Conceptualizing Policy of SMART Village in Langkat Regency

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the policy in the implementation of SMART Village in Langkat Regency. The problem of this study illustrates that the implementation of Smart Village is currently still not widely implemented in villages in Langkat Regency. This research method uses a qualitative approach by conducting direct observations in villages in Langkat Regency. The results of this study show that the implementation of Smart Village is very important to implement because it has become a smart village concept with the intention of a village that has utilized the development of information technology. This implementation can be done by implementing smart government, smart community, and smart environment. The findings of this study can also explain that not many villages are able to implement the Smart Village concept. The implications of the results of this study conclude that the implementation of smart villages is able to provide a forum for the community to facilitate access to village information and administrative activities that can be done online.