Smart villages, rural development and community vulnerability in Indonesia: A bibliometric analysis

Rural areas are significantly affected by spatial vulnerability, the digital divide, depopulation, and population aging. Marginalized populations seek collective well-being, social inclusion, and local development in smart villages, an area of interest that is increasingly important for scholars and practitioners, as well as rural areas and communities. This article explores global trends in conceptual approaches and smart village planning and identifies whether these trends are in line with smart interventions implemented in Indonesia. To achieve this goal, this research utilizes various existing literature through bibliometric analysis by obtaining data from the Scopus database. This study was built based on bibliometric analysis, this study focuses on identifying the application of the smart village concept that is implemented in local village development in rural Indonesia. The results show that innovation, knowledge, growth, and management seem to have an impact on smart rural planning in Indonesia, while the smart village model which only utilizes information systems and technology shows its limitations so it is necessary to also focus on elements of smart government, smart environment, and smart community. This study shows that there are differences in the goals of smart village development when compared to smart cities and enriches the exploration of smart village theory that can be implemented in various villages in particular. Therefore it is suggested to increase the awareness and active involvement of local stakeholders in Indonesia.