The office secretary-general, Kanit Sangsubhan, said that a group of private investors from China are keen to bid for the contract to develop the smart city in the province where they want to develop a financial centre.
He added that the development of the smart city will be on a Public-Private Partnership basis.
Recently Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak urged the EEC office to accelerate the development of mega-projects in the corridor as part of the government's policy to lift the softening economy.