Human resource management and development of government officer 4.0: A case study of the department of disaster prevention and mitigation

Abstract

This research article is a part of the research project “the guidelines for organizational development and human resource development to become DDPM 4.0”. The objective of this article was to study and formulate the HR DDPM 4.0 Plan and the HR DDPM 4.0 Action Plan in alignment with the context of human resource management and development to drive the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation towards Government 4.0 or DDPM 4.0. The qualitative research was employed by exploring, collecting, and analyzing related documents, official correspondence, related researches, etc. Data were also collected and analyzed from interviews, focus groups, seminars, workshops of government officials, and staff members in the operational sections of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, as well as survey research by distributing
questionnaires to the Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Offices to acknowledge opinions of agencies operating at the local level. The findings led to the preparation of the HR DDPM 4.0 Development Plan and the HR DDPM 4.0 Action Plan. The developed plan consists of 3 strategic issues, namely Strategic Issue 1: Recruitment and Selection of Government Officer 4.0; Strategic Issue 2: Human resource enhancement to the capability to drive DDPM 4.0; and Strategy Issue 3: Improvement of the quality of life in DDPM 4.0. It is a guideline for organizational development and human resource development to become DDPM 4.0 that is consistent with the context of the organization, the framework of the 20-year National Strategy, Thailand 4.0,
and Government 4.0 and consistent with the principles of strategic human resource management which connects people to their organizations.