KEDAIREKA'S MATCHING FUND PROGRAM BUILDS KALOLING VILLAGE INTO A DIGITAL VILLAGE

Abstract

Kaloling Village is one of the most prominent villages in Bantaeng Regency. This village has twice represented South Sulawesi Province in winning the President of the Republic of Indonesia award in the industrial and food crop categories. However, currently Kaloling Village is still constrained by the internet network, thus hampering business development and marketing of the products of the Kaloling Village community. The Kedaireka Matching Fund program by the University of Bosowa, the Ministry of Education and Culture together with the Local Government of Kaloling Village aims to improve internet network access by using a network amplifier so that Kaloling Village becomes a Digital Village. The method used in this Kedaireka Matching Fund activity is to collaborate with universities as proposers in collaboration with the village government, industry and the community in Kaloling Village by installing ten signal amplifier units for all hamlets in Kaloling Village. The results of the activity show that the installation of these ten signal amplifier units provides great benefits for the people of Kaloling Village to access the internet, making it easier for communication and business development. With this program, Kaloling Village, which used to be known as a village with poor signal and isolation, has become a digital village that can access various information and the world. The weakness of this program is that it must be supported by network quotas and regular maintenance, thus requiring additional funds to ensure the sustainability of the program.