DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR WATER RESOURCE MANAGEENT OF THE ROYAL IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT BY BUDDHA-DHAMMA APPLICATION

Abstract

This research paper aimed: 1. To study water resource management, 2. To study the factors affecting water resource management, and 3. To present the development of water resource management of the Irrigation Department by applying the Buddha-dhamma. The research methodology was the mixed methods. The quantitative method collected data from 392 samples by stratified sampling, derived from 19,163 Irrigation Department personnel, analyzed the data obtained from the formula of Taro Yamane’s

The results showed that 1. The overall management of the Irrigation Department's water resources was at high level (x.= 4.22) 2). Sappurasa-dhamma 7 principles statistically, significantly affected the Irrigation Department's water resource management at the level of 0.05 3. The application of Buddha-dhamma regarding information technology management of the Irrigation Department, consisted of finding organizational problems, suitability studies, analysis, design, development and testing, installation, and maintenance of systems. Buddha-dhamma consisted of 7 Dhamma principles, namely, Dhammanyuta, Know the cause, Atthanyuta, know the effects, Attanyuta, know oneself, Mattanyuta, know moderation, kalanyuta, know the time. Parisanyuta, knows the community, and Pukkalanyuta, knows individuals. Factors that developed management in 6 aspects, namely, 1. Holistic development 2. Aspects of interdisciplinary characteristics 3. Within the framework of sustainable development 4. Unity aspects 5. Networking aspects, and 6. Public Participations.