Innovation in the Thai Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
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This research investigates innovations that have been adopted or developed by government agencies to improve the efficiency of service delivery as well as to support participation by the public in activities of government agencies. Data were extracted from research projects in “Thai Public Administration Based on the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy”. The triangulation approach was adopted to collect primary and secondary data from eight government departments under the Thai Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. Primary data was obtained from in-depth interviews with executives and focus-group discussions among directors. A content analysis was conducted. It was found that all eight departments adopted some administrative innovations. Of the eight government departments, two departments developed technological innovations to improve their efficiency in public service delivery. All agencies need to focus more on adopting/developing innovations that lead the public to participate more in activities of government agencies.
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