THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ON COMMUNITY’S LIFE IN KAMPOENG CYBER

Abstract

Kampoeng Cyber was formed as a technology-themed educational tour focusing on technological developments which affect the social and economic life of the community. The formation of Kampoeng Cyber has had an impact on the people's economy such as the way people sell at Kampoeng Cyber which has now become more practical, and easier. Since the existence of technology in Kampoeng Cyber, the community involved in the development and management of social bridging so that it pushes people to communicate to each other and encourages people to male new innovations. The involvement of residents in Kampoeng Cyber is very beneficial and provides opportunities to increase tourists and its economy. Positively, people can use this as an opportunity to enhance tourists’ visit and to increase their incomes. The villagers have used internet as a tool to discuss problems in the village, a medium of information and communication and run Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and to collaborate with other parties as investors. In terms of empowering local communities with technology in Kampoeng Cyber, one of the issues is the impact of people's behavior before and after the internet is available in Kampoeng Cyber. Therefore, in conducting this study, the researchers did observations and interviews at Kampoeng Cyber. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of technological developments which affect the social and economic society’s life. Meanwhile, this study uses a qualitative research method with a purposive sampling technique. It can be concluded that the impact of the development of Kampoeng Cyber on the social and economic community’s life, such as how to sell, expand the market and increase community interaction. Keywords: economics, innovation, impact, technology