The Database System Development of Issues and Deeds of The Communities in Phetchaburi Province: A Case of Banlat District (Banlat Models)

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to develop a database system of problems and needs of communities in Phetchaburi province through a case study in the Banlat District, and 2) to study the acceptance of the database system of problems and needs of communities in Phetchaburi province by using the Banlat District as a case study. The target groups were 25 government officials and 5 computer experts. The tools used in the research were the prototype of the database system development for problems and needs of the communities in Phetchaburi province through the case study in Banlat District (Banlat Model), and a questionnaire on the acceptance of the prototype database system. Statistics used in the research were mean, Standard Deviation and t-test.

According to the results of the research, it was found that 1) the prototype of database system can organize many different functions including: (1) the system can display map data as well as the location of problem areas and community needs according to the location or coordinates, and (2) For data recording, the system can store all requirements in “contact user” and manage the database to be displayed in Google Maps. Additionally, the system can display the results of tracking the target communities that have been supported or responded. 2) The results from the survey of problems and needs of the communities in the Banlat District show that the most common problem was the poverty (53 communities or 36.55 percent), and 3) For the acceptance of the database system, it was found that the overall rate of acceptance was at a highest level with the average of 4.53, the performance towards its functions was at a high level with the averaged value = 4.45, the overall performance of the system organization was at a highest level with the averaged value = 4.53, user-friendly function was at a highest level with the averaged value = 4.54, and the information security was at a highest level with the averaged value = 4.65 with statistical significance at 0.05.