<![CDATA[This research is motivated by the problem of poverty distribution in West Sumatra Province, which still varies between regions. The objectives of this study are to build a prediction model using the Support Vector Machine (SVM) algorithm, evaluate the model's performance, and implement the prediction results in the form of an interactive dashboard to support local government decision-making. The study uses secondary data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of West Sumatra Province for the period 2015–2024, covering 19 districts/cities. The dependent variable is the percentage of poor people (P0), while the independent variables consist of seven socio-economic indicators. The method used refers to the CRISP-DM stages. In the data preparation stage, missing values are handled using median imputation, outliers are handled using winsorizing, standardization is carried out using Z-Score, and the addition of a one-period lag variable (P0_lag1). The data is divided into training data (2015–2022) and test data (2023–2024), with parameter optimization using GridSearchCV and TimeSeriesSplit. The results showed that the Support Vector Regression (SVR) model with a radial basis function (RBF) kernel provided the best performance with parameters C=1000, epsilon=0.05, and gamma=0.001. This model produced an MAE value of 0.32, RMSE of 0.36, and R² of 0.98. The implementation of the prediction results in the Streamlit dashboard for the 2025–2030 period showed a downward trend in poverty levels in most regions. This model is considered effective as a basis for planning and evaluating data-based poverty alleviation policies.]]>
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