Open AccessUtilization of information technology for sustainable rural development
Author(s) -
Dede Lilis Chaerowati,
Izni Syahrizal Ibrahim
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1375/1/012058
Subject(s) - variety (cybernetics) , sustainable development , information technology , field (mathematics) , computer science , knowledge management , rural management , rural development , economic growth , business , political science , geography , economics , artificial intelligence , mathematics , archaeology , pure mathematics , law , agriculture , operating system
This paper presents the utilization of information and communication technology in a rural community in Indonesia, which experiences a development gap caused by structural constraints and lack of infrastructure. The paper based on field research by taking the case of a village called Mandalamekar in Tasikmalaya, West Java, which uses information technology as a tool of struggle for rural development. This study refers to the concept of sustainable rural development using case study research with data collection techniques in the forms of interviews, observation, and document studies. This paper discusses the society of using information technology and the variety of ITs applied in the rural development. Since the rural community took advantage of information technology, the acceleration of transformation took place on ability to build and operate the technology and media as its main tool. This paper proves that IT can be effective tools for sustainable rural development. IT not only influences how people interacts each other, but at the same time, it affects how people find mutual solutions for rural problems.