Social, Cultural, and Information and Communication Technology Transformation Towards Smart Environment: Lessons Learned from the City of Magelang, Indonesia

Abstract

Smart Environment is a terminology that appeared at the same time as the implementation of the concept of smart city. There are many elements related to environmental management. The indicators of smart environment are also varied. This paper will discuss the study of smart environment focusing on environmental management in various countries. Then also discussed in this paper will be the results of research in Indonesia, especially the research conducted in Magelang, a small city in Central Java. The data were obtained by undergoing in-depth interview with several local officials in charge of environmental management and communities. In this research the aspects of smart environment are more studied from the side of programme and activities planned and done by both the local government and communities. The result of this research shows that the implementation of smart environment in the city of Magelang has been running well, shown by the roles of both the local government and communities. There has been transformation related to social and cultural aspects, information and communication technology towards smart environment in the city of Magelang. This is shown by better service quality related to environmental management, the establishment of communities that provide support for environmental management, local people who become aware of the importance of conserving environment, and the use of information and communication technology in facilitating the activities of environmental management.