Strengthening Indonesian Administrative Village in the ASEAN Economic Community Era

Abstract

Village can implement self- governing community based on the origin and the local custom in order to be democratic, independent and prosperous. Therefore, Indonesia government issues Indonesian Law Number 6, 2014 on the village that provides opportunities for optimizing the Village in rural development. However, rural development should be in a harmony with the local government program, as stipulated in Indonesian Law Number 23, 2014 on Regional Government. Nowadays, Indonesia enters the ASEAN Economic Community. It appears a challenge not only for central government but also for rural urban or administrative village wherein needs to increase human resources development, natural resources finding and rural potency indentifying.  Therefore, the strengthening of administrative village is significant to make administrative village understand toward implementing good governance, making aspirational village regulations and establishing village-owned enterprises.

Keyword: Strengthening, Administrative Village, Governance, Regulation