Smart village (SV) in rural sustainable development : comparing Malaysia and Indonesia

Abstract

After 2010, building smart @ smart village (SV) has become a pragmatism for rural development in Malaysia and Indonesia. Malaysia through the National Blue Ocean Strategy (NBOS) and the Government Transformation Plan have implemented SY by establishing the Rural Transformation Center (RTC) and the Kasih Rimbunan Project. Similarly, the national Digital Transformation Plan (PTO) has launched the Digital Malaysia program which focuses on the new SV program to bridge the digital divide between Malaysian villages. While in lndonesia the development of SY is realized through the Desa Pinter Program, which stands for the name Village of the Internet. Smart Village is a rural internet service program by the Indonesian government. The program is also a subsidiary of the Universal Service Liability master project developed by the Ministry of Communications and Information, Indonesia. Both of these SY developments are subtracted from the development of top-down pragmatism. The problem is, what extent is Malaysia-Indonesia's existing national development capacity to develop SY, not only in terms of structural development, but also in the development of humanism and SY-based village culture. The purpose of this discussion is to see how well SY development in Indonesia and Malaysia can lead to sustainable development (plenary or established) based on the transition from the Millennium Development Goals (2000-2015) to the Sustainable Development Goals (beyond year 2030). Comparison of macro capabilities between Indonesia and Malaysia is done to see the extent of the capabilities and challenges of achieving sustainable SY development.