamber of commerce and board of trade of thailand sploke at a seminar on “new investment promotion strategies and measures to promote smes” , where more than 200 smes joined at the miracle grand convention hotel . during 23 - 27 march 2015 boi deputy secretary general duangjai asawachintachit led an investment mission to taiwan . investment seminars on “new investment promotion strategies : towards sustainable growth” were held in taipei on 25 march and tainan on 26 march 2015 . boi’s missions and events boi senior executive investment advisor ajarin pattanapanchai joined as a panelist to discuss the topic “why thailand” at a forum held by the canadian - asean business forum in bangkok from 18 - 19 march 2015 at the anantara siam hotel bangkok . on 23 march 2015 boi senior executive investment advisor ajarin pattanapanchai gave a presentation at a boi seminar on “new investment promotion strategies : towards sustainable growth” in guangzhou , china , during an investment promotion mission to china from 22 - 25march 2015 . april 2015 page 11
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king mongkut ' s institute of technology ladkrabang ( kmitl for short ) is a research and educational institution in thailand .
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with open source , there is no intellectual property . anyone can use it and all your ideas become public domain . if nobody can make money from it , there will be no development and open source software quickly becomes outdated ,
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apart from linux , he claimed that most open source software is often abandoned and not developed , and leads to a lot of low - quality software with lots of bugs .
as a programmer , if i can write good code , why should i give it away ? thailand can do good source code without open source ,
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thai blogger songphan choemprayongi said the meeting went well : four major topics were reported : the background of the project and the status of olpc in thailand , specifications of hardware with demonstration , specifications of software , and the travel report when the team went to mit .
the minister said the project was not clear in the previous government . there was no budget allocation and recorded information . thus , he did not know anything about the project officially , except from media . after the meeting , he thanked the team to give more information so he could see the overall picture of the project . he said he see this project is beneficial and he will support the project .
however , he emphasized that he is not the only decision maker who can directly approve the project . he is also willing to meet professor nicholas negroponte when he comes to thailand in december .
we will not focus too much on technology and materials . we will focus on substance ,
substance in this case would be focusing on basic education standards and the financial ability of the state to administer olpc xo distribution . financial ability to pay for all the auxiliary costs of technology , the
education minister wijit expressed one aspect of this total cost of ownership for computers in the the bangkok post : in some cases high technology can be a liability , said the minister . ' ' the ' dream school ' project is a good example . the participating schools make a big deal about how fast the internet connection is . yet they are worried about footing the power bills , ' ' he said . or to look at the olpc project in a much larger context as prachum nimnoo , director of the state - run ban pong nok school in chiang mai did : ' ' [ the projects ] involve more political gains and financial interests than educational benefits . state officials are forced to get involved and find themselves in trouble , ' ' he said . and trouble is what nicholas negroponte and seymour papert are in with their upcoming visit to thailand in december . trouble from the education minister , trouble form the ict minister , trouble from lowly school directors .
and now you understand why negroponte was so happy with his one lpatop per libyan child agreement with colonel muammar abu minyar al - qaddafi . in libya there is little military coup risk for olpc sales .
jeff kaplan - open epolicy : thailand v . philippines : open source opposites ?
when it comes to open source software , thailand and the philippines are heading in opposite directions . a change in government in thailand has led to open hostility and backpedaling by the new minister of ict toward open source . at the same time , in the philippines , congress will begin
open source simply involves a different approach to the use of ip , not its abandonment . it does not consign everything to the public domain ; it is simply governed by a different kind of license . it offers a different balance between creators and users .
there are open source companies making money , lots of it . the fact is that open source requires new business models , ones that emphasize services over products . entrepreneurs , enterprises and investors will struggle to learn what business models work . some will learn the hard way . open source’s creative destruction brings both innovations and business failures . in this way , open source is no different than other industries . revolutions are usually messy , disruptive and divisive .