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A Strategy for Creating
      Defense Studies Community y
     National Defence College, National Defence Studies Institute
               Royal Thai Armed Forces HQ, Thailand



15th ASEAN R i
           Regional F
                   l Forum, Heads of D f
                             H d f Defence U iUniversities / Colleges /
                                                        iti  C ll
                Institutions Meetings (ARF HDUCIM)
                  29 November – 2 December 2011
         “Communication, Cooperation, and Coordination”
       The Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel, Kuta, Bali, Indonesia
                                          Kuta,
Agenda
• Who are we and what are we doing?
• Why we need Defence Studies Community?
• How can we make Defence Studies
  Community?
• Conclusion
3
Mission
• The mission of Thailand National Defence College is to
  provide strategic knowledge to selected senior
        id t t i k       l d t     l t d      i
  government officials, and prominent executives from
  various sectors in order to promote common
      i       t   i    d t         t
  understanding of the mutual responsibilities in
  safeguarding national security and sustaining national
    f      di     ti   l       it  d    t i i     ti   l
  development and prosperity.
A strategy for creating defence studies community [compatibility mode]
Defence Studies Community
                        y

    ( DSCOMM )
Source : Dr. Suvit Maesincee - Thailand in the New Global Landscape
Defence Studies Community ( DSComm )
Defence Studies Community ( DSComm )
Defence Studies Community ( DSComm )
• Groups of people who come together to share and
  learn from one another - either face-to-face or
  virtually - are held together by a common interest in a
  Defence Studies body of knowledge and are driven
  by a desire and need to share problems
                                   problems,
  experiences, insights, templates, tools, and best
  practices.
  practices




Modified from : What is a Community of Practice? (CoP)
(http://wiki.km4dev.org/wiki/index.php/What_is_a_Community_of_Practice%3F_(CoP))
Defence Studies Community ( DSComm )
DSEd - Defence Studies Education
DSRes - Defence Studies Research
DSMeet - Defence Studies Meeting        DSComm
DSTrip - Defence St dies Trip
                 Studies
DSTalk - Defence Studies Talk               DS
DSPub – Defence Studies Publication
                                            Ed
                                                      DS
                                      DS
                                               DS    Meet
                                      Pub
                                               Res
                                        DS           DS
                                        Talk         Trip
A Strategy for Creating DSComm
[ CE ]2
• Create – To create core activities, these will help to build the
                          activities
  DSComm.

• Enhance – To enhance exist core activities, these will increase,
  support, and maintain the DSComm.

• Connect – To connect exist core activities together, these will
                                               g
  catalyze synergies.

• Expand – To expand exist core activities, these activity will
  cooperate with as many people around the country and outside.
A strategy for creating defence studies community [compatibility mode]
[ CE ]2
A strategy for Creating Defence Studies Community
Defence Studies Education ( DSEd )
Defence Studies Research ( DSRes )
• Cooperate research with national research institutes Level
                                                       Level.
Defence Studies Meeting ( DSMeet )
Defence Studies Trip ( DSTrip )
Defence Studies Talk ( DSTalk )
Defence Studies Publications ( DSPub )

•   Policy Brief/ Policy Papers
    P li B i f/ P li P
•   Commentaries
•   Case Studies
•   Strategic Review
•   Defence White Paper
•   Working Papers
•   Monograph
•   Journals & Seminar Summaries
Defence Studies Publications ( DSPub )
One of Success Activities for Crating DSComm
                            KPI : King Prajadhipok’s Institute
                            PEDI : P liti l and El t l
                                   Political d Electoral
                                    Development Institute
                            NDC : National Defence College
                            NJA : National Justice Academy
                            CMA : Capital Market Academy   y
                            UTTC : University of the Thai
                                    Chamber of Commerce




An annual conference for Thailand's Advanced Security
Studies Institute is one of the success storys of Thailand
defence studies community.
Conclusion
• According to Thailand’s social context DSComm will
               Thailand s        context,
  make the robustness for defence studies community.

• Our strategies is [CE]2 (Create, Enhance, Connect,
  and Expand).

• DSComm’s core activities are education, research,
  meeting, trip talk,
  meeting trip, talk and publication
                         publication.


  “Community will shape modern security”
Last Words
                    “The world is not dangerous
                   because of those who do harm
                  but because of those who look at
                      it without doing anything.”

                                           Albert Einstein


Hence,
Hence we must cooperate to make the world a better
place to live in and we will consider it our mission to
    assist our country our region and the world
                                            world.

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A strategy for creating defence studies community [compatibility mode]

  • 1. A Strategy for Creating Defense Studies Community y National Defence College, National Defence Studies Institute Royal Thai Armed Forces HQ, Thailand 15th ASEAN R i Regional F l Forum, Heads of D f H d f Defence U iUniversities / Colleges / iti C ll Institutions Meetings (ARF HDUCIM) 29 November – 2 December 2011 “Communication, Cooperation, and Coordination” The Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel, Kuta, Bali, Indonesia Kuta,
  • 2. Agenda • Who are we and what are we doing? • Why we need Defence Studies Community? • How can we make Defence Studies Community? • Conclusion
  • 3. 3
  • 4. Mission • The mission of Thailand National Defence College is to provide strategic knowledge to selected senior id t t i k l d t l t d i government officials, and prominent executives from various sectors in order to promote common i t i d t t understanding of the mutual responsibilities in safeguarding national security and sustaining national f di ti l it d t i i ti l development and prosperity.
  • 7. Source : Dr. Suvit Maesincee - Thailand in the New Global Landscape
  • 10. Defence Studies Community ( DSComm ) • Groups of people who come together to share and learn from one another - either face-to-face or virtually - are held together by a common interest in a Defence Studies body of knowledge and are driven by a desire and need to share problems problems, experiences, insights, templates, tools, and best practices. practices Modified from : What is a Community of Practice? (CoP) (http://wiki.km4dev.org/wiki/index.php/What_is_a_Community_of_Practice%3F_(CoP))
  • 11. Defence Studies Community ( DSComm ) DSEd - Defence Studies Education DSRes - Defence Studies Research DSMeet - Defence Studies Meeting DSComm DSTrip - Defence St dies Trip Studies DSTalk - Defence Studies Talk DS DSPub – Defence Studies Publication Ed DS DS DS Meet Pub Res DS DS Talk Trip
  • 12. A Strategy for Creating DSComm
  • 13. [ CE ]2 • Create – To create core activities, these will help to build the activities DSComm. • Enhance – To enhance exist core activities, these will increase, support, and maintain the DSComm. • Connect – To connect exist core activities together, these will g catalyze synergies. • Expand – To expand exist core activities, these activity will cooperate with as many people around the country and outside.
  • 16. A strategy for Creating Defence Studies Community
  • 18. Defence Studies Research ( DSRes ) • Cooperate research with national research institutes Level Level.
  • 20. Defence Studies Trip ( DSTrip )
  • 21. Defence Studies Talk ( DSTalk )
  • 22. Defence Studies Publications ( DSPub ) • Policy Brief/ Policy Papers P li B i f/ P li P • Commentaries • Case Studies • Strategic Review • Defence White Paper • Working Papers • Monograph • Journals & Seminar Summaries
  • 24. One of Success Activities for Crating DSComm KPI : King Prajadhipok’s Institute PEDI : P liti l and El t l Political d Electoral Development Institute NDC : National Defence College NJA : National Justice Academy CMA : Capital Market Academy y UTTC : University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce An annual conference for Thailand's Advanced Security Studies Institute is one of the success storys of Thailand defence studies community.
  • 25. Conclusion • According to Thailand’s social context DSComm will Thailand s context, make the robustness for defence studies community. • Our strategies is [CE]2 (Create, Enhance, Connect, and Expand). • DSComm’s core activities are education, research, meeting, trip talk, meeting trip, talk and publication publication. “Community will shape modern security”
  • 26. Last Words “The world is not dangerous because of those who do harm but because of those who look at it without doing anything.” Albert Einstein Hence, Hence we must cooperate to make the world a better place to live in and we will consider it our mission to assist our country our region and the world world.