## 5 A Review of Blockchain Projects in Thailand
### Trend of Blockchain Projects in Thailand  
The first two blockchain projects ([9; 40; 41; 42; 43]) in Thailand appeared in the press in 2016, as shown in Figure 12. There was a threefold increase of the total number of blockchain projects from 2016 to 2017. Blockchain implementation in Thailand skyrocketed since 2017 and slightly dropped in 2020. Note that a blockchain project normally takes more than 1 year. Thus, to inspect the trend of blockchain projects in Thailand, we considered the year that showed the first Thai-involved activity of a project in a press. There were three projects without dates. \begin{table}
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**Course Titles** & **Objectives** & **Durations** & **Target Participants** \\ \hline \multicolumn{4}{p{113.8 pt}}{**An example of a short course:**} \\ \hline Blockchain and Bitcoin 101 [32; 33; 34] & to understand blockchain technology in details & & \\ \hline \multirow{3}{*}{(7 March 2020 12:30–18:00)} & \multirow{3}{*}{-} & \multirow{3}{*}{to know the importance and benefits of cryptocurrency for our lives} & \multirow{3}{*}{5.5 h. to know how to trade cryptocurrency in markets} & \multirow{3}{*}{For a beginner who is interested in blockchain technology, bitcoin investment, and cryptocurrency} \\ \cline{1-1}  & & & \\ \hline \multicolumn{4}{p{113.8 pt}}{**An example of a medium-length course:**} \\ \hline  & - & participants will know and understand how blockchain technology operates both in theory & & \\  & & and practice. & \\  & - & participants will have hands-on experience in developing an application on blockchain. & & \\ \cline{1-1}  & Next Internet?: A workshop to get to know blockchain technology & & & \\ \cline{1-1}  & & organizations that have developed applications on blockchain technology [35; 36; 37; 38] & & \\ \cline{1-1}  & - & participants who are university lecturers will gain knowledge and experiences for their classes and will be able to train people to adapt to blockchain technology & & \\ \cline{1-1}  & - & to create a networking platform for people who are interested in blockchain development so that they can have a chance for cooperation, exchange, and learning from each other. & - For people who are interested in blockchain technology and its applications. & - For our university lecturers who aim to develop a blockchain course \\ \hline \multicolumn{4}{p{113.8 pt}}{**An example of a long course:**} \\ \hline  & - & to enhance working efficiency and gain benefits of blockchain for your own business or your organization & & \\ \cline{1-1}  & - & to enhance working efficiency and gain benefits of cryptocurrency & & \\ \cline{1-1}  & - & to enhance working efficiency and gain benefits of cryptocurrency & & \\ \cline{1-1}  & - & blockchain for your own business or your organization & & \\ \cline{1-1}  & - & to train a developer to be efficient in blockchain (Chain)* A blockchain Camp for developers [39] & & \\ \cline{1-1}  & - & to understand the basic and concept of blockchain developers [39] & & \\ \cline{1-1}  & - & to be able to create blockchain systems and understand the algorithms like Hyperledger & 56 h. & \\ \cline{1-1}  & - & to have a hands-on experience in doing projects and get reviewed project by project from mentors in business, user experiences, and technical operations & & \\ \cline{1-1}  & - & after the course ends, participants will be able to utilize the knowledge of blockchain to run a business or provide values to their organizations & & \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 4: Examples of courses based on duration groups. Blockchain was employed in highly diverse industries. Not only had blockchain projects been increasing in numerosity, but domain variety also rose, as shown in Figure 13. For example, there were only financial projects in 2016. The project-domain ratio was 1. In 2017, besides finance, blockchain projects involved government services; trade, logistics, and supply chain; energy; and blockchain as a service. The ratio increased to 1.2.