Assessing Technology and Governance Integration in Smart Village Development: An International Perspective on Challenges, Innovations and Sustainability Strategies
- DOI
- 10.2991/978-2-38476-428-0_8How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Community Empowerment; Smart villages; Participatory governance; Rural development
- Abstract
Smart villages combine technology with governance to create sustainable, resilient rural communities; the concept emerged as a novel framework for rural development. This paper reports on a scoping review focusing on the worldwide challenges, innovations, and strategies linked to smart village development. In the least developed parts of the world, enduring challenges like the digital divide, changing demographics, and a fragmented policy landscape persist as obstacles to change. Nevertheless, novel approaches – like the convergence of AI and IoT, renewable energy systems, and participatory governance – prove extremely promising in overcoming these hurdles. The findings underscore the need for context-specific and well-aligned policy frameworks rooted in wider sustainability targets. Synthesizing evidence from multiple regional contexts, the results highlight the importance of local action driven by users and scalable models and collaborative governance to realize the vision of smart villages. This analysis offers practical guidance for those interested in pursuing sustainable rural transformation, including policymakers, researchers, and practitioners.
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TY - CONF AU - Dini Hidayanti Herpamudji AU - Mulyanto Mulyanto AU - Haryani Saptaningtyas AU - Widiyanto Widiyanto PY - 2025 DA - 2025/05/31 TI - Assessing Technology and Governance Integration in Smart Village Development: An International Perspective on Challenges, Innovations and Sustainability Strategies BT - Proceedings of the 3th Lawang Sewu International Symposium on Humanities and Social Sciences 2024 (LEWIS HUSO 2024) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 109 EP - 126 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-428-0_8 DO - 10.2991/978-2-38476-428-0_8 ID - Herpamudji2025 ER -