Abstract
Thai government established Reverse Brain Drain Project as one mean of solving S&T talent shortage through persuading these people who working abroad to come back and work in Thailand permanently. Thai RBD. Performance differ from those of China, Taiwan and South Korea because of number of Thai talent not sufficient to be “critical mass”, expertise not diversify and need to be develop to top rank. Based on “brain circulation” discourse, the project was changed mission from permanent return to technology transfer through special project which is co-conduct research project between local Thai research and Thai researcher abroad, and contemporary return.
Finding on document study is that the project performances lead to Thai benefit on technology transfer and shift the level of technology self-sufficiency. Analysis on means and means difference among variables and factors on successful and bearing issues to RBD performance find that average mean score rather high, and “system improvement” variable is high score. Score of Thai professional abroad association’s member on “work in focus” factor higher than non-member significantly.
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