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The Effects of Internet on Rural-to-Urban Migrating Intentions of Young Villagers: Evidence from Rural Indonesia Iwana, Meriko Dian Candra; Hidayat, AR. Rohman Taufiq; Dinanti, Dian; Onitsuka, Kenichiro
AGRARIS: Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development Research Vol 8, No 2: July-December 2022
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.18196/agraris.v8i2.14045

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Indonesian’s government attempts to build internet infrastructure covering all rural areas of which most internet users are young. Youths refer to a generation who intuitively able to operate internet device and are supposed to take an important decision about their future careers, occupations, and living places. This study aimed to identify effects of internet on rural-to-urban migrating intentions of rural youths. The Structural Equation Model-Partial Lease Square (SEM-PLS) approach was applied. This study involved 866 of 15 to 24 years villagers of Tumpukrenteng Village, Malang Regency. This village reflects an ordinary village which is characterized high rural-to-urban migration. A randomized of 213 respondents were taken but 193 respondents were analyzed due to internet users. The independent variables covered internet infrastructure, internet usage, collecting information on prospective destination activity, and the dependent variable covered migrating intention. The results demonstrated that internet accelerated young villagers’ rural migrating intention. Internet allowed their users to access information of prospective destination. This research suggested young villagers to apply internet into economic benefits activity, such as e-commerce and to reduce adverse impacts of internet usage and rural youth’s emigration.
Village Development Index and ICT Infrastructure in Tourism Region Hidayat, AR. Rohman Taufiq; Prasetya, Yanuar Eka; Dinanti, Dian
Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Development Studies Vol. 7 No. 3 (2019)
Publisher : Graduate School, Universitas Brawijaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.jitode.2019.007.03.05

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The tourism sector is one of the sectors that can be integrated with the village community empowerment, namely by utilizing the unique natural potential of the village. Tourism is one of the ways to improve the status of village development (Village Development Index/VDI). Tourism needs technological support to develop. Sukapura District is a strategic area for the development of tourism activities and has a low level of teledensity in Probolinggo Regency. This research aimed to examine the relationship of tourism region development related to ICT and village development in Sukapura District, Probolinggo Regency. This study used village development index analysis and literature review. The results of the analysis indicated that ICT infrastructure affected village development index which was related to the geographical conditions of the Sukapura area which was far from urban centers. Telephone service has been proposed as the main strategy to overcome geographical weaknesses which were related to its use in dealing with rural problems.Keywords: ICT Infrastructure, Tourism, Village Development Index.