On June 11, 2025, Assistant Professor Dr. Nuttanon Pongpanit, Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Industrial Collaboration, School of Engineering, University of Phayao, participated in the workshop titled “Building a Collaborative Network of Industrial Business Service Providers (RISIMEP) in Digital IoT” The workshop was part of the Project to Enhance the Mechanism for Supporting Business Operations through the RISMEP Network, under the SMEs Promotion System Development Program for the Fiscal Year 2025, and was held at Phutphichaya Room, Industrial Promotion Center Region 1, Mueang District, Chiang Mai Province.

     The event aimed to provide an overview of the project's framework and implementation guidelines, as well as to gather input and exchange ideas for project development. It also served as a platform for further collaboration and activity integration with experts from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).