Suree Funilkul

The framework for sustainable eDemocracy development

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to create the framework for sustainable eDemocracy development which is used as a guideline for building tools for supporting democracy system. To consolidate this framework, the quality model of eDemocracy system is constructed in order to support the efficient and effective eDemocracy.Design/methodology/approach – This work begins with collecting and analyzing the existing approaches of eDemocracy development, especially the governance development standard called COBIT 4.1. Next, the principles of democracy based on United Nations Information Services and the Bureau of International Information Programs: IIP of the US Department of States are studied. To support such principle, the intrinsic eDemocracy applications are explored. In addition, the quality model of an eDemocracy system is built by integrating the concepts of technology acceptance model (TAM) and the eGovernment web quality assessment model (eGovernment WebQAM).Findings – The 4 + 1 main constructs of eDem...

The Framework of e-Democracy Development

This paper addresses the framework of e-Democracy, which is presented in the generic sustainable e-Democracy form, such as management and stakeholder, business driver, technology driver and development methodology. The related contents of creating e-Democracy applications are also discussed. Furthermore, this paper presents the model of Thai e-Democracy. The survey of Thai citizens’ opinion about government services through electronic media by the National Statistical Office is illustrated. Some examples of e-Democracy in Thailand are also discussed. To promote the efficiency of Thai e-Democracy, the broadcast of cabinet meeting via television is commenced.

E-government information quality: a case study of thailand

E-government information quality model is proposed. The model suggests that there are five groups of information quality dimensions that should be considered when assessing the quality of information provided by egovernment for citizens. These five groups of information quality dimensions are: Availability, Objectivity, Utility, Integrity, and Confidentiality. Nineteen Thai ministry websites were surveyed based on the proposed e-government information quality model. It was found that the availability and confidentiality of information seem to get lower attention from Thai ministries, this might make citizens feel less confident in e-government.

IoT Planting: Watering system using mobile application for the elderly

Nowadays, Thailand has become an aged society. The elderlys mental health has decreased resulting from physiological changes. At present, technology has connect everything to the world of the Internet called the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT can be applied to many ways, which can improve the quality of life and reduce spaces between the elderly and technology. In this paper, we studied the situation of the elderly and proposed the IoT Planting which consists of gardening platform prototype with soil moisture, temperature, water sensor, grow light, and Android application for the elderly. An evaluation was performed by Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The result represents that the elderly perceived the usefulness and found that it easy to use contrary to their expectations. Moreover, by reviewing their opinion, it was found out that they have a positive attitude toward our application and willingness to use it.

The framework for monitoring the development process and inspection of government information system and technology: a case study in thailand

This research addresses the problems, causes, and solutions of the government information system and technology (IST) development, and the framework for measuring the development process and inspection of government IST. The best practice of IST development is discussed in order to maximize cost and return value from investment and to meet each government agencys purpose and benefits. Such a framework has been developed based on COBIT 4.1, ISO/IEC 9126, SERVQUAL and PMBOK, which contains 5+1 main components. They are stakeholder, corporation plan and management, development methodology, information technology, business environment, and the quality of information system and technology. Each component must be measured, monitored, and evaluated to support sustainable government IST development. The quality of IST is therefore important, and is divided into three categories: information quality, software quality, and service quality. Furthermore, this work develops the prototype for implementing this framework by dividing it into three phases: 1) pre-development for competency checking, 2) mid-development for IST process management and project management, and 3) post-development for the acceptance of government IST to assure its quality.

Smart Healthcare: Basic health check-up and monitoring system for elderly

Thailand has become an ageing society. The consequences of the situation appear to be an issue for health organizations to prepare efficient, safe and equitable health care for an aging population. Throughout the past decades, technology has been frequently utilized because it has provided new methods to support the facilitate health care services. In this paper, we studied the health situation of the elderly and proposed the Smart Healthcare system. It consists of a bio-signal measuring prototype (blood pressure, heart rate and temperature) and a web application for both doctors and the elderly. It also includes an alert button. Evaluation was performed in two parts, which were qualitative interviewing and quantitative survey. We interviewed three doctors for confirmation regarding their opinion of the system (i.e. usefulness, visualizing data, and suggestions). Doctors replied that the system is useful for the elderly who are unaware of their own health information; consequently, they may unable to control their own health. For visualizing data, doctors normally view the measured data in number format. For displaying result to the elderly, it should be explained in simple statements that are easy to understand or described using color. Moreover, provision of an alert button is a valuable idea for saving lives. For the quantitative survey, we used the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) as the core model to measure the acceptance by the elderly. Thirty 60–80-year-old elderly people participated in the survey. The result indicated that the elderly is perceived the usefulness of the system and were willing to use it unless they found it difficult to learn or understand because of possible negative attitudes toward new technologies.

Essential social attributes and Habit in fitness mobile applications usage to motivate a physical activity

This paper is presented the study of the social influence by using social features in fitness mobile applications and habit that persuades the working-aged people, in the context of continuous fitness mobile application usage to promote the physical activity. Our conceptual model consisted of Habit and Social Influence. The social features based on the Persuasive Technology (1) Normative Influence, (2) Social Comparison, (3) Competition, (4) Co-operation, and (5) Social Recognition were embedded in the Social Influence construct of UTAUT2 model. The questionnaires were an instrument for this study. The target group was 443 working-aged people who live in Thailands central region. The results reveal that the factors significantly affecting Behavioral Intention toward Use Behavior are Normative Influence, Social Comparison, Competition, and Co-operation. Only the Social Recognition is insignificantly affecting Behavioral Intention to use fitness mobile applications. The Behavioral Intention and Habit also significantly support the Use Behavior. The social features in fitness mobile application should be developed to promote the physical activity.

Factors influencing the Thai elderly's intention to use social network for Quality of Life: A case study LINE application

The structure of the population pyramid has changed because of the rapid rise in the amount of population aged 60 years or over. Many regions of the world are moving into an aging society. Meanwhile, the information society is a society today; everything is connected to the internet. Social Networks play a huge role in the daily lives of many young people. Furthermore, there are also many older people who are interested in learning and using the same social networks. This study aimed to investigate the factors that influence the Thai elderlys intention to use the LINE application for Quality of Life. This study was developed by integrating the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). This empirical research model used survey data from 434 elderly participants in Thailand. All six research hypotheses were positively supported. The results indicated that the factor most associated with behavioral intention to use the LINE application in the elderly for quality of life was Performance Expectancy and Effort Expectancy. In addition, the study also indicated that when the elderlys behavioral intention in using the LINE application could predict the relationship and improve the quality of life 30.7%. Moreover, the study suggests that the elderly with behavioral intention to use the LINE application affect the Quality of Life at a moderate level. The use of the LINE application for the elderly can play a part in promoting and developing their quality of life.