Factors Affecting the Technology Acceptance and Learning of Personnel in the Digital Age: A Case Study of Regional Irrigation Office 11, Royal Irrigation Department

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study factors in the acceptance and learning of technology of personnel in the digital age, 2) to study factors affecting the acceptance and learning of technology of personnel in the digital age and 3) to obtain the equation predicting the acceptance and learning of technology of personnel in the digital age of Regional Irrigation Office 11, Royal Irrigation Department. This research was based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) using multiple regression analysis to assess the relationship between perceived benefits. The data was obtained from the population of 697 personnel in 14 sub-agencies and 129 samples were selected by stratified random sampling from all 14 agencies under the supervision of Regional Irrigation Office 11. The study found that 1) personnel accepted and learned technology at the high level 2) the results of multiple regression analysis revealed that the factors of perceived ease and training and support from the organization (TS) were significant predictors of technology acceptance. In addition, ease of use and organizational support were essential in promoting technology adoption and capability development. Perceived usefulness (PU) also had a positive influence on acceptance. Although to a lesser extent, it indicated the importance of perceived usefulness in predicting technology acceptance. The atmosphere within the organization had no significant effect in predicting technology adoption, and 3) the equation model obtained from the study enhanced an understanding of the organizational context of Regional Irrigation Office 11 that the acceptance and learning of technology of government organizations were found at the satisfactory level. This benefited organization executives in formulating development policies which ultimately affected the people.