Creating Social Innovations through Participatory Process to Solve Local Problems: A Case Study of Beuangkrajub Sub-District, Wichianburi District, Phetchaboon Province
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This research article considerably emphasized participation of various sectors in locality. The main objective of the study was to create social innovations that could be used to solve local problems. In this participatory research, four research instruments were used: 1) evaluation on dissatisfaction towards public service, 2) people’s scorecard 3) budget literacy and 4) concrete action to resolve local problems. The results from the evaluation on dissatisfaction towards public service and the people’s scorecard showed that people most needed the problem of land ownership in Khokprue Pasture to be solved. Additionally, by processing the budget literacy and the concrete action to resolve local problems processing, four social innovations was identified to solve land problems, which included 1) land ownership management practices, 2) establishment of the land management committee, 3) establishing a land management fund, and 4) granting consideration system for new ownership in Khokprue Pasture. This research suggests that the four research tools could be adapted for use in other areas to support the public services of government agencies more efficiently and support the promotion of democracy in Thailand.
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