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The term "smart city" refers to a concept developed to manage urban processes. This system is connected to the information systems of local governments, schools, campuses, transit systems, hospitals, businesses, commerce, power generation, water supply networks, law enforcement, job openings, and other community services. As part of the smart city idea, the Semarang municipal government is committed to establishing an intelligent government. The significance of smart government services based on open data platforms is to promote integrated and transparent public services. As a result, this study will analyze the application of smart government policies in governance in Salatiga City to create a smart city. This study employs a qualitative method with a descriptive approach. According to the study's findings, smart government is a concept that continues the e-Government program. This new concept has been refined following technology and innovation to achieve better government performance, where public services are centralized and integrated into the smart government. To reach a smart city in Salatiga City, Smart Government must be based on three essential elements: support, capacity, and value.

Indonesia is highly susceptible to a variety of natural and man-made disasters, including earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, droughts, forest fires, flooding, and landslides. The central government and regional administrations have developed numerous disaster management policies, including earthquake disaster management policies. This study's objective is to assess the efficacy of Indonesia's earthquake management policies. This study employed a qualitative research methodology with a descriptive approach. The results of the study indicate that Indonesia's seismic disaster management policies have been comprehensively and systematically formulated through Law Number 24 of 2007 concerning Disaster Management and its derivatives. Government Regulation Number 21 of 2008 Regarding Disaster Management Implementation. At the stage of implementing earthquake disaster management policies in Indonesia, in general, it has been running effectively. This can be measured from indicators of effective communication, availability of resources, disposition and bureaucratic structure. However, even though it has been running effectively, improvements are still needed, such as in terms of information, infrastructure, budget, coordination between the central and regional governments. From this study it can be concluded that to increase the effectiveness of earthquake management policies, the government can increase access to information, infrastructure and resources for earthquake disaster management.

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The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the challenges faced by MSMEs and entrepreneurship in Indonesia in dealing with the COVID-19 health emergency. Paying attention to market dynamics, regulatory framework, entrepreneurial vision and support from the Government. In addition, it seeks to identify new tools and strategies that companies have implemented to be able to sustain themselves in their business with the help of digital marketing and transformation of their products, to meet consumer needs quickly and thereby promote the reactivation of the country's economy. This research uses a qualitative approach with descriptive methods in analyzing the research data.Keywords: Entrepreneurship, MSMEs, COVID-19. AbstrakTujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menunjukkan tantangan yang dihadapi oleh UMKM dan kewirausahaan di Indonesia dalam menghadapi darurat kesehatan COVID-19. Memperhatikan dinamika pasar, kerangka regulasi, visi kewirausahaan dan dukungan dari Pemerintah. Selain itu, ia berupaya mengidentifikasi alat dan strategi baru yang telah diterapkan perusahaan untuk dapat mempertahankan diri dalam bisnis mereka dengan bantuan pemasaran digital dan transformasi produk mereka, untuk memenuhi kebutuhan konsumen dengan cepat dan dengan demikian mendorong pengaktifan kembali ekonomi negara. . Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode deskriptif dalam menganalisis data penelitian.Kata kunci: Kewirausahaan, UMKM, COVID-19.