The village is the lowest government level located in the administrative area of districts/cities municipalities throughout Indonesia. The rapid advancement of digital technology has brought global changes that require villages to carry out transformation and adaptation. In responding to this, what should be done for the sustainability of the values of life, preserving traditions, culture, and local wisdom, and building human capital to improve the welfare of its citizens? This study aims to find an extraordinary strategy to realize rural resilience through a digital village. The study used a qualitative method with case studies in two villages: i) Cijengkol Village and ii) Sepakung Village. This study finds the importance of digitalization starting from the village. The apparatus and community of Cijengkol Village are increasingly enjoying the benefits of digitization to complete various daily affairs. Meanwhile, Sepakung Village has published its natural wealth and tourism digitally. The digital village is one of the ideal solutions for rural resilience in the digital era. Human capital is the main factor. Advances in digital technology and digitalization of villages help manage village government, including the development of social life in the community in the village. Second, the village has a global presence, where digitalization has helped change the village's image and the lives of its people. It is hoped that the government will be able to initiate a participatory digital village that is responsive to the dynamics of digitalization, inclusive development, the anticipation of disasters, and digital-based environmental sustainability.

Riau Islands is a province that is blessed with tourism potential, both natural tourism and cultural tourism. In 2018, the Riau Archipelago Province (Kepri) had 17 Superior Regional Tourism Destinations (DPUD) spread across seven regencies and cities. The natural, cultural, and culinary wealth potential for the tourism industry and supported by a very strategic geographical location because it borders Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam, makes Riau Islands Province the second most visited tourist destination by foreign tourists after Bali Island. Through the tourism sector, the Riau Islands should maximize this potential to generate PAD and contribute to high state financial contributions. However, in the field conditions, as evidenced by the insignificant GRDP growth of the Tourism Sector, it can prosper the community and has not made tourism a leading sector. This study will discuss how the local government develops tourism to grow the economy of the Riau Islands. The successful implementation of tourism development policies will be seen from the tourism sector's contribution to the regional economy, the impacts, and the obstacles faced in its implementation. The purpose of this study is to identify tourism policies and analyze their impact on tourism development as well as the obstacles faced as a guide in preparing tourism development policy recommendations to support the economy of the Riau Islands Province. By applying a combination of empirical, policy, and literature approaches, it can be concluded that the real impact of tourism development policies will be seen from, among others, the number of tourist visits, the average length of stay, average hotel occupancy, the contribution of the tourism sector to GDP, total tourist expenditure and the percentage increase in the creative economy and the contribution of the tourism sector to PAD. It is necessary to increase collaboration in tourism policy governance in the Riau Islands. The collaborations still considered weak include implementing tourism events, promotions, tourism human resource development, and institutions.

This study aims to identify, map, and determine the critical elements of Village Fund management's constraints, needs, and actors using the Interpretative Structural Modeling (ISM) method. ISM is a modeling technique that explains the contextual relationship between elements based on expert opinion to provide a concrete picture of something in a visual map. The results of the study indicate that there are eleven elements of village funds management constraints. In addition, there are seven elements needed to improve the effectiveness of village funds management and eight aspects of DD management actors. Furthermore, based on the ISM analysis results, the main component of managing village funds is limited human resources. In addition, the results obtained that the main determining actors in increasing the effectiveness of village funds management are the Village Government and the Community Empowerment Service. Meanwhile, the critical strategy to improve the effectiveness of Village Fund management is strengthening regulations and policies and strengthening human resource capacity through training and mentoring. This study recommends improving regulations, especially synchronizing the management of village funds starting from the planning and accountability stages, starting from the central government to village governments to implement a strategy to strengthen regulations. Meanwhile, the synergy between the government, the private sector, village communities, and universities increases competence through training and managing village funds.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are defined as development goals which ensure that the community's economic wellbeing is improved, social life is sustained, the environment's quality is maintained, and justice and good governance are properly implemented. These goals prescribed by the United Nations ultimately aim to increase the standard of living from one generation to another. The SDGs represent a global and national commitment to enhancing community wellbeing. Efforts to fulfill the SDG targets are a national development priority, requiring a synergy of national, province, district, and municipal planning strategies. Poverty continues to be a concern in a number of countries throughout the world, including in Indonesia, particularly in the city of Palembang, making poverty reduction a goal of the sustainable development agenda. Poverty alleviation, which was the primary objective of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), is once again the primary objective of the SDGs. The problem of poverty is framed within a multidimensional framework, which includes examining poverty from a variety of perspectives and examining the causes of poverty from a variety of angles. The research approach entails conducting interviews, conducting a Strength-Weakness-Opportunity-Threat (SWOT) Analysis, and conducting a literature study. According to the SWOT analysis findings, opportunities include the following: the growth of digital marketing, and increased consumption of products and services benefit the development of micro and small enterprises by allowing them to expand their production capacity. Threats include the Covid-19 pandemic and intense business competition; strengths include the majority of impoverished entrepreneurs; weaknesses include insufficient coordination of poverty reduction efforts across institutions. To address these issues, the Palembang City Government implemented policies to strengthen the local economy by (1) allocating budget resources to support business capital assistance and assistance programs for startup businesses and MSME actors, (2) developing financial institutions at the Kelurahan, RW, and RT levels, and (3) initiating training and mentoring programs for local economic development. By establishing a people's economy, it will foster equitable economic growth based on innovation and creativity, as well as a high level of competitiveness driven by the community, while also lowering the poverty rate.

The government places research and development (R & D) to take a significant role in implementing local government in an agency. However, there are still many regional research and development tools joined by the Regional Development Planning Agency (Bappeda). This research is qualitative research that aims to describe the conditions and problems of regional research and development joined by the Regional Development Planning Agency (Bappeda) and the strengthening strategy and role of regional research and development tools in planning dominance. Primary data were collected through online surveys and in-depth interviews and secondary data through the study of documentation and related statutory regulations. Data analysis was carried out descriptively. The results showed that the regional research and development under the Regional Development Planning Agency (Bappeda) still face internal and external obstacles. Their roles and functions are not optimal. This study recommends strategies for strengthening regional research and development and mechanisms for synergizing the roles of research, development, and planning.