The Implementation of Economic Border Policing to Enhance Inclusive Economic Productivity

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the implementation of economic border policing as a mechanism to enhance inclusive economic productivity in border regions and to identify institutional, bureaucratic, and technological enablers and constraints. This research utilizes a qualitative method that combines field observations and semi-structured interviews with border police and local authorities in West Kalimantan. The study finds that the implementation of economic border policing in West Kalimantan faces challenges related to organizational communication, inter-agency coordination, resource limitations, and lack of technological readiness. While models such as area-based, impact-based, and e-policing approaches offer strategic potential, implementation is often constrained by administrative inertia, low digital literacy, and overlapping institutional mandates. Inclusive economic indicators such as HDI, poverty rates, and Gini ratio have improved, but not evenly across all border sectors. To maximize the impact of economic border policing, institutional synergy across the National Police, BNPP, and local governments is essential. Technological integration through e-policing and localized economic empowerment must be supported by policy streamlining and capacity building. The role of border police is not only in securing territory but in acting as development agents that contribute to economic justice and inclusive growth in vulnerable regions