Assistance in Building Data-Based Villages for Local Economic Development in the Ifale Traditional Village, Jayapura Regency
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.55927/ijsd.v5i3.34Keywords:
Data-Driven Village, Indigenous Communit, Local Economy, Participatory Assistance, Village DatabaseAbstract
Accurate, up-to-date, and usable village data are essential for responsive development planning. Ifale Indigenous Village in Sentani District, Jayapura Regency, has economic potential rooted in Lake Sentani, fisheries, microenterprises, nature- and culture-based tourism, and indigenous knowledge. However, these resources had not been integrated into an operational village database. This community service program assisted the village government and community in developing a participatory database and using it for local economic development. Participatory Community Assistance was implemented from 3 March to 28 May 2026 through needs analysis, instrument development and facilitator capacity building, participatory data collection and mapping, validation and digitization, and a data-use planning forum. The program involved 38 participants, including 12 local data facilitators, and covered 126 households. The database documented 487 residents, 41 microenterprises, 28 fishing/fish-processing units, five tourism assets, and nine cultural assets. Data completeness reached 92%, while cross-validation reached 88%. The mean score across five facilitator competencies increased from 47.0 to 81.6, a gain of 34.6 points, and 83% of facilitators could independently update the database. The resulting database, business directory, potential map, and planning forum shifted data from administrative records into a collective decision-making instrument for enterprise development, fisheries value addition, Lake Sentani tourism, and cultural preservation. Sustainability was supported by a local data team, updating procedures, and periodic community validation.
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