Bangkok--2 Mar--Power Plus Marketing Service
Software Park Thailand and Industrial Technology Assistant Program (ITAP) of Technology Management Center (TMC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) today announces “SPI@ease Program” , aiming to raise the the software development process to the global standard by applying for CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration).certified. The program will provide financial subsidization for Thai software companies who join this program.
Professor Dr. Yongyut Yuthawong, Minister of Science and Technology said “Thai software development process program becomes new strategy of government to achieve long-term and sustainable growth in global software market. Software Park Thailand was established with clear goal to promote Thai software industry, since it is considered as national strategy and becomes based-infrastructure for most industries in Thailand”
“This program will offer Thai software developers opportunities to enhance their development processes. It is an important step, representing our real commitment to lead Thailand to be one of the leading software development countries” The minister added.
Moreover, Associate Professor Dr. Somchai Chatrattana, Assistant President and Deputy Director of Technology Management Center (TMC) said that “ In order to ensure the sustainable growth of Thai software industry, software development companies should emphasizes on the standard and systematic development process. A continuous development process which is consistency with organization culture
Will effect the ability to produce quality software with competitive cost. This program provides 15 Thai software companies sponsorship for some portion for CMMI appraisal. Showing firm commitment, software companies will pay for the rest. To date, software is seen as main enabler to increase competitive capabilities for manufacturing and service industry in Thailand.
Dr. Kanchit Malaiwong, Senior Advisor, Software Park Thailand commented as SEI Authorized CMMI Lead Appraiser and SEI Authorized CMMI instructor that CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) is created by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) of Kentucky University, Pittsburgh, USA.
The goal of the CMMI project is to improve usability of maturity models for software engineering and other disciplines. This becomes guideline for software vendor in starting process improvement to increase the quality of products. To get certified by CMMI means the company has reliable, standard products development processes and services with continual improvement.
Manoo Ordeedolchet , Board Committee, National Science and Technology Development Agency, NTSDA and Chairman of ICT board , Sripatum University added that nowadays most business transaction would requires software in any kind of process especially in private sectors. Being adopted worldwide, CMMI is a process improvement approach that provides organizations with the essential elements to effective processes. This will help Thailand to claim a greater share of software global market and gain more recognition worldwide.
Dr. Rom Hirunpruk , Assistant President of National Science and Technology Development Agency notes that “CMMI is quite well known and accepted quality process worldwide. Therefore it is crucial that Thai software developers need CMMI appraisal to ensure that our software meet the global standard as well as to promote this standard locally.
Khun Chamaiporn Pornritthianan, Deputy Director , Software Park Thailand gave the detailed information of this program that 15 qualified companies who apply CMMI appraisal Level 2 to Level 5 will be sponsored 70 percent of training cost, consultancy services and official appraisal with specific limit.
“The applicants must be legally-registered and owned by Thai not less than 51 percent and employ more than 20 Thai programmers. And the most important, they have objectives to improve their development process and apply to CMMI”
Software Park Thailand would give all detailed information about this program in the seminar hold by Software Park on March 15, 2007. For more information about this program and seminar, visit at www.swpark.or.th/spi@ease .
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