Institutional strengthening model for Samiran Boyolali Tourist Village (Dewi Sambi) in Central Java, Indonesia

Abstract

The development of tourist villages is an important issue which contributes to the income of developing countries such as Indonesia. One of the tourist villages that exists in the Boyolali Regency of Central Java is Samiran Boyolali Tourist Village (Dewi Sambi). The goal of this research is to identify the forms of partnership in Dewi Sambi and to formulate an institutional strengthening model to support the development of Dewi Sambi as a tourist village. This research was conducted in Samiran village. The data was obtained directly from 7 related informants - the village head, tourist village head, local leaders, and members of the tourist village. The objects studied were the natural and human resources, the institution of pokdarwis strengthening model to sustain Dewi Sambi as a tourist village is the synergy between its internal strengths (managers and members) and the external bureaucracy of Dewi Sambi. (tourism awareness group), the history, and the regional potential of this village. The results of the research show that the partnership implemented by Dewi Sambi includes 4 patterns of interaction: interaction between the government and Dewi Sambi, interaction between the ministry and Dewi Sambi, interaction between the managers and Dewi Sambi, and interaction between the members and Dewi Sambi. The institutional.