EGCO Group Innovation​

EGCO Group encourages its personnel to engage in innovative ideas and creativities to enhance the efficiency of their work thereby driving the company toward sustainable development. It also aims to cultivate an organizational learning culture, facilitated by management’s support that enables employees to practice through trials and errors in an acceptable framework and promote knowledge exchange within the group culture. EGCO Group’s employees are trained to realize the values of knowledge management, thereby integrating it into their work processes.

EGCO Group has organized innovation competitions and activities within the company since 2018 under the project “EGCO Group Innergy” to enhance employees’ knowledge and capabilities to showcase their creativities or innovations that are beneficial to the company, thereby making the company achieve its vision to become an international innovative organization. These innovations have the potential to be developed and upgraded into real business or services to its subsidiaries and other companies, thereby influencing the costs or generating benefits for the company. It could be further developed into an effective production process resulting in a cost-reduction or improving operating process to be more efficient.

In 2023-2024, EGCO Group hosted a workshop under "Skills of the Future: Tech Taste" theme, emphasizing the critical role of digital innovation and impact on the company’s operations. The seminar featured several key topics to inspire the employees to develop innovative solutions, including:

  1. Green Energy Innovation (Greenovation)
  2. Innovation in Power Plants, Engineering, and Safety (Operational Innovation)
  3. Innovation for Society, Communities, and the Environment (Social Innovation)
  4. Innovation in the Workplace and Support Functions (Workplace Innovation)

The competition has been held continuously, and on February 7, 2024, a final presentation took place, where the winning projects were announced. This event highlighted the successful contributions of the employees in driving innovation. For winning projects included the PPM Magic Wind Power initiative (Greenovation), the ESCO Service with Smart Progress Report (Operational Innovation), the KLU Smart Solution project (Operational Innovation), and the Chatbot Personal Assistant for Work (Workplace Innovation).

Sustainable Artificial Intelligence

EGCO Group recognizes the importance of leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to drive sustainable growth and enhance competitive edge. The company is committed to developing AI governance framework that align with international standards while improving operational efficiency to address future business opportunities.

In 2024, the Board of Directors and senior executives participated in an "AI Governance" training session organized by the Artificial Intelligence Governance Center (AIGC) and Microsoft (Thailand) Co., Ltd. The training aimed to provide a deep understanding of AI governance, risk assessment, and the effective implementation of AI within the organization.

This knowledge will empower EGCO Group to integrate AI into operations effectively, further strengthening competitiveness in the digital era.

Additionally, EGCO Group engaged experts to conduct training on "Cyber Threats & Cyber Security Awareness" to raise employee awareness about AI usage and the cyber threats that impact cybersecurity. The training covered essential topics such as the general use of AI, the risks associated with AI, and how to distinguish between real data and AI-generated content (AI Deepfakes). This program equipped employees with the knowledge needed to navigate the internet securely and apply best practices in their daily online activities.