A Multisectoral and Collaborative Approach to Stunting Management in South Konawe Regency, Indonesia

The purpose of this study is to analyze the success factors of the implementation of the Electronic Based Government System (SPBE) policy in the South Konawe Regency. The research method used is qualitative research with primary data sources obtained directly from informants selected based on purposive sampling techniques, while secondary data are obtained from documents, reports, electronic media, and websites. This research was conducted on four regional apparatus organizations (OPD) and one village government. Data collection techniques are carried out by interviews, observation, and documentation. The results showed that strong and visionary leadership is a determinant of the success factor for the implementation of the Electronic Based Government System (SPBE) policy in South Konawe Regency. A leader's commitment and ability to provide motivation, guidance, and direction, have a significant influence on the provision of all resources needed in the development of SPBE. This can be seen in the formulation of various policies/regulations, institutional strengthening, and recruitment of human resources who have expertise in information technology, budget support, and digital/ICT infrastructure development.

This study analyzes the effectiveness of collaborative governance implemented by UPT DP3AP2KB in partnership with health services and village governments to accelerate stunting reduction in Sape District, Bima Regency. Using a descriptive qualitative case study, data were obtained through interviews, observation, and document analysis with village officials, UPT staff, health workers, and posyandu cadres. The findings indicate that cross-sector collaboration operates through institutional arrangements such as the Stunting Reduction Acceleration Team and village forums, supported by facilitative leadership in aligning stakeholder interests. Collaborative processes rely on communication, trust, shared commitment, and common goals. The collaboration has improved targeted interventions, particularly maternal and child nutrition programs, although challenges persist, including limited nutritional literacy, inadequate technical personnel, and weak intersectoral data integration. The study recommends strengthening village capacity, improving data coordination mechanisms, and expanding collaborative networks to ensure sustainable and effective governance.

Handling stunting is part of the human resource development strategy to produce a superior generation. These efforts include specific nutrition interventions and sensitive nutrition, which in their implementation require support from all parties, including the village government. Handling stunting in this village is inseparable from how the policy is implemented. The purpose of this study is to analyze the implementation of stunting management policies in Tamansari Village, Kecamatan Jatinegara, Kabupaten Tegal and determine the supporting and inhibiting factors.
 The results of the study shows that the stunting management policy in Tamansari Village is still in progress. This means that problems related to coordination, funding and participation from village government officials and other relevant stakeholders are still the main problems. The Desa Tamansari Government has only accommodated the policy for handling stunting toddler in the APBDes after the issuance of the Decree of the Tamansari Village Head Number 5 of 2022 concerning the Establishment of the Tamansari Village stunting acceleration team (TPPS). Specific nutrition interventions for health programs for the target group of pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, newborns, and infants under the age of two have basically been implemented for a long time through posyandu activities coordinated by village midwives, posyandu cadres, and family planning extension cadres. However, these activities are not in the context of handling stunting toddlers, but regular health service activities with the Health Office as the leading sector. In sensitive nutrition interventions, there is no intensive coordination between the village government and the social environment. Supporting factors for the handling of stunting in Tamansari Village include the support of the village government, the economic level of the target group not including poor families, so that the nutritional intake needs of children and mothers can actually be fulfilled independently and good social environmental conditions strengthen community participation in sensitive nutrition interventions and nutrition interventions. specifically in the management of stunting. The main inhibiting factor lies in the lack of communication and knowledge from the village government and residents regarding stunting and the impact of stunting, followed by inadequate budget support for handling stunting toddlers.

Patchouli oil is one of the export commodities of essential oil which has high economic value. This shows the need to develop patchouli oil cultivation and processing at the farm level, especially in South Konawe Regency. The purpose of this study was to obtain an agro-industry strategy in terms of partnerships both in the production and marketing aspects. The stages of this research began from the field study by interviewing patchouli oil agro-industry actors in South Konawe. The analytical method used was a combination of SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) techniques to get strategic priorities. The results of this study found that the patchouli agro-industry partnership system applied today consists of two patterns including the plasma core pattern for the production aspect and the general trade pattern for the marketing aspect. Furthermore, the alternative strategy that has the highest priority was to increase wider market access by establishing partnerships with a score of 0.369, the second priority was to conduct training in human resource development in collaboration with related agencies with a score of 0.250. The third priority was to strengthen capital by utilizing business networks and the internet to overcome the price game with a score of 0.206, and the last priority was to expand partnerships (parthnership) of patchouli farmers and entrepreneurs in increasing production. Keywords: patchouli oil, partnership, development strategy, SWOT, AHP

Early marriage and teenage pregnancy remain serious public health issues, as they impact the health of mothers and babies, as well as the social and economic well-being of families. In this regard, integrated health service post (Posyandu) cadres play a crucial role as the spearhead of health education, particularly in providing accurate information to adolescents. This community service program aimed to increase the understanding of adolescent Posyandu cadres, toddler Posyandu cadres, and young women regarding the importance of maturing marriageable age and efforts to prevent teenage pregnancy. The program involved 25 adolescent Posyandu cadres, toddler Posyandu cadres, and young women from Simpang Warga Village, Aluh-Aluh District, Banjar Regency. The implementation phase included a pretest, interactive lecture presentation, a question-and-answer discussion, and a case study related to the phenomenon of teenage pregnancy. A posttest and field evaluation were then conducted to assess the extent of the material's implementation. The data obtained were analyzed descriptively to measure the increase in participants' knowledge. The results showed an increase in average knowledge scores after the intervention. The integrated health post (Posyandu) cadres also demonstrated their readiness to apply the material in youth Posyandu activities, particularly in providing education on the health risks of early marriage. Overall, this community service program has proven effective in strengthening the capacity of Posyandu cadres to support the movement to increase the age of marriage and prevent teenage pregnancy. For the program's sustainability, cross-sector collaboration, including with village governments and community health centers, is needed to strengthen promotive and preventive efforts at the community level.

The aim of this research is to describe the business products and services developed by BUMDes in Arongo Village, the factors inhibiting BUMDes in Arongo Village and the efforts made by the village government to overcome the factors inhibiting BUMDes Mepokoaso in Arongo Village, Landono subdistrict, South Konawe Regency. The type of research used is qualitative descriptive research with data collection methods in the form of observation, interviews, and documentation. The time series for this research was carried out from March 2024 to April 2024. The results of this research, firstly, are the business products and services developed by BUMDes Mepokoaso in Arongo Village, namely the rotation business of developing cattle livestock within the community in groups. The two factors inhibiting BUMDes Mepokoaso in Arongo Village are budget allocation factors, human resource factors, time factors, and threats. The third effort made by the Arongo Village Government, Landoono District, South Konawe Regency to overcome the inhibiting factors of BUMDes Mepokoaso is through participation and outreach. This research recommends references and considerations for overcoming factors inhibiting the growth and development of Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDes).

Abstract: This research aims to find out how the village government's efforts in winning gambling crimes in Kabupaten Pohuwato. The type of research used in this research is a type of empirical legal research. Efforts made by the village government against the countermeasures of gambling crimes in central Buntulia village in the form of socialization and socialization by providing understanding to the perpetrators are carried out by the village government in collaboration with police officers about the impact of playing gambling both legally and socially and The economy is both done in forum activities or directly in gambling locations. Furthermore, agreeing on the perpetrator who was caught while practicing gambling than by the police and the village government will give a warning and agree the perpetrators and the police officers in the form of an affidavit that the concerned will not repeat his actions. Then against the perpetrator who has made an agreement with the village government but was eventually caught playing gambling, it will then be handed over to the police for processing by the provisions of applicable law. Keywords: Countermeasures, Criminal Acts, Gambling

The aim of this research is to 1) examine the development of (VOE) (BUM DESA), and 2) examine the role of government, society and social entrepreneurs in the growth of BUM DESA. This research is a qualitative descriptive study that will use a convenience sampling approach with a sample of BUM DESA formed in coastal villages. Data for 2022 shows the government's involvement in building BUM DESA in the form of provincial and/or district government representatives carrying out outreach and awareness to village communities about the relevance of BUM DESA for improving community welfare. The task of the village government is to motivate, educate and prepare the community to develop their own lives. In this situation, the village government provides assistance in the form of education and training, as well as other forms of fulfillment that can help establish BUM DESA. 2) The manifestation of the community's role in developing BUM DESA, namely community involvement, has also been seen in the form of socialization, both directly and indirectly, but not yet comprehensively, only some communities, and many communities have also been involved. involved in programs that have been implemented by BUM DESAa. Community participation can be seen from the decision-making stage, implementation stage, and utilization of results until evaluation is already in place, although not yet optimal, such as at the planning and evaluation stages where community participation is still only indirect. participation or through representatives. 3) This research found a lot of social entrepreneurship as shown by the collaboration index and creativity of BUM DESA administrators in developing BUM DESA. This research provides the following recommendations: 1) The government in collaboration with institutions should provide BUM DESA management training so that BUM DESA businesses can develop and be better able to improve the welfare of village communities. 2) BUM DESA administrators and village governments must strengthen their ability to identify potential in villages in order to further diversify businesses. 3) The government in collaboration with universities should provide BUM DESA management training, especially for BUM DESA managers so that they can apply the principles of social entrepreneurship in the educational curriculum or through business incubators and local government training courses.

The village (desa) is the lowest level of government administration in Indonesia. In the pre-decentralization, although by law a village should held a regular election to select their leader, in practice the election is highly influenced and intervened by higher level of government. The new decentralization law has provided rural village governance with free election of village head and autonomy to design and decide budget and regulation without approval from the district government. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of corruption in village government of Indonesia in the more decentralised system of government introduced in 2001, focusing on the interrelationship between democracy and ethnic fractionalization at village level. Applying a Probit model to the IFLS (Indonesian Family Life Survey) data set on the perception of corruption incidence and the changes in governance at village government in 256 communities, this paper finds that an ethnic diversity at village level is positively associated with corruption if democracy is practiced before the decentralization, and, in contrast, is negatively associated with corruption if the democracy is newly adopted following the decentralization reform. These results are robust, with and without inclusion of budget autonomy, which found to have positive association with corruption.

BackgroundWe studied collaborative governance at the start of an integrated community approach aiming to improve population health, quality of care, controlling health care costs and improving professional work satisfaction. Our objective was to investigate which characteristics of collaborative governance facilitate or hamper collaboration in the starting phase. This question is of growing importance for policymakers and health initiatives, since on a global scale there is a shift towards ‘population health management’ where collaboration between stakeholders is a necessity. In addition, it is crucial to investigate collaborative governance from the beginning, since it offers opportunities for sustainability of collaboration later on in the process.MethodsWe performed a qualitative case study in four deprived neighbourhoods in the city of Maastricht, the Netherlands. An integrated community approach was implemented, involving various stakeholders from the public and private health sectors and provincial and local authorities. Data was collected from December 2016 to December 2018, with a triangulation of methods (50 observations, 24 interviews and 50 document reviews). The Integrative Framework for Collaborative Governance guided data collection and analysis.ResultsWe focused on the dynamics within the collaborative governance regime, consisting of principled engagement, shared motivation and capacity for joint action. We found that shared goalsetting, transparency, being physically present, informal meetings, trust and leadership are key aspects at the start of collaborative governance. An extensive accountability structure can both hamper (time-consuming which hinders innovation) and facilitate (keep everybody on board) collaboration.Conclusion, brief summary and potential implicationsThe characteristics we found are of significance for policy, practice and research. Policymakers and practitioners can use our lessons learned for implementing similar (population health) initiatives. This case study contributes to the already existing literature on collaborative governance adding to the knowledge gap on the governance of population health approaches.Trial registrationNTR6543, registration date; 25 July 2017.

The Family Hope Program is one of the social protection programs in Indonesia in the form of social assistance. This program is known internationally as Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT). The Family Hope Program in Indonesia began in 2007. The short-term goal of the program is to help the burden of spending on very poor households, while the expected long-term goal is to break the chain of poverty between generations. The purpose of this research is to analyze the evaluation of the implementation of the Hope Family Program in Taman Sari Village, Karanglewas District, Banyumas Regency. This study uses descriptive methods with qualitative approaches, where the researcher describes a problem in research conducted based on the answer to the problem. The data collection techniques used in this study are: interviews, observations and documentation. To test the validity of data researchers use the method of source triangulation, namely by checking the data that has been obtained through several sources. From the results of the study it can be concluded that, the evaluation of the implementation of the Family Hope Program has been going well, seen from the process of initial meeting activities, disbursement of assistance, updating beneficiary family data and verification of commitment of family hope program participants. In addition, the Beneficiary Families are also very hopeful that the program can continue in the future. The process of updating data must be further improved considering that there are still underprivileged people who have not been touched by the assistance of the Hope Family Program, and there are still Beneficiary Ministries who receive Family Hope Program assistance but are not in accordance with current conditions. For this reason, coordination and supervision are needed from both the relevant institutions and the Beneficiary Families so that the services provided become more effective and efficient and the purpose of the Family Hope Program can be achieved.

Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis efektivitas kolaborasi lintas sektor dalam pelaksanaan program percepatan penurunan stunting di wilayah perdesaan, dengan studi kasus di Kecamatan Blanakan Kabupaten Subang. Pendekatan penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif deskriptif dengan teknik pengumpulan data berupa wawancara mendalam, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kolaborasi antara UPTD P5A, puskesmas, pemerintah desa, dan kader posyandu belum optimal. Hambatan utama terletak pada lemahnya sistem koordinasi, keterbatasan sumber daya, serta rendahnya partisipasi aktif masyarakat sasaran. Berdasarkan temuan ini, disarankan adanya forum koordinasi rutin lintas sektor, penguatan kapasitas kader dan pelaksana desa, serta integrasi anggaran stunting ke dalam perencanaan Dana Desa. Penelitian ini memberikan kontribusi praktis bagi penguatan tata kelola kolaboratif dalam pelayanan kesehatan masyarakat perdesaan. Kata kunci: Kolaborasi lintas sektor, stunting, implementasi kebijakan, perdesaan, UPTD P5A Â Abstract This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of cross-sectoral collaboration in implementing the accelerated stunting reduction program in rural areas, with a case study in Blanakan Subdistrict, Subang Regency. The research employs a descriptive qualitative approach, with data collected through in-depth interviews, observations, and documentation. The findings reveal that the collaboration among UPTD P5A, community health centers (puskesmas), village governments, and posyandu cadres has not been optimal. The main obstacles lie in weak coordination systems, limited resources, and low active participation from the target communities. Based on these findings, it is recommended to establish regular cross-sectoral coordination forums, strengthen the capacity of village implementers and cadres, and integrate stunting-related budgeting into Village Fund planning. This study provides practical contributions to strengthening collaborative governance in rural public health services. Keywords: Cross-sectoral collaboration, stunting, policy implementation, rural areas, UPTD P5A

The poverty rate in Maluku Province has remained consistently high, ranking fourth nationally, despite the significant allocation of Village Funds since 2015. This indicates persistent structural and implementation challenges in village-based poverty alleviation programs. This study aims to identify the key factors contributing to the persistence of rural poverty and to develop a locally grounded poverty reduction policy model utilizing Village Funds in Maluku Province, Indonesia. A qualitative research design was employed in three purposively selected villages within West Seram Regency. Data collection methods included in-depth interviews with village government officials and farmers, document analysis, and field observations. The findings revealed various interrelated issues, such as inaccurate poverty targeting data, inadequate participation of village governments in the poverty data collection process, and the absence of integrated, community-oriented intervention strategies. Additionally, socio-economic vulnerabilities, limited access to productive resources, and the weak institutional capacity of village governments further exacerbate the challenges. Based on these findings, the study proposed a five-year village-based poverty reduction model emphasizing inclusive and sustainable economic development, targeted social protection programs, enhanced essential services (education, health, and sanitation), and institutional strengthening at the village level. The model also highlights the importance of participatory planning, transparency, and accountability in managing Village Funds. The role of village governments is deemed crucial in initiating, coordinating, and monitoring economic empowerment programs tailored to the needs of vulnerable groups such as smallholder farmers, women, and informal workers. The study concludes that reducing rural poverty requires a collaborative and multisectoral approach involving synergy between government institutions, village authorities, and community members. Empowering poor households through capacity-building and sustainable livelihood initiatives is essential to improving their living standards and fostering long-term resilience. Future studies are recommended to test and refine the model's applicability and effectiveness across diverse rural contexts in Indonesia, particularly in regions with high poverty incidence and low development indicators.

Purpose The village information system (VIS) holds great potential to support the governance of culturally independent villages (CIV) by integrating sustainable tourism management with local wisdom. The purpose of this study is to propose a conceptual ecosystem framework that serves as a foundation for strengthening VIS as a collaborative governance tool to support the implementation of CIV. Design/methodology/approach This research used a qualitative single-case embedded design, with the CIV program as the main case and six selected villages as embedded units. Data were collected through focus group discussions (FGDs) and 27 in-depth interviews with stakeholders, including local government organizations (OPDs), village governments and village community groups. Adopting an ecosystem perspective, this study identifies key stakeholder groups, their roles and data flows within the CIV ecosystem. A qualitative thematic analysis was used to analyze patterns and interactions among these entities. Findings The findings reveal three core stakeholder groups within the CIV ecosystem: local communities, OPDs and external stakeholders. The local community is at the heart of this ecosystem, which is the primary driver of CIV governance and tourism development. OPDs and external stakeholders act as advocacy partners and facilitators, providing strategic direction, expertise and access to broader markets and networks. Rather than merely overseeing the administration, OPDs are proactive in policy support and resource mobilization. At the same time, external stakeholders – including tourism businesses, associations and academics – contribute specialized knowledge and commercialization strategies. Research limitations/implications Theoretically, this study advances stakeholder theory by demonstrating how it can inform the design of collaborative information flows and digital coordination mechanisms within culturally embedded governance ecosystems. Practically, it provides a stakeholder-based ecosystem model of the CIV that lays the groundwork for the eventual development of integrated VIS architectures to support collaborative governance and sustainable tourism, which can be adapted to other culturally rich rural contexts. Originality/value While extensive research exists on rural tourism sustainability, limited studies have examined the role of technology in cross-sectoral collaboration, especially in culturally rich areas.

The enactment of Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages has brought fresh air to accelerate the development of villages and rural areas, where one of the fundamental changes is the recognition (recognition) of the function of the village as a Self Governing Community in line with local self government. The village law becomes the legal umbrella for the administration of village government, which at a certain level opens up space for more autonomous governance for the government at the village level. Governance includes all the mechanisms, processes, and institutions through which citizens and community groups express their interests, exercise legal rights, fulfill obligations and bridge differences between them. This type of research is descriptive research with a qualitative approach. This approach and type is used because the researcher wants to explain and describe Community Governance in village government. The conclusion from this article is that one model of community governance is village government, where in the village government the center of local political power is represented through the Village Head, Village Consultative Body, and their apparatus. The position of village government is also very important considering that the majority of Indonesia's population lives in rural areas. The implementation of village government in the Village Law cannot be separated from the participation of the village community. Keywords: Community Governance, Village Government