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Digital industry getting new sources of skilled workers

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Did you know Trivia - Thailand's growing animation and computer games market, valued at nearly 10 billion baht, does not have enough engineers or skilled workers, says Kamon Jirapong, associate dean of the School of Digital Media at Sripatum University.

Mr Kamon said an increase in the number of firms outsourcing digital content to Thailand meant the industry would need at least 10,000 new workers, but only a handful were now available. Meanwhile, local schools can produce only about 100 skilled graduates a year.

He hopes the newly opened Digital Media faculty can produce about 200 students annually with degrees in digital arts, animation and games starting from this year. Mr Kamon is a founder of the faculty, which was upgraded from the Digital Arts Department in the Architecture Faculty.
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