A Decision Model for Smart Village in Measuring Socioeconomic Inequality

Making socio-economic decisions is critical as they profoundly impact communities. It is imperative to approach these decisions with academic rigour and objectivity to effectively address prevalent community-wide issues. One such challenge often encountered by communities is socio-economic inequality. This study attempts to tackle this challenge by creating a decision model to assess socio-economic inequality in a region. The research was performed via four crucial stages, leading to the creation of a fuzzy decision model based on the Williamson Index (WI) method. This carefully developed model was designed and constructed using an object-oriented approach. The simulation results indicated that the integrated inequality index value for Sawah, an urban village in Ciputat, Indonesia, is 0.65. This em-pirical result provides valuable insights, enabling policymakers and stakeholders (as decision-makers) to design targeted policies and programs to reduce inequality and enhance community prosperity.