Mr Prayad Thamathong, 28 years old. My Hometown is Sisaket province. I am skilled in fixing any kind of electronics devices. I want to update myself in having more skills and knowledge in ICT/ IT fixing.
Before attending this Vocation-Technical College, I was a farmer in my hometown. But once I got the accident I lost my both legs. So, I made decision to come to study in the Vocational – Technical College to train about vocational skills to earn my own living as well as my own family. And the main reason is this college is focusing on the ICT training and knowledge. My family considered me as a hard worker man. Whatever is my intention, I normally success in it.
My dream is to open my own shop base on the offline shop at my hometown, then can also use the online channel to be more PR & Marketing channels form my business. I think by this strategy, I will can earn more …
I love in using ICT because I observed that ICT is like the magic tool that can be used to develop both of my IT & business skills to apply to my business in this coming future. “ICT is a must for all, nobody can escape from ICT”, I want to be the expert in using ICT and make use from it to develop both my life, my business, and my community.
After I access myself more to ICT can made me gaining more vision about the online business with less investment which can also doing parallel with the offline or the general shop that we normally do it.
Besides ICT is also adding some more relevant technics/ how to train us to set up our own e- shop with non-budget required.
If I did not learn or develop myself about ICT, I will normally do what I used to do as before. I might never know about the e- business and all the other necessary issues. All my family agreed and encouraged to attend as well because they do know that ICT can help in all kinds of relevant management’s into all kinds of smarter life, smarter business such as to start up the e-stores, to apply all kinds of the fundamental various techniques besides from the IT skills to create more smart business and smart working. The most simple one is “Blog” for all kinds of purposes which is normally about the general issues, but I also can be learned and applied that “blog” is also use for any level of smart business as well as any kind of e- shop / e- business management.
I am sure that if myself and all the youths and even the other community people can have more knowledge and skills in ICT, they can apply all those skills into any kind of their life’s activities including the e-shop / e- business. ICT is really fulfill my dream is to have my own business both offline & online channels.
But there is also some challenges in my community, there are still big gaps in our society especially among all the marginalize i.e. the handicaps, the senior citizen, etc. So, it would be better to use ICT to link them all equally. I can train them to make use from all kinds of ICT as one of the other main tools to help facilities any kind of business or even any kind of income generating activity. The most important step of using ICT to develop all the marginal groups,
I think we need to let them all access to any fundamental information which is necessary to their lives. How to train them to have fundamental skills and knowledge to access to all required development with their own lifelong learning.