Award and Encouragement for the Future

 

Wang has received numerous awards from various institutions, with the most recent being the Community Services or Social Assistance Award from the TICTA (Thailand Information and Communication Technology Award).

“The awards we’ve received are the milestones of our long journey since I was a bachelor-degree student, while Wang was just an idea, when Wang was a prototype, and when it became a real product competing at home and abroad,” Krit told us about his path to success. thai university

“Joining competitions is about finding friendships and networks in the same industry, along with seeking advice, customers, and markets. It is to enrich our experience and to rekindle our passion to work as well. We have received support from many people and organizations including Dr. Ekapol Chuangsuwanich, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Proadpran Punyabukkana, Assoc. Prof. Atiwong Suchato, Chula Faculty of Engineering, our colleagues from CU Innovation Hub and the industry, as well as our clients, who have given useful advice leading Wang: Data Market to be at the stage we’re in today.”

Wang also opens up space to people who lack access to jobs.

“We recently had the opportunity to bring Wang to join the projects of Thailand Institute of Justice, and the Thailand Institute for Development to help marginalized people including young people in juvenile detention centers, prisoners, low-income people in overcrowded communities, to let them earn extra income while helping the society,” Kristin said.

Currently, over 18,000 free people have joined Wang and are earning real money from data labeling tasks — such as sound recording, classifying objects in pictures, and so on.

“In the future, we want to develop Wang into a community of free people by finding them more variety of tasks that match the members’ lifestyle,” added Kritin.