For the Depok 'Smart City' case, inequality in regional development is in the spotlight. One of the concerns of the public at this time is that the government is considered to have created a development gap in Depok with the 'Margonda-Centrist' paradigm. The people of Depok often open various suggestions for negotiations with the local government through complaints submitted both in the media and the Depok City government portal, so that this inequality issue needs further attention and focus. It is known that Margonda City, which is located in Beji District, Depok, is one of the cities that is used as a business and education center. With an area of 14.56 KM, Beji City is relatively small compared to other areas, some of which are larger than the Beji area. However, in Margonda, Beji, Depok, it was recorded that around 24.96% of the development of trade and service activities was concentrated in the downtown axis on Jalan Margonda Raya in the form of wholesale and re...

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  The Smart City concept is a city (or an area) that is developed and managed by implementing sustainable innovations that pay attention to the balance of economic, social and environmental. In developing the city towards a 'Smart City', there are six pillars to build a smart city, namely smart governance, smart society, smart living, smart economy, smart environment, and smart branding. All six pillars are explained in more detail through the Cohen diagram (Guidelines for Creating a Smart City According to the Cohen Diagram, 2017), namely:   1. Smart economy includes international events, development and research, as well as startup development. 2. Smart governance is related to the openness and ease of access to government data by the public, the availability of internet facilities (wi-fi), and human resources in urban areas. 3. Smart people/society, which are related to this pillar, namely education, community integration. 4. Smart living, related to a healthy environme...

  Depok City is Depok, starting from a sub-district located in the Kewedanaan (Assistant Regent) area of ​​Parung, Bogor Regency, then in 1976 housing began to be built both by Perum Perumnas and developers, which was followed by the construction of the University of Indonesia (UI) campus, as well as increased trade. and services that are rapidly increasing so that the speed of service is needed. In 1981 the Government established the Administrative City of Depok based on Government Regulation Number 43 of 1981 which was inaugurated on March 18, 1982 by the Minister of Home Affairs (H. Amir Machmud) consisting of 3 (three) Districts and 17 (seventeen) Villages, namely:   Pancoran Mas sub-district, consisting of 6 (six) villages, namely Depok Village, Depok Jaya Village, Pancoram Mas Village, Mampang Village, Rangapan Jaya Village, Rangapan Jaya Baru Village. Beji District, consists of 5 (five) villages, namely: Beji Village, Kemiri Muka Village, Pondok Cina Village, Tanah...