The art of good neighboring in Kampoeng Cyber

Community economic development through ICTs

Bibliographic Data

ID6181894
AuthorsSafirotu Khoir (0000-0003-0992-4480), R M Davison (0000-0002-7243-3521)
Year2019
Volume50
Issue5
Pages572-588
Publication date2019-10-20
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCommunity Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1557-5330 • E-ISSN: 1944-7485
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15575330.2019.1663227
OpenAlexW2973089844
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited24

In this exploratory paper, we examine how a community in Indonesia, Kampoeng Cyber, leverages Information & Communication Technologies (ICTs) to support its social and community development. We describe the various technology-related activities and their impact on the transformation of the community that led to improvements in the quality of life of the community members. We interviewed thirteen of the community members and made direct observations of the community, its website, and social media accounts used by the community members. Textual analysis of the data revealed that the ICTs play a significant role in helping the community members to develop themselves in terms of both economic development and social tie maintenance. Our results suggest that government policies dealing with urban development may need to have a more explicit focus related to ICT use and community empowerment. We contribute to an enhanced understanding of ICT-based initiatives that strengthen the local community through participation

Business · Community building · Community development · Community organization · Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Focus group · Government (linguistics · ICTS · Information and Communications Technology · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · E-Government and Public Services · ICT in Developing Communities · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development · Marketing

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