Associate Professor Dr. Siriyupa Roongrerngsuke, Head of the Management Faculty Group at Sasin, urges the government to rapidly develop the country’s human resources in a systematic manner for both the short-term and long-term to serve the expected surge in demand with the advent of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) at the end of this year or face a serious manpower shortage -both in terms of quality and quantity – across the board within 3 years.