ABOUT SACICT His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej graciously issued the Royal Decree for the establishment of the SUPPORT Arts and Crafts International Centre of Thailand on September 20th, 2003. It was announced in the government gazette on October 31st of the same year and effective on the next day. The centre was therefore officially established as of November 1st, 2003 and called “SACICT” (pronounced “Sak-Sith”) for short according to its initial. OBJECTIVES According to Section 7 of the Royal Decree of the Establishment of the SUPPORT Arts and Crafts International Centre of Thailand (Public Organization) B.E. 2546 (2003), SACICT was established with the objectives to promote and support the integration of vocations leading to the creation of folk arts and crafts in line with Her Majesty Queen Sirikit’s projects as well as to promote their marketing domestically and internationally. RATIONALE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT The reason to establish SACICT is indicated in the final part of the Royal Decree of the Establishment of the SUPPORT Arts and Crafts International Centre of Thailand (Public Organization) B.E. 2546 (2003) as followings: “Thai folk arts and crafts are handiworks with the values and the tradition of originality and refinement of Thai craftsman 204 SACICT PROTOTYPES 2014 ship. It is, therefore, rational for the Bangsai Arts and Crafts Training Centre with the cooperation of public and private sectors to establish the SUPPORT Arts and Crafts International Centre of Thailand with an aim to promote, support and develop Thai folk arts and crafts as well as to expand their markets domestically and internationally. The Centre should be run independently and flexibly in order to facilitate the preservation and the development of Thai artistic heritage towards local and international appreciation.” MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE SACICT is the governmental agency, a nonprofit-making public organization, according to the Act of Public Organization B.E. 2542 (1999). SACICT is managed to accomplish the set objectives by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and overseen by the Executive Board under the supervision of Minister of Commerce.
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