As the nation's leading Energy Company, PTT Public Company Limited joins this vision and strongly believes that a higher-education research institute dedicated to science and technology with the missions to foster exceptional scientists and to build cutting-edge knowledge and innovation is crucial for Thailand.
Thailand's economy has been classified as "efficiency-driven" by the 2012-2013 Global Competitiveness Report. This is in contrast to other leading Asian countries such as Japan and South Korea that have utilized "innovation" to drive the economy.