Coastal developers co-fund HERD's applied research — field pilots, sensor networks, and open technical reports — with fixed packages and milestone contracts. You get brand deliverables on your project and a structure your Thai accountant can route toward NSTDA's 200% R&D tax measure.
«A district with built-in early listening» — visible in every brochure. Buyers on the Andaman coast remember 2004.
Contract, milestones, technical reports, quarterly spending — not greenwashing. Named coverage on the live network map.
Co-funded R&D to a private R&D provider (HERD) with NSTDA-ready scopes — not a bare gift to a company.
| Sponsorship | R&D co-funding (this page) | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Logo + CSR letter | Sensors on your project + research deliverables |
| Contract | Sponsorship agreement | Co-funding agreement with milestones |
| Typical tax treatment | Marketing / CSR expense (~100%) | Qualifying R&D expense (potential 200% with NSTDA) |
| HERD delivers | Brand placement, reports | Technical report + deployment + map naming |
Pick a tier — we send the co-funding agreement, milestone schedule, and NSTDA scope text (copy-paste for your CPA). Local invoicing in ฿ once HERD Thailand Co. (BOI 7.11) is live; Singapore entity available now.
For one anchor partner: a ~$1.04M (฿35M), 24-month applied-research programme — a named Early Warning Research Center, 300 sensors, validation against IRIS/USGS/IMS, open dataset. NSTDA-eligible structure.
Five steps — we keep the paperwork heavy lifting on our side.
Pick a package · we send agreement + scope
Your CPA submits NSTDA pre-approval (RDC Online)
Sign co-funding agreement · pay Milestone 1
HERD executes R&D · you receive reports + deployment
Year-end · CPA claims qualifying R&D deduction
Payments under a co-funding agreement to HERD Pte. Ltd. (Singapore, now) or HERD Thailand Co. (BOI 7.11 R&D, soon) may qualify as R&D expenditure to a private entity under Royal Decree 598 — subject to NSTDA project certification (Pre-approval or RDIMS).
We provide: milestone contract, budget breakdown, technical deliverables list, and copy-paste project scope below. Full CPA brief in Thai (print / PDF) →
General information only — not tax advice. Confirm treatment with your licensed Thai accountant.
Your CPA can paste these into RDC Online when applying for Pre-approval. We customise location and partner name before signing.
Applied research and pilot development of a distributed low-cost infrasound sensor network for geophysical event detection in a coastal residential zone, Phuket, Thailand.
Objectives: (1) Deploy 20–30 HERD One pressure/infrasound nodes across [PARTNER PROJECT / DISTRICT NAME]. (2) Validate cross-node correlation and timing (GPS/PPS) against public seismic/infrasound catalogues. (3) Produce open technical report on detection feasibility for tsunami and volcanic infrasound precursors. Activities: prototype integration, field installation, 6-month data collection, algorithm benchmarking, quarterly progress reports. Budget: THB [AMOUNT] over 9 months — hardware 45%, firmware/R&D 35%, field ops 15%, reporting 5%. Deliverables: deployed nodes, named coverage zone on public map, final technical report (EN/TH), CSR impact letter. Contractor: HERD Pte. Ltd. / HERD Network (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (BOI 7.11 R&D).
Objectives: (1) Deploy 50 HERD One nodes forming a dense listening grid around [PARTNER DISTRICT]. (2) Develop and field-test correlation algorithm v1 for network-level event detection. (3) Validate against IRIS/USGS reference events; publish methodology summary. Milestones: M1 prototype+lab (40%) · M2 field deployment 50 nodes (35%) · M3 algorithm report+handover (25%). Budget: THB [AMOUNT] / 12 months. Deliverables: 50 operational stations, algorithm documentation, ESG case study, partner naming on live map.
Single-milestone applied research: install and validate 5–10 infrasound monitoring nodes on [SITE NAME]; characterise local infrasound baseline; deliver 30-page technical summary suitable for NSTDA Pre-approval under applied research category.
No. It is a commercial co-funding agreement with defined R&D deliverables — sensors, reports, map presence. Your finance team books it as R&D expenditure (if qualified), not a donation.
No. NSTDA must certify the project. We provide NSTDA-ready scopes and milestone structure; your CPA confirms eligibility and files Pre-approval via RDC Online before or at project start.
We say so openly. Your co-funding pays for real prototype production, field deployment, and published reports. Sensors and branding remain on your project regardless of network scale.
Yes. Citizen deposits are held separately and fully refundable. R&D co-funding is a different contract and funds research directly.
Send your project name and preferred package — we reply within 48h with agreement draft + scope for your CPA.
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