Smart city readiness analysis using ministry of communications and informatics smart readiness model: Case study Purworejo Regency

Amidst the rapid expansions of technology, several cities throughout the globe are competing in becoming the forefront in implementing smart cities. As a form of government assistance on smart city development, a proclaimed program of "100 Smart City Movement"is initiated in 2017. Purworejo Regency became one of the cities or regencies selected in the said program in 2021. The aim of this research is to analyze the readiness of Purworejo Regency in its smart city development effort. Readiness analysis is conducted based on the Smart Readiness Model of Ministry of Communications and Informatics. Data collection is conducted in several methods, namely, focus group discussion along with relevant local government agencies on each smart city dimension. Furthermore, secondary data collection is conducted by collecting mid-term development plan (RPJMD) documents, local government agencies' strategical design document, and sectoral statistic document. These data are mapped based on three parameters on the Smart Readiness Model, which consists of enabler, driver, and mediator. According to the data analysis result, it's concluded that generally, Purworejo Regency has a good readiness, although there's still room for improvements. The improvement recommendations consist of providing local government regulation regarding smart city development; allocating the proper budget for smart city development; providing smart city initiatives, which accommodate disaster management and mitigation, as well as providing interoperable development planning information systems and ICT management optimization related to incident handling governmental data.