Smart city Nusantara development through the application of Penta Helix model (A practical study to develop smart city based on local wisdom)

Abstract

Smart City Nusantara is the concept of Smart City developed by Telkom. This concept implements Information Technology in a city management context by considering local wisdom. This is done because Indonesia as an archipelagic state has a diverse culture. Here, local wisdom is often described as a way to find the solution of various problems that arise in society in local people's own way. Hence, Smart City Nusantara is more prominent than other Smart City concepts by taking local wisdom into consideration. Moreover, most of current Smart City models are more suitable for urban areas in developed countries, whereas in Indonesia as a developing countries, that models are still need adjustment against the local conditions of the region. This research was conducted to study Smart City Nusantara as a suitable concept to be implemented in Indonesia and to know the role of Penta Helix model in developing the concept of Smart City Nusantara. This study is using qualitative methods by conducting in-depth interviews to five respondents representing each Penta Helix model's component i.e. Academic, Business, Government, Community Partners and the Media. The results of the in-depth interview noted that all of the components in Penta Helix Model has their own role in the development of Smart City Nusantara. That components can be combined together in a collaborative implementation strategy to develop a sustainable Smart City Nusantara. Related to that, in this study, the authors draw up a Smart City Nusantara framework by integrating Penta Helix Model through sharper perspectives and local wisdom formulation facilitate the execution process. Other result shows that awareness and willingness among the components of penta helix has been formed, but Doing and Collaborating stages still needs to be improved for the success of the implementation.