Covid-19 pandemic which has an impact on the economic slowdown encourages the importance of skill in identifying business opportunities for entrepreneurs. The community service program aims to increase the skills of potential entrepreneurs in Kendari City in identifying business opportunities during the Covid-19 pandemic. The activity was carried out through online learning for one month, starting from 12 June to 13 July 2020 with 30 participants (potential entrepreneurs). The stages of online learning were done in 3 sessions. The results of the program showed that participants experienced an increase in understanding and interest from before and after the implementation of the program for all indicators, namely: confidence in the ability to become an entrepreneur, views on the entrepreneurial profession, interest in becoming entrepreneurs, views on risks and opportunities during the pandemic. Participants assume that if they have a business during a pandemic, they will be able to survive. Participants also believe that business is not dependent on capital. Participants believe that they will be very capable of dealing with the business obstacles. Online learning activities that are carried out are very effective, which is shown by the perception of potential entrepreneurs who are able to identify opportunities during the pandemic, as well as the objectives of the community service program.

Environmental issues have not become a serious concern of the South Buton District Government as evidenced by sand mining managed by the people illegally mushrooming almost all of South Buton Regency and there has been no control, prevention or prosecution from the Office related to the issue. Although this mining affair has become the authority of the provincial government, based on Law Number 23 the Year 2014 concerning Regional Government but the adverse impact of the consequences of sand mining in the local area that feels environmental damage. The related office is just giving an appeal about the ban on sand mining. But that is how there is no other way for people’s livelihoods to live. Mining activities include a series of activities in the effort to search, mine, excavate, process, utilize, and sell minerals. The existence of mining C in South Buton District is considered as a manifestation of the community’s efforts to maintain its life through efforts to increase revenue. Miners and people living around it are two components that influence each other. This is the background of the author to examine how government policies in overcoming the impact of mining C (sand) excavation in South Buton Regency. This study aims to determine how the policy of the South Buton District Government in overcoming the impact of excavated sand mining C in South Buton Regency. This type of research is empirical juridical research. Research location in South Buton Regency. Respondents in this study were the Office of the Environment of South Buton Regency and the head of the family affected around the sand mine. Primary and secondary data are collected through interviews with respondents using observation and documentation, which will then be analyzed qualitatively. The results of this study are known that the Local Government through the Department of Environment is only limited to providing warnings on negative environmental impacts that occur, among others, the occurrence of deep basins due to mining of lands prone to landslides, the potential for flooding in the lower regions, loss of soil organic matter, loss of soil layers, changes in soil structure, air pollution in the form of dust, and damage to village roads. The positive socio-economic impacts that occur include increased income, increased welfare, and reduced unemployment.

This research has a goal for analyzing determinant demand of telecommunication services either mobile phone or internet in Indonesia. This research uses secondary data of publication result from the Indonesian Central Bureau of Statistics in 2012-2013 period for 34 provinces in Indonesia. The demand for mobile phone is considered as the function of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita and the region for dummy while the demand of internet service is the function of mobile phone service request, GDP per capita, proportion of educated society, proportion of the employment, and the region as a dummy. This research also modifies the model by placing the region as a moderating variable on GDP per capita. Furthermore, it is also done by using reduced form (mediation) to estimate the indirect effect on mobile phone ownership towards internet service request. The result of research showed that the demand for mobile phone and internet in Indonesia was influenced by income factor (GDP per capita). Yet In Indonesia, there are still imbalances in adapting the information technology (internet) between the area of Java-Bali and the outside of those areas. The result of research also showed that the demand for the telephone was able to be mediation of internet use. However, some regions (Maluku and Papua) have not optimally exploited mobile phone to access the internet compared to other regions.

The village fund allocation is a policy strategy of the government of Indonesia for development in rural areas. Each village has funds sourced from the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget. The uniqueness of this strategy is the community’s involvement in determining the allocation expenditure of funds. Therefore, the program is carried out in line with the needs of the community. Rural areas generally rely on agriculture, which has lower productivity than other sectors, so they need support to achieve inclusive growth. This study analyzes whether the village fund allocation is a pro-poor, pro-equality, and pro-job policy. It uses secondary data from the Ministry of Finance, Statistics Indonesia, and the National Development Planning Agency from the period of 2015–2019 for 33 provinces of Indonesia. The data were analyzed using panel regression with three models: income inequality, poverty levels, and unemployment rates. Other variables supporting inclusive growth, including economic growth, infrastructure, and the expansion of public services, were examined. The results showed that government expenditure through village fund allocation encourages inclusive growth as a policy that is pro-poor and pro-job but not pro-equality. Economic growth, on the other hand, reduces income inequality but increases poverty. Economic infrastructure increases income inequality, while increasing access to public services reduces poverty levels and increases unemployment.