Model for Participatory Planning Digital Transformation of Local Economic Development

Planning process digitization is widely used in Indonesia’s national and regional development. However, the local economic development, characterized by participation and empowerment, has not matched the implementations. This study argues that the participatory planning process for local economic development should be standardized and digitized. The argument is based on the results of the literature regarding development stages, procedures, the characteristics and cycles of information system designs, and various digitizing participatory planning practices in various countries. In-depth interviews were conducted with local economic development planners/facilitators and other parties involved in planning, such as information system analysts and designers. The results showed that the stages and instruments in the participatory local economic planning process could be standardized and digitized. However, digital systems cannot replace all stages due to the varied contexts of action plans’ problems.