"Team Workers" launched a "Data-Driven" policy to upgrade independent BMA Council Members into modern "city managers," unveiling a hundred-billion-baht budget plan and focusing on solving problems at the grassroots level.
On 23 June 2026 GMT+7, independent Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Council candidates from "Team Workers," led by Netipoom Mingrujiralai, candidate for Bueng Kum district, and Patthanai Jiwarawiwat, candidate for Bang Na district, jointly revealed their vision to elevate urban governance through a "Data-Driven" approach. Their goal is to precisely, transparently, and accountably solve Bangkok’s problems, emphasizing proactive work to prevent issues before they arise.
Both stated that modern BMA Council work must move beyond traditional methods based on familiarity, guesswork, or personal bias. Team Workers will rely primarily on statistics, figures, and facts to guide decisions regarding repairs, construction, urban ordinance revisions, and real-time 24-hour budget audits.
The core of the Data-Driven approach for BMA Council work is divided into four main areas: First, breaking the "Data Black Box" to address the hidden population (actual city users not registered in household records), which causes budget allocation errors. Using data helps pinpoint problems to design targeted infrastructure such as hospitals, schools, public parks, and feeder transport systems.
Second, tightly controlling the hundred-billion-baht annual BMA budget by using empirical data, such as recurrent flood statistics from platforms like Traffy Fondue or Open Data, to scrutinize budget efficiency in council debates. Third, reforming outdated regulations frozen for over 40 years with expert knowledge and statistics to propose new laws, under the principle of not opposing any project unless it conflicts with public interest. Fourth, upgrading council members to "city managers" by employing the BMC AI (Bangkok Metropolitan Council AI) system to analyze average problem indices across 12 urban dimensions, linking with the BMA OS system to integrate all 50 districts into a unified standard. This data will be converted into open data, allowing public access and real-time oversight.
Team Workers pointed out that managing Bangkok requires deep local attention and solving problems at the grassroots level. However, local politics has often been used to push national ideologies, neglecting district-level details. Therefore, Team Workers commit to their stance as "independent candidates," free from party agendas, enabling them to focus fully on in-depth problem-solving and improving the quality of life for Bangkok’s residents.
"Because cities can be solved with Data-Driven methods, this guarantees that every voice of Bangkok residents will translate into tangible results, with databases open for public participation and oversight, making Bangkok a city that is 'possible' for everyone," Netipoom concluded.