Knowledge Integration and Spatial Context: A Pathway to an Education and Innovation Hub for Betong as a Model City of Sustainable Self-Reliance
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This research article aims to present a synthesis and analysis of the knowledge landscape concerning the development of Betong District, Yala Province, as a model city. The study seeks to support the initiative to establish an Education, Research, and Service Innovation Center for the security, prosperity, and sustainability of a model city within the southern border economic triangle. This research employs a descriptive analytical methodology through the synthesis of research and project implementation outcomes in Betong District over a five-year period (2016–2020). The findings reveal that the knowledge landscape is categorized into five main areas: (1) tourism, (2) product development, (3) commerce and business, (4) drug-related problems, and (5) environmental management. These bodies of knowledge are interconnected with the core conceptual frameworks for model city development, namely the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy, the principle of participation, and the principle of community development for sustainable self-reliance. The study also identifies knowledge gaps that require further exploration across multiple dimensions to ensure comprehensive and tangible development. Consequently, this article proposes the establishment of an integrated Education, Research, and Service Innovation Center. This center should function as a knowledge hub, a repository for the historical background of the Malay Peninsula border region, and a comprehensive community management center to drive Betong District toward becoming a sustainably self-reliant model city.
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