The Department of Science Service is fast-tracking the creation of a scientific knowledge infrastructure by enabling AI-powered information and knowledge retrieval in one click with ST&I Single Search, which links databases from 40 agencies and higher education institutions nationwide under the Science and Technology Information Coordination Center (SPW) network, aiming for "one click to connect the nation's scientific knowledge."
Thailand is advancing toward developing a Knowledge Infrastructure to enhance access to the country's science, technology, and innovation data. The Department of Science Service is driving the establishment of a Knowledge Hub through the ST&I Single Search platform, a centralized data retrieval system that enables searching research and knowledge across multiple databases in one click, further enhanced by AI technology to improve search efficiency, analysis, and summarization of key information for easier access.
On 4 March 2026, the Department of Science Service held an academic seminar titled "SPW New ERA: One Click to Science Knowledge – Transforming the Science Library with AI & Open Science" at the Phumibodin Room, Department of Science Service, providing a forum to exchange ideas and directions for developing the country's scientific data systems in the digital era.
The event was honored by Dr. Pojaman Thajeen, Deputy Director-General acting as Director-General of the Department of Science Service, who presided over the opening ceremony and emphasized the importance of developing the country's knowledge data infrastructure. He said that in the knowledge-based economy era, fast and reliable access to scientific information is a crucial factor supporting research, innovation, and national development.
Dr. Phuwadee Tujinda, Director of the Digital Technology Institute of the Department of Science Service and chairperson of the Science and Technology Information Coordination Center working group, explained that currently, Thailand's scientific knowledge is vast but scattered across many databases, requiring users to search multiple sources.
"ST&I Single Search has been developed to link databases from various agencies, enabling users to search information from multiple sources at once. In the future, it can be further enhanced to allow AI to analyze, summarize, and connect knowledge more effectively," Dr. Phuwadee said.
Initially, the Department of Science Service has begun collaborating with four pilot agencies to connect their systems to ST&I Single Search: the Department of Science Service, Department of Industrial Promotion, Department of Mineral Resources, and the Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI). This pilot tests linking science, technology, and innovation data among government agencies and develops common data exchange standards before expanding cooperation to research agencies, higher education institutions, and the national scientific information network.
The event brought together over 250 participants from science network agencies, research organizations, higher education institutions, science libraries, technology developers, and information experts both on-site and online to share best practices and jointly set directions for developing the country's science and technology information systems under the Open Science concept.
The development of ST&I Single Search is regarded as a significant step in building Thailand's Knowledge Infrastructure, facilitating easier access to knowledge from over 40 network agencies and higher education institutions, reducing search limitations, and enhancing the utilization of research outputs in education, industry, and public policy.
This project marks another important milestone for Thailand in developing a national scientific data infrastructure (National ST&I Knowledge Infrastructure) to support the future growth of the innovation-driven economy and knowledge society.
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