Innovation of public political participation in the era of Thailand 4.0

Abstract

This academic paper describes the innovation of political participation under the Thailand 4.0 policy in which democratic Thai politics today.  There have been political developments in each era of the past.  Inevitably, there will be political changes all the time.  You can see that Thai politics is not as stable as it should be.  Caused by several coups Last time on May 22, 2014, led by General Prayut Chan-o-cha, head of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), which seized power from the government.  Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra, former Prime Minister Yet, after the seizure of power, several laws were passed.  Including development policies in various fields Especially the economic development under the Thailand 4.0 policy.  When development patterns in various fields change Political development will inevitably change according to the times as well, that is, at present, political information technology has been introduced.  Used as a political communication tool To achieve widespread political participation, as the saying goes, “Online Communication” is the way to achieve innovation in political participation, namely the means of communication that is accessible to all corners of the world, including the use of tools.  In the "live" channel on either Facebook or YouTube channels Which gives the public an opportunity to express themselves politically As well as being able to move quickly in politics The convenience and ease of communication. So the author sees that Nowadays, access to the process of political participation by the people Able to have a wide and varied communication channel.  Under political information technology In various forms Thus enabling people to participate in political expression more.  In particular, the legislation of the Election Commission to enable the use of electronic media in election campaigns, including: 1) Website 2) Social Media 3) YouTube 4) Application 5) Email 6) SMS and 7) All other electronic media