Village Capacity Development (Study of Banjarsari Sub-district, Lebak Regency)

INTRODUCTION: In order to enhance the accountability of village government in Lebak Regency, Banten Province, particularly in the management of village finances that has not been effectively executed.
 OBJECTIVES: This research aims to utilize Information Technology (IT) as a means to strengthen this accountability
 METHODS: This study employs a case study approach with a qualitative research method.
 RESULTS: The implementation of Village Financial Management by the Village Government in Lebak Regency, Banten Province, has not been running effectively. This implies that the role of the Village Government in Village Financial Management has not been optimized. Several factors can affect the effectiveness of Village Financial Management by the Village Government in Lebak Regency, Banten Province, including legal and regulatory accountability, process accountability, program accountability, and policy accountability. However, the implementation of these factors has not been fully effective, especially concerning legal and regulatory accountability and policy accountability. To strengthen Village Government accountability in Village Financial Management in Lebak Regency, Banten Province, it is essential to pay attention not only to the factors of legal and regulatory accountability, process accountability, program accountability, and policy accountability but also to strengthen the Technical Guidance factors related to village financial management, Mechanism factors in the Administration of Village Finance, and Factors in the Oversight Function of the Village Consultative Body (BPD).
 CONCLUSION: By leveraging Information Technology (IT) in this context, the enhancement of accountability can be achieved more effectively. IT can serve as a crucial tool to support accountability and efficiency in village financial management in Lebak Regency, Banten, ensuring that village funds are utilized effectively and in accordance with applicable regulations.

Lebak Regency as one of the districts that is still lagging behind in Banten Province, does not rule out the possibility of having the potential to be developed so that it can compete with other districts / cities in Banten Province. PKWp is the center of activities that are promoted later to be designated as Regional Activity Centers. There are two sub-districts included in the PKWp in Lebak Regency, namely Maja and Bayah. The problem that occurs is that it still relies on the agricultural sector so that it needs to be developed in the non-agricultural sector, limited supervision of spatial utilization, not yet supporting infrastructure facilities in the development of PKWp, and regional disparities between districts in Lebak Regency. The purpose of this study was to find out and analyze the development of PKWp in Lebak Regency and analyze the driving or inhibiting factors in developing PKWp in Lebak Regency. This study used qualitative research methods. The results of this study the driving factors in regional development, namely physical (education, health, economy and infrastructure) and investment, while inhibiting factors in regional development, namely social, productive population migration, government policies, trade patterns and trade activities.

This study presents a comparative analysis of village development strategies in the economic, social, and environmental sectors in East Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara Province, and Lebak Regency, Banten Province, Indonesia. It uses a mixed-method approach, combining qualitative case studies with quantitative descriptive analysis. Focusing on Grenengan Timur Village in East Lombok and Malabar Village in Lebak, the study examines the disparities in resource accessibility, community participation, and environmental awareness between developing and underdeveloped villages in pursuing sustainable rural development. The findings reveal significant differences in economic access, social support systems, and environmental management practices between the two villages. While Grenengan Timur demonstrates better economic accessibility and stronger social networks, Malabar strives for challenges in infrastructure development and community engagement. Addressing the disparities, the study proposes a “sister village” collaboration model, emphasizing knowledge transfer and best practice sharing between developed and underdeveloped villages. This research contributes to the understanding of rural development dynamics in Indonesia and provides practical recommendations for accelerating progress in underdeveloped villages through inter-village collaboration and targeted interventions in economic, social, and environmental sectors.

Tourism is the leading sector in Lebak Regency to encourage economic growth. However, the Covid-19pandemic affects tourist visits and the growth of businesses and SMEs. This study described tourism promotioninnovations in Lebak Regency, Banten Province, Indonesia, namely the Lebak Regency Calendar of Events(CoE). A case study was used, with literature reviews and interviews to collect data. The CoE was in line withthe annual development plan, which began with the Development Planning Conference (Musrenbang) and theframing of Local Government Work Plans (RKPD). The culture and tourism agency took the role of 'packaging'and synchronised each agency's programme in Lebak Regency as tourism events or facilitated as part of thetourism events. Each tourism event in Lebak Regency involved various agencies and sectors, the artscommunity, creative economy actors, and SMEs in Lebak Regency. This innovation encourages tourismpromotion massively in Lebak Regency to increase tourist visits and reactivate community economic activity.Keyword: Development Program, Economic Growth, Innovation, Tourism

This research aimed to analyze the implementation of Minimum Service Standards (MSS) related to the type of newborn service in Lebak Regency, Banten Province. The purpose of this study is to analyse the extent to which the MSS is applied and to identify the challenges and obstacles faced in its implementation. The research method used is qualitative with a descriptive-analytical approach. Data were collected through interviews, observations, and documentation studies. The results showed that the implementation of MSS related to the type of newborn service in Lebak Regency was not optimal. Some of the challenges and obstacles faced in its implementation are the lack of qualified human resources, inadequate health facilities, and lack of socialization and education in the community. Based on the results of the study, several steps were recommended to improve the implementation of MSS related to the type of newborn services in Lebak Regency such as increasing the number and quality of human resources, improving health facilities, and increasing socialization and education to the community.

Lebak Regency and Pandeglang Regency are areas in Banten Province that have unique natural resources and socio-economic characteristics. However, the two districts still have sub-districts with underdeveloped status and contribute to the extreme poverty rate in the Province. In 2020, these districts each had 11 sub-districts with underdeveloped status. Then, in 2023, the number of underdeveloped subdistricts in Pandeglang Regency decreased to one while Lebak Regency still has six underdeveloped sub-districts. The Developing Village Index is one of the benchmarks that show areas in need of attention and improvement, and one of the composite indices used to measure it is the Economic Resilience Index. Therefore, this study aims to analyze, evaluate, and formulate policy strategies or efforts that can improve the Economic Resilience Index of these regencies. It uses a qualitative descriptive research method by conducting a comparative study between the governments of Lebak and Pandeglang regencies. Data were collected by focus group discussion, observation, and documentation. Results show that Lebak Regency, represented by Baduy Village and Pandeglang Regency, represented by Curug Village, face problems in determining their status as very backward villages. This is due to the inconsistency of indicators and the lack of accurate data input. Local governments certainly have made efforts in facing these challenges by utilizing the agricultural, touristic, economic, and creative potential of Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDES).

This paper is aimed to explain the presence of marine potentials in the southern coastal area of Lebak Regency, Banten Province that have not been fully exploited. There are several potentials found in this Regency, the extensive coastline of approximately 91.42 km², and the marine resources and fisheries that could be developed. The potentials include not only fisheries and tourism but also mining. With such a high rate of development in the coastal area of Lebak Regency, it will certainly cause various problems in the region such as First, the degradation of coastal and marine ecosystems in Lebak Regency; Second, the increasing intensity of environmental pollution caused by mining and extraction activities; Third, the vulnerability to natural disasters (abrasion, tsunami, erosion, climate change, et cetera); Fourth, the occurrence of area utilization conflict; and Fifth, low productivity of biological marine resources utilization. The method used in this study was a qualitative research method with in-depth interviews, observations, and documentation. The results show that two issues become marine management problems in the southern coastal area of Lebak Regency, the first is environmental degradation, the second is space use conflicts, and the third is waste pollution due to organic and non-organic waste. Meanwhile, actor mapping shows that the government, in this case, the Regent as the authority in the area, has the power, influence, and interest to give input to the marine management of the Southern Coast of Lebak Regency so that it would not only increase the local revenue but also have a significant effect on the local communities, especially the fisher people and, and the environmental sustainability.

Traffic jams are a common sight that can be seen in almost all major cities in Indonesia. One of them is in Rangkasbitung City, Lebak Regency. This happens because the number of vehicles continues to increase. The traffic light control system implemented in Indonesia is a static preset time because the time of each phase is predetermined. This type of control system is still not effective in overcoming traffic congestion, especially at certain peak traffic jams. By using the Mamdani fuzzy logic system, it is possible to implement the human mindset into a system. Some rules can be set out in the fuzzy logic controller. The purpose of this study is to design a traffic light control system using fuzzy inference that regulates traffic based on its density. The data used are observations made at the research site. The conclusion of this study is to explain that the fuzzy mamdani method can solve existing problems in traffic congestion in Rangkasbitung City, Lebak Regency, Banten Province. Keywords: Implementation, Fuzzy Mamdani, traffic, Lebak Regency, Rangkasbitung City

Drought is a natural phenomenon that is one of the most frequent natural disasters in Indonesia. Significantly reduced water availability characterizes drought over a period occurring over a large area. Thus, drought occurs due to the deviation of weather conditions, that is lower rainfall than normal conditions that occur in a region. Lebak Regency is a dry area that has average monthly or annual rainfall below normal and most agricultural activities on dry land. The research objective is to analyze the drought and plant species in Lebak Regency, Banten Province. The method of analysis used in this study is spatial analysis (spatial analysis) and statistical analysis (Chi-Square). The results found, e.g. (1) The high drought areas concentrated in the northeast and southwest regions that are far from the center of Lebak Regency. (2) The types of crops are dominated by plantations, especially outside the Capital Region of the Regency. (3) The relationship between drought and crop type is insignificant at the real level of 0.05, which means that in high drought areas it is not always planted with certain types of crops. This research concluded that drought in Lebak Regency concentrated in the northern and southern part outside the capital city and the agriculture type dominated with the plantation.

Lebak Regency is one of the regencies located in Banten Province which has a strategic position with great potential and natural resources. The advantages possessed by Lebak Regency must be utilized by development in various sectors which become strengths to be able to increase economic growth in Lebak Regency. This study aims to determine the leading economic sector in Lebak Regency for the 2016-2020 period. This study uses secondary data in the form of Gross Regional Domestic Product data on the basis of constant prices by business sector in Lebak Regency and Banten Province in 2016-2020. The analytical method used in this research is Location Quotient (LQ) and Shift-Share Analysis (SSA). The results of the study indicate that there are 6 (six) leading sectors based on the results of LQ analysis and based on SSA there are 5 (five) economic sectors that have fast growth and have high competitiveness.

The purpose of this research was to determine the influence of students' perception and learning discipline on their school towards English learning achievement, the influence of students' perception towards English learning achievement, and the influence of learning discipline towards English learning achievement. The research method was descriptive survey method, which is a research method that takes a sample from a population and used a questionnaire as a data collection tool. The number of samples were 2 classes from 2 schools, namely the Mulia Hati Insani Warunggunung Private Vocational School, and the Matala'ul Anwar Cibuah Vocational School. The results of this research indicated that: 1) There is a significant effect of students' perception and learning discipline towards English learning achievement at Private Vocational Schools, Lebak Regency, Banten Province. This is evidence by the acquisition of the value of Sig. 0.043 < 0.05 and F count = 8.329. 2) There is an insignificant effect of students' perception towards English learning achievement at Private Vocational School, Lebak Regency, Banten Province, this is evidence by the acquisition of the value of Sig. 0.679 > 0.05 and t count = 0.415. 3) There is a significant influence of learning discipline towards English learning achievement at Private Vocational Schools, Lebak Regency, Banten Province. This is evidence by the acquisition of Sig. 0.038 < 0.05 and t count = 2.869. The result of students’ perception towards English learning achievement is an insignificant effect in this research, due to students’ perception is related to students’ internal and external factors. This factor determines students’ learning outcomes, especially in learning English. Therefore, students’ perception must always be pursued, grown, and maintained by all educator personnel.

Employee performance appraisal is an important matter of an organization or institution, especially public service organizations. Many factors affect employee performance, both internal and external factors. One of the internal factors is motivation. This research was conducted at the Cibadak District Office, Lebak Regency, Banten Province, which aims to determine the effect of motivation on employee performance in the Cibadak District Office, Lebak Regency, Banten Province. The sampling technique uses saturated sampling, namely as many as 35 people using a questionnaire. Data analysis using correlation and regression techniques. From the results of the research conducted, it shows that employee motivation has a significant effect on employee performance in the Cibadak District Office, Lebak Regency, Banten Province. This is evidenced by the value of the hypothesis test tcount > ttable = 14.408 > 1.689 and from the significance value α(0.00) <0.05.

The birth rate (fertility) is one of the factors that influences the increase in population. Banten Province has 8 districts and cities with different fertility rates. One of the fertility indicators presented in the Long Form SP2020 data is Birth Rate data by Age Group / Age Specific Fertility Rate (ASFR). The aim of this research is to determine the earliest, latest reproductive age and the age of women who have the highest fertility rates in each district and city in Banten Province. The skewness (measure of slope) and kurtosis (measure of sharpness) values of the continuous curve formed will also be studied. ASFR data presented by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) is discrete data. Fertility rates will be approached using the MBF (Modified Beta Function) continuous fertility model. In this research, information was obtained that the earliest reproductive age in Banten Province was 15.64 years. This happened to women in Lebak Regency. Meanwhile, the latest reproductive age in Banten Province is 49.85 years. This happened to women in Pandeglang Regency. It can also be seen that the highest peak fertility rate for the population of Banten Province occurred in women aged 27.54 years in the Cilegon City area, with a peak fertility value of 0.13055. Apart from being based on calculations, this is in accordance with the curve visualization carried out using Mathematica software. The highest skewness value occurs in the continuous fertility curve for the Lebak Regency area. This means that Lebak Regency has the most left-leaning curve. All continuous fertility curves in districts and cities in Banten Province have a platykurtic distribution (flat curve) because the kurtosis value is smaller than 0.263

The number of poor people in Banten Province is in the third lowest position in Java Island under the Special Region Province of the Capital Jakarta and Yogyakarta Special Region Province in 2018-2020 until finally it is in the second lowest position in 2021. However, this does not mean that the problem of poverty is no longer a top priority. This study aims to apply the Markov chain in predicting poverty in Banten Province. According to Marli et al. (2018) The Markov chain is a method that studies the properties of a variable in the present based on its past properties to estimate the properties of these variables in the future. In this research, the type of research used is applied research and used secondary data sourced from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Banten Province. The poverty prediction results for Pandeglang Regency in 2022, 2023 and 2024-2025 will increase by 2%, 0.46%, and 0.02%, respectively. Lebak Regency in 2022 will increase by 2%, in 2023 and in 2024-2025 it will decrease by 0.66% and 0.01%, respectively. Tangerang Regency in 2022 will decrease by 4%, in 2023 it will increase by 0.99%, and will fall back in 2024-2025 by 0.01%. Serang Regency in 2022 will increase by 1%, in 2023-2025 it will decrease by 0.83%. Tangerang City in 2022 remains, in 2023 and 2024-2025 it will increase by 0.53% and 0.01%, respectively. The city of Cilegon in 2022 remains, in 2023 it will increase by 0.18% and 2024-2025 will decrease by 0.01%. Serang City in 2022 remains, in 2023-2025 it will decrease by 0.71%. South Tangerang City in 2022 will decrease by 1%, in 2023-2025 it will increase by 0.04%. The steady state probability of Pandeglang Regency is 17.48%, Lebak Regency is 17.33%, Tangerang Regency is 27.98%, Serang Regency is 10.17%, Tangerang City is 15.54%, Cilegon City is 2.17%, Serang City is 5.29% and South Tangerang City is 4.04%..

Banten Province has large natural resources, especially natural resources in the form of wood. The amount of natural resources must be accompanied by human resources who can process natural resources so that they have a high selling value. KOTAKU, which operates under the Direktorat Jenderal Cipta Karya Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat in collaboration with the University of Banten Jaya, conducts training for the community to produce building materials, especially in the production of frames and doors. The objectives of the implementation of these activities include increasing the capacity of the community in producing building materials, especially the manufacture of frames and doors and as an effort to improve the economy of the people in Banten Province. This activity is carried out for four days by presenting instructors who have qualifications and experience in producing building materials. The target of this activity is the people living in the Banten Province, especially Lebak Regency, Serang City, and Serang Regency. After participating in this training activity, the community is expected to have better skills and abilities in processing wood and can create jobs, both for themselves and for others.