Local Government Collaboration Model Development in Local Development Plan Collaboration in Nonthaburi Province, Thailand

Abstract

There are three objectives in this study which are 1) to explore the current situation of the collaborating in local development plan in Nonthaburi province 2) to examine problems and challenges of the collaborating in local development plans in Nonthaburi province and 3) to develop the model of the collaborating in local development plan in Nonthaburi province. This is an applied research which draws on a participatory research. There is five population group which applied both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The finding is comprised of three issues. First, the local development plan coordination is for decreasing the duplicate activities and make the efficiency of the government budget. Second, the local development plan coordination contains six processes and two formal mechanisms. The output of the local development plan coordination is satisfactory. However, it is unable to decrease the duplicate projects as well as to spend annual government budgeting efficiency. The problems and obstacles are grounded by four reasons which are 1) formal communication 2) different perception and understanding among stakeholders 3) time constraints and 4) goal setting and mutual learning condition. Collaborative Model for local development plan has been developed another mechanism which is the Provincial Development Plan Coordinating Subcommittee in order to lessen the formal of processes. There are five major roles which are vertical coordination, collecting, check and screen the coordinating projects. There are ten processes for local development plan coordination. The time period has been extended because of two reasons. First, the local organization can have more time to communicate and consult. Second, this timeline is intended to be aligned with the period of the provincial development plan.