Integrated Buddhist Model for Increasing Personnel Potential of Security Business in Digital Society

Abstract

This research article aims to 1) study the concept of increasing the potential of personnel in the security business in the digital society; 2) study the Buddhist ethics on Baladhamma for increasing the potential of personnel in the security business in the digital society; 3) integrate Buddhist Model for increasing the potential of personnel in the security business in the digital society; 4) create new knowledge and models of Buddhist integration for increasing the potential of personnel in the security business in the digital society. This is a qualitative research using a documentary research method under the analytic, appreciative and appreciative approaches to lead to the creation of a new body of knowledge in philosophy and Buddhism.

The research results have shown that the development of personnel potential of the digital society security business is a process of developing and promoting personnel to have knowledge, understanding, and work skills, as well as good attitudes and behaviors in order to improve work efficiency. This would allow personnel to have knowledge (Knowledge), skills (Skills) and good attitudes (Attributes) towards work and to be efficient in using the information technology tools related to security in the present era through continuous training, teaching, instillation and reinforcement. Increasing personnel potential according to Buddhism principles requires developing oneself to be a good person first, and then society would become good as well, which is in line with the “principle of conduct” because morality is a guideline for creating a good life for people. It is both a foundation for living life to achieve the highest goal of life and for the integration of Buddhist ethics and the 4 principles of virtue. They are used to enhance the potential of personnel in the organization in term of situational awareness, diligence, perseverance, and sacrifice, behavior and honesty, and good volunteer service. These would create a balance, i.e., personnel would not take advantage of each other, being kind, helpful and polite to each other, and having healthy body and a cool and peaceful mind, being intelligent, knowledgeable and with morality able to analyze and distinguish different things, having a consciousness, judgment and wisdom to be a good citizen and to survive in a digital society of the ongoing changes of the world and life. New knowledge from this research is the KECS Model, which is having a sense of responsibility with morality and public-spiritedness.