In 1941, the division was upgraded to the Department of Industry (still in the Economic Ministry).

An Industry Network logo was created to be used in publicizing the mission of the institution networks as a symbol of their cooperation in driving Thailand’s mission in the digital age.

[4] Organization of the MOI is based on information from the following sources: The first institutes under the MOI were established in the 1970s under the Department of Industrial Promotion (DIP) and covered a few areas like textiles and metalworking.

These were established outside the bureaucratic structure to provide better support services that included training, consultancy, testing and laboratory services, and provision of market information.

As autonomous institutes, they were able to provide better compensation to attract private sector managers and professionals and were also able to have more flexible budgetary arrangements.