The Optimization of BUMDES Role In Improving Village Original Income Based On CERSEN (Creative Economy With Society Development) (A Case Study In Bakaran Kulon Village, Pati Regency, Indonesia
Moch Faizal Rachmadi (a*), Inaya Sari Melati (a)
a.) Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang 50229, Indonesia
*faizal.rachmadi[at]students.unnes.ac.id
Abstract
Village-owned enterprises (BUMDES) have an important role in the village economy. Aside from being a provider of credit loans, BUMDES also plays a role in community empowerment. This institution is very much needed especially in developing SMEs in one of the villages in Bakaran Kulon Village, Pati Regency, Indonesia. This study aims to develop the digital based system of BUMDES for empowering SMEs community in Bakaran Kulon Village, Pati Regency, Indonesia. In this region, the BUMDES has participated in assisting SMEs but not maximum contribution. Therefore, efforts are needed to overcome this problem, one of them is through Creative Economy with Society Development (CERSEN), which empowers the community in managing KUR (Peoples Business Credit) for SMEs players and also provide trainings related to digital-based product diversification. The method used was Research and Development (RnD) to support this research. Based on the research conducted it can be concluded that this digital-based CERSEN is feasible because it is very necessary in developing SMEs in Bakaran Kulon Village, Pati Regency, Indonesia.
Keywords: community empowerment; creative economy; technology; village original income; village-owned enterprises (BUMDES)
Topic: Economics