Thai media "Bangkok Post" reported on the 7th that driven by the rise of e-commerce, Thailand's digital economy maintains strong growth momentum. It is estimated that the country's digital economy will grow by 19% in 2024 compared to last year, reaching $46 billion in total commodity trade. The report cited the "2024 Southeast Asia Digital Economy - Rising Profits, Leveraging Southeast Asia's Advantages" jointly published by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company. The report states that the digital economy in Southeast Asia has entered a more mature stage, with Thailand being the second largest digital economy and e-commerce market in the region. In the first half of 2024, Thailand has invested approximately $6 billion in building artificial intelligence (AI) datacenters. The report mentions that the current datacenter capacity in the country is 60 megawatts, with plans to increase the capacity to more than 550% above the existing level. (China News Network)