Governor Chadchart Sittipunt of Bangkok delivered a keynote speech titled “The Next Step for Bangkok: Becoming a City Ready for an Aging Society.” He stated that Bangkok already has strong service systems and infrastructure, but the key is to strengthen community-level services, or microcirculation. Many seniors needing assistance live in communities and marginalized areas, so care must reach down to the household level.
The Governor further said that Bangkok's approach focuses on holistic elderly care, covering multiple dimensions, including:
1. Proactively conducting health screenings aiming to cover one million people to build a health database and plan care tailored to population needs. Expanding comprehensive elderly clinics, caring for dependent seniors and those confined at home or bedridden by utilizing Telemedicine and home visits. Supporting senior clubs and providing free adult diapers for bedridden patients.
2. Promoting employment by developing a job-matching platform connecting skilled seniors with businesses and communities seeking workers, along with encouraging lifelong learning and new skill development.
3. Sharing assistance for vulnerable individuals.
4. Supporting community technology volunteers to impart digital knowledge, teach mobile phone and application use, update community information, and help use the Traffy Fondue platform to report issues and receive responses from relevant agencies.
5. Improving sidewalks, walkways, and public spaces to better suit daily life needs.