Community service facilities and infrastructure improvement in remote areas of East Kalimantan (Case study : Conflict in Batoq Kelo Village, Mahakam Ulu Regency)

Abstract

Conflict at the local level is one of the implications of regional division. Mahakam Ulu Regency is a new autonomous region which is a division of Kutai Barat District, East Kalimantan Province which was established in 2013. Mahakam Ulu Regency is located in the border area with the State of Malaysia and is located in a remote area of East Kalimantan province. one of which was faced was conflict in fulfilling the needs of village community service facilities and infrastructure. this research explores the condition of facilities and infrastructure in Batoq Kelo village which is divided into two residential development areas by involving community participation. the approach used is Community Needs assessment (CNA) with an effort to identify needs with involvement from the community. The results of the analysis show that there are differences in the needs of facilities and infrastructure in the two residential areas of Batoq Kelo Village. directed at the two residential areas to develop BUM Desa as an effort to improve the government’s financial capacity in the administration of the government and can increase people’s income by involving the economic activities of the community and the potential of the Batoq Kelo Village.