The Information Technology Research Laboratory (ITRL) was established at the Faculty of Science and Technology of Assumption University in Thailand in 2003. One of the laboratory’s research themes is concerned with the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICT) among organizational sectors and individuals and the development of the ICT profession in Thailand. The research has a direct relationship with the evaluation of the nation’s progress toward the achievement of national ICT policies and objectives aimed at the development of a knowledge-based society.

The research projects undertaken by ITRL are designed to explore, describe, formulate, and test theoretical models and frameworks concerned with the adoption of ICT from the perspective of individual and organizational users, developers, ICT professionals, and the broader societal setting. The research projects have theoretical and practical outcomes and adopt positivist and interpretive research methodologies and quantitative and qualitative methods. The research outputs are targeted for international and national audiences with an interest in ICT in the developing nation of Thailand.

Studies completed to date have focused on: the present and future ICT requirements of organizational sectors; the knowledge and skills required of ICT professionals; the adoption of different ICT sourcing strategies; the problem of turnover among ICT professionals; and the adoption of Internet banking technologies in Thailand. Projects being undertaken currently are studying the factors affecting: the implementation of DSS and ERP systems in Thai organizations; the success of ICT project management in Thailand; information overload in organizations in Thailand; the use of Internet gaming among youth in Thailand; the adoption and use of professional Internet based forums; and the use of social networking technologies in the context of viral marketing. In addition, a study is being conducted in conjunction with researchers from the University of Wollongong in Australia to compare the nature and structure of the ICT profession in Thailand and Vietnam.

Further information regarding these research studies may be obtained by contacting the author.