A Validated Visionary Model of how Public Sector Innovation is Related to Social Innovation within the Subdistrict Administrative Organization for Developing Thailand 4.0: Kao Liao District Model

Abstract

Currently, two growing knowledge realms have been evolving along parallel pathway in public administration studies: public sector innovation and social innovation. This poses significant challenges to those interested in theory building, research and best practice in the strategic development of Thailand 4.0. This research paper creates on integrated framework based on the European Commission's ‶European Union's Seventh Framework Programme″ for research, technological development and demonstration, under grant agreement No.612870, the MEPIN project (Measuring Public Innovation in the Nordic Countries), the Delphi technique and critical analysis of the Public Sector Innovation-Sector Innovation related literature. The study reveals, not just a grounded normality and codification that might be expected under this framework, but also the critical importance of the actions of the Subdistrict Administration Organization. Furthermore, a validated visionary model is offered to enhance research and provide assistance to the well-timed strategy of managing Thailand 4.0. Respectively, this model could be used to assist in design and uniquely oriented practices, with a view to increasing the capacity for the development of strategies centered on the public service area, conveying citizens' needs and to describe about the findings of public needs. This can be recounted in meaningful implementation, conducted in a new public sector innovation for Subdistrict Administration Organization within the Lower North Region, Kao Liao District Model, and its relevance for social innovation in the civil society within Nakhon Sawan Province.