Digital Village Index (DVI) for Indonesia case study

Abstract

Digitalization has been implemented in the city and village as part of development. Some existing indices include the Developing village index, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Smart City Index, E-Government Index, and Digital Town Readiness Framework. However, there is limited research on how to measure the impact of village digitalization, especially in the Indonesian context. This paper aims to develop a novel Digital Village Index (DVI) based on a literature review. This is based on progress research about the village digital index in Indonesia. The novel index is an initial DVI based on desk research and contains 24 indicators. It will be validated by fieldwork in four villages supported by Telkom Smart Village Nusantara (Telkom SVN), Village of Krandegan at Purworejo, and five villages in Madura Island supported by Universitas Trunojoyo Madura (UTM), then improve the novel index. The novelty and contribution of the research is the new index to measure village digitalization in Indonesia.