Abstract
Gotong Royong is identified as old-fashioned, only thought to be practiced in villages and traditional activities, due to the tendency for Millennials to participate in modern activities that tends to make them anti-social. However, when KOMPAS put out polling with the question, "Is there still Gotong Royong in this millennial era," as much as 63.5% of the respondents said that there are Gotong Royong activities in their neighborhood. Additionally, as many as 53.2% of respondents felt satisfied with the government's attempt to institutionalize the cultural value in several sectors. Also, more than 70% of the respondents stated that the spirit of Gotong Royong is still embedded in society. This fact implies that the spirit of Gotong Royong is still actively practiced by Indonesians living in both rural and urban areas. Gotong Royong could transcend in any future era because it is a value deeply embedded in the Indonesian people. 
Highlights
Gotong Royong is originally a Javanese term (Pranowo, 2010), but it has officially been added as an Indonesian word that means bringing, carrying, or lifting heavy things together with somebody else
Can Gotong Royong still be used in the sectors of Technology, Education, Economics, Humanity, Arts, and Economy of this millennial era? This article attempts to answer these questions by revisiting the conceptual idea of Gotong Royong, how it has developed, and how it may be affected by the Millennial generation
Data about the meaning, and application of Gotong Royong in the Millennial era is obtained by tracking articles, books, or journals either in printed form or from the online resources made available by going through the Google facility and several Journal Websites subscribed by Universitas Gadjah Mada
Summary
Gotong Royong is originally a Javanese term (Pranowo, 2010), but it has officially been added as an Indonesian word that means bringing, carrying, or lifting heavy things together with somebody else. There have been comments that Gotong Royong is an illogical behavior because it is no longer appropriate to do due to the different demands of modern life (Sugiyanto & Khamadi, 2011). This kind of thinking becomes interesting to follow-up through library research of what became the original concept of Gotong Royong. Questions have appeared of whether removing it to ensure Indonesia is within the circle of countries that support the needs of the millennial era would be deemed correct.
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