AM Thanapant warns that Thailand faces the erosion of communication sovereignty.
Thailand must urgently strengthen its "communication sovereignty" to protect national interests in an increasingly borderless digital environment dominated by global technology platforms and emerging low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks, according to AM Thanapant Raicharoen, commissioner of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC)."Threats to national security have evolved far beyond conventional military confrontations," he said, adding that cybercrime, call centre scams, and online fraud continue to inflict substantial economic damage.
"Thailand now faces a more subtle but potentially far-reaching challenge: the erosion of communication sovereignty."
Communication sovereignty refers to the ability of a nation and its citizens to control, govern and protect their communication systems, information flows and digital infrastructure from external influence or domination.
AM Thanapant said that in the digital era, communication sovereignty has become as strategically important as territorial sovereignty was in previous generations.
