Village Management Information System (SIMDes): A Digital Strategy for Strength-ening Village Governance toward Transparency and Accountability

Abstract

This conceptual paper explores the Village Management Information System (SIMDes) as an innovative digital tool to improve the quality of local governance at the village level in Indonesia. Despite being the lowest administrative unit, village governments are responsible for managing increasingly complex devel-opment and financial activities. SIMDes is expected to increase transparency, accountability, and adminis-trative efficiency in village management. By integrating theories of good governance and management in-formation systems, this paper provides a theoretical framework for understanding the role of SIMDes in improving village governance. The paper concludes that successful implementation of SIMDes depends on technological readiness, human resources capacity, and policy support at the local and national levels. Rec-ommendations include digital capacity building, infrastructure enhancement, and integrated policy frame-works to support the institutionalization of SIMDes.