The development of information technology personnel In loei provincial prison

Abstract

           This research aimed to study 1) the level of development of IT personnel in Loei Provincial Prison, 2) compare the level of development of IT personnel in Loei Provincial Prison classified by gender, age, education level, work experience, and average monthly income, and 3) study the recommendations for development of IT personnel in Loei Provincial Prison. The population used in this research was 70 personnel of Loei Provincial Prison, who were studied from the entire population. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire. The statistics used for analysis were number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and data analysis for hypothesis testing using t-test and F-test.

            The research results found that:

           1. The overall development of IT personnel of Loei Provincial Prison is at a high level (μ = 4.27). When considering each aspect, it was found that the aspect with the highest average value was IT readiness (μ = 4.50), followed by work efficiency (μ = 4.47), and the aspect with the lowest average value was the potential to apply IT in work (μ = 3.93).

           2. The results of the comparison of the level of IT personnel development of Loei Provincial Prison classified by gender, age, education level, work experience, and average monthly income, overall, found that personnel of different ages had different opinions on the development of IT personnel of Loei Provincial Prison, with statistically significant differences at the 0.05 level. Personnel of different genders, education levels, work experience, and average monthly income had different opinions on the development of IT personnel of Loei Provincial Prison, with no differences.

            3. Recommendations for the development of IT personnel of Loei Provincial Prison include training in cybersecurity to ensure that personnel understand how to protect their data from being attacked or hacked.