The lack of employments in the home country has been the main reason why some Indonesian people choose to work abroad as an Indonesian migrant worker or Tenaga Kerja Indonesia (TKI). Unfortunately, most of them are not skilled, in other words, they do not possess adequate skills needed for work. However, they play a significant role in supporting their family economy and in contributing to foreign exchange earnings, although it is not comparable to what the country gives to them. Within the framework of improvement to the issue, Law No. 18 of 2017 on the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers has been implemented, which adopted Law No. 39 of 2004 on the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers Abroad. In the new Law, there are five main changes in the pattern of protection, which include decentralization of protection of the Indonesian migrant workers, significant roles of Labor Attache, PJTKI with only two functions (agent transfer and marketing), the Indonesian migrant workers’ insurance by government, and sanctions for violators of the law. Therefore, the spirit of the Law 18/2017 is to protect Indonesian migrant workers and their family in avoidance of humanitarian crimes they have been vulnerable to face from the departure process to the destination country.

Social media may have roles in improving government performance in digital diplomacy, roles which may be performed by government or non-government actors. The success of Indonesia's digital diplomacy may be achieved through public or community participation. This research put emphasis on public participation of the Indonesians in digital diplomacy through their uses of social media (Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, Youtube), Websites, and Applications made by the Government. This research uses documents as the main source of data. Research results show that Indonesians, both in Indonesia and abroad, especially through diaspora organizations, participate in promoting Indonesia, thus participating in digital diplomacy for the interests of Indonesia. The results also that high uses of internets by Indonesians (48% out of 270 millions) is an opportunity for further public participation in digital diplomacy, especially for public aspiration articulation, decision making, and communication involving stakeholders on public diplomacy. It is also an opportunity for publics and government to access data from other countries, to promote Indonesia to foreign countries. However, high uses of internet and social media by Indonesians can also be used by radicals to spread their ideas, for foreign actors to attack Indonesian domestic interests, to spread pornographic contents, and online frauds, both domestically or in international arenas.

Tujuan pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian ini yakni meningkatkan pengetahuan dan pengalaman masyarakat lokal dalam memetakan potensi desa, khususnya produk unggulan kawasan pedesaan (Prukades). Untuk berikutnya, hasil pemetaan Prukades tersebut dapat dijadikan pengembangan usaha BUMDes di Pekon Sukabanjar. Metode PkM mencakup tiga tahapan, yakni (1) tahapan pendekatan, mulai dati upaya peningkatan aspek kognitif terhadap peserta PkM hingga tahap pendampingan dan pemberdayaan; (2) tahapan pekerjaan, yakni identifikasi faktor kekuatan dan kelemahan dalam upaya menemukenali potensi desa-Prukades; dan (3) tahapan tindak lanjut program. Mengacu dari hasil pelaksanaan PkM terungkap bahwa keberadaan BUMDes di Pekon Sukabanjar belum berdampak secara optimal meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyakat sekitar. Setidaknya kendala terbesar terletak pada masih lemahnya aspek tata kelola pengelolaan BUMDes di pekon tersebut. Adapun hasil pemetaan prukades di Pekon Sukabanjar mencakup: (1) keunggulan hasil pertanian yakni alpukat, kopi, singkong, sayur mayur, dan peyediaan bibit tanaman, dan (2) keunggulan potensi wisata mencakup jasa angkutan wisata air Danau Ranau, pemandian air panas di kaki Gunung Seminung, hingga ziarah tempat keramat/suci. Rekomendasi hasil PkM ini menekankan pada prukades yang dimiliki oleh pekon dapat dijadikan pengembangan jenis usaha pada BUMDes di Pekon Sukabanjar.

The purpose of this community service activity was to increase the knowledge and experience of local communities at village potential mapping based on Asset Based Community Development in Kotabatu Village. The activities carried out are in the form of focus group discussion (FGD), training that accompanied by assistance in the context of mapping of village potential and increasing the institutional capacity of community groups, namely: Community Forestry Group and Tourism Awareness Group. The methods used in this activity included: the cognitive aspect enhancement stage, the mentoring and empowerment stage, and the advocacy stage. In particular, this community service activity has led to several objectives, including: building a commitment among village officials to focus on village development of the three potential Kotabatu Village has had, including (1) optimizing the potential of natural resources, (2) potential agricultural products, and (3) tourism potential. ===== Tujuan pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian ini ialah meningkatkan pengetahuan dan pengalaman masyarakat lokal dalam memetakan potensi desa berbasiskan asset based community development di Desa Kotabatu, Kec. Pubian, Kab. Lampung Tengah. Kegiatan yang dilakukan berbentuk forum group discussion (FGD), pelatihan, dan dibarengi dengan pendampingan dalam rangka pemetaan (eksplorasi) potensi desa, serta peningkatan kapasitas kelembagaan kelompok masyarakat, yakni Kelompok Hutan Kemasyarakatan-HKm dan Kelompok Sadar Wisata (Pokdarwis). Metode yang digunakan dalam kegiatan ini di antaranya adalah tahap peningkatan aspek kognitif, tahap pendampingan dan pemberdayaan, serta tahap advokasi. Secara khusus, kegiatan pengabdian ini telah mengarah pada beberapa capaian tujuan, di antaranya, yakni terbangunnya komitmen di antara aparatur desa untuk memfokuskan pengembangan desa pada tiga potensi yang dimiliki oleh Desa Kotabatu, di antaranya, yakni (1) optimalisasi potensi SDA, (2) potensi hasil bumi, dan (3) potensi pariwisata.

Cocoa is one of Lampung's leading commodities. Lampung Province is currently actively carrying out commercial diplomacy activities, especially to increase exports of superior commodities to various countries. Lampung's cocoa exports are expected to increase in the international market, one of which is to countries in the European Union. Countries such as Switzerland, Germany, England, and Ireland are potential markets for Lampung to expand its business through cocoa or chocolate. This study aimed to analyze how commercial diplomacy is carried out both at local and global levels to increase cocoa commodity exports in the European Union market. This study used a qualitative approach. This study described the process related to commercial diplomacy to increase exports of Lampung cocoa in the European Union market. The results of the study provided an overview of the importance of commercial diplomacy to achieve economic interests in the export of cocoa commodities. Diplomacy at the local level that has been carried out by the Lampung Provincial Government, through the Department of Industry and Trade, consists of: carry out trade promotions by sending cocoa samples to several countries; engage business actors to take part in exhibitions; holding Focus Group Discussion (FGD) activities on the Acceleration of Trade Negotiations; conduct Export Coaching for export-oriented Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs); and cooperate with the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia. Meanwhile, diplomacy at the global level that has been carried out by the Government of Indonesia consists of: commercial diplomacy at the central government level carried out through Indonesia-the European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA) to reduce cocoa tariffs in Europe while increasing consumption of Indonesian processed cocoa in the region; Indonesia becomes a member of the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) in order to gain easy access to lobby European Union countries to reduce import duty on processed cocoa to 0%; and Indonesia's cocoa diplomacy in the world's largest chocolate exhibition, Salon du Chocolat in Paris, France.