Implementation of the Web-Based Smart Village Program in Sinjai Regency

Smart Village is a flagship program of the Sinjai Regency Government which aims to facilitate website-based government services to the community. As time goes by and the serious commitment of the Sinjai Regency Government to accelerate development in the area until 2023, 67 villages and 13 sub-districts are now integrated with Smart Village or already have a website. This research aims to describe how the smart village program is implemented in Sinjai Regency and what factors support the implementation of the web-based smart village policy. This research method uses a qualitative method with a case study approach with collection techniques using studies based on interview results. The results of this research show that the implementation of a web-based Smart Village in Sinjai Regency has gone well. Policy implementation is not only influenced by internal factors but also by external factors. Internal Factors are four important conditions in achieving successful policy implementation according to George C.E. III, namely: Communication, Resources, Dispositions (disposition/behavior), and Bureaucratic Structure (bureaucratic structure). Meanwhile, the external factors are village community participation, support from community leaders, and support from stakeholders.