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Alfiansyah Komeng's participation in the West Java Regional Representative Council election in 2024 was a surprising phenomenon. 5.3 million votes were achieved, which led him to occupy the seat of the West Java Regional Representative Council. One of the things that attracted the attention of many people was the use of an informal photo by Alfiansyah Komeng to be posted on the voting paper. This research seeks to analyze the personal branding that Alfiansyah Komeng has built to win a seat in the West Java Regional Representative council in 2024 and how social media plays a role in shaping Alfiansyah Komeng's image. The theories used in this research are framing theory and personal branding. The method used in this research is a qualitative approach with literature studies from books and previous studies. Information from interviews scattered on the internet and other internet data is also taken in this research. The result of this research is that Komeng only focuses on building his personal branding with an image as a comedian and almost no branding that describes him as a politician.  

This study aims to analyze the use of technology in English language learning in Class XI E at SMA N 2 Bangli. The technologies used include laptops, LCD projectors, and applications such as Kahoot, Quizizz, and PowerPoint. The research employs a descriptive qualitative approach, with data collection techniques consisting of observation, checklists, and field notes. The results show that the use of technology helps to enhance students' motivation and engagement in learning. Students become more active, and the learning process becomes more interesting due to the use of visual and digital media. However, some challenges include limited access to technology for some students and technical issues such as unstable internet connections. This study suggests improving the school's technological infrastructure and providing training for teachers to effectively integrate technology into the classroom. With adequate support, the use of technology can significantly improve the quality of English language learning.

This study examines how PKBM Kedondong's Package C Equality Education Program empowers the community. Through the Package C equality education program at PKBM Kedondong, this study seeks to characterize the stages of awareness, knowledge transformation, and enrichment of community empowerment. This study is qualitative in nature. Package C students, package C teachers, and managers served as the research subjects. Observation, interviewing, and documentation research techniques were used to gather data. Data verification (conclusion), data display, and data reduction are the methods employed in data analysis. According to the research findings, there are three stages in the community empowerment process at PKBM Kedondong through the Package C Equality Education Program. The first stage is awareness, which has been well- socialized, as evidenced by the usage of word-of-mouth to disseminate knowledge. Second, the learning activity process that is part of the knowledge transformation stage consists of: Package C managers and tutors handle the planning stage, which includes creating a syllabus and a Learning Implementation Plan (RPP). During the in-person learning implementation stage, modules, e-books, YouTube, and the internet are used as media, and lectures, Q&A sessions, and discussions are the methods employed. At this point, the evaluation stage seeks to gauge the students' performance in the learning process of package C equivalency education. Thirdly, the effectiveness of the enrichment stage's implementation is demonstrated by the students' learning outcomes and the post-program coaching that is offered.

Lately, folklore is no longer well known by many people. The abundance of entertainment available on the internet has replaced entertainment in the previous era, including folklore. The game "Ink Journeys" is a game created in this study by presenting folklore as the story material in it. This game focuses on the main character who can enter a book containing a collection of folklore in Indonesia. The research began with collecting folklore circulating on the internet, then adjusted to the main story in the game. This study developed a method for implementing Finite State Machine. Different from previous research, Finite State Machine is implemented not only in character and object dialogues, but also applies Finite State Machine to the map area. With the Finite State Machine method, game makers will be more structured and focused when creating programs in the game. As for the players, players will be met with choices that will affect the story in the game. This game can only be played on Android and only has one folklore adapted into the game.

MSMEs are productive businesses that stand alone, which are carried out by individuals who meet the criteria for MSMEs as stipulated in Law Number 20 Article 1 of 2008. Nabila shop sells daily necessities. To run the business, financial management must be done well, and the purpose of this study is to find out the financial management practices of Nabila shop. Qualitative descriptive methodology was used in this study. Three data collection methods were used: documents, interviews, and observations. This research found that Nabila shop has an automated accounting system that only tracks sales transactions. It does not have a liability account on the balance sheet and income statement, and does not provide notes to the financial statements. the researcher recommends that using the accounting application that is already available in the store properly and correctly, doing complete recording and bookkeeping and having detailed and accurate financial reports. And the owner and staff Nabila shop should attend training on the application of SAK EMKM as a whole at the Tegal Regional Cooperative, MSME and Industry Office so that they can fully implement the three components of SAK EMKM and can also explore learning information on the internet. .

The growth of the internet has influenced the tourism industry because the internet makes it easier for individuals to obtain reviews about places to visit and because the internet is a tool used by tourist site managers to assess the quality of their offerings. The increase in the number of tourists of almost two million in just three years in West Sumba is proof of this influence. Social media is a tool that people use to interact with each other online; some people have multiple accounts on platforms such as Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram, Twitter, and so on. Tourists can receive recommendations for tourist attractions based on price and type of trip desired through a tourist attraction recommendation system that uses the KNN algorithm. Three factors were used in this research: activity, type of tourism, and type of price. An accuracy of 63.16% is found in the test results using the KNN algorithm and the Rapid Miner application with a K value of 5. The analysis results show that the K-Nearest Neighbor (K-NN) approach can be used as a guideline for recommending tourist destinations to visitors in West Sumba.

The rapid advancement of information and communication technology has significantly impacted the lives of children and adolescents. While social media offers numerous benefits, its irresponsible use can lead to risks of personal data abuse and cybercrime. This study aims to develop smart and wise internet skills in social media for children and adolescents as an effort to protect personal data and prevent cybercrime. The research employs a qualitative approach with case studies in schools. The findings indicate that proper digital literacy education can enhance awareness among children and adolescents regarding existing risks and equip them with skills to use social media safely. This recommendation is crucial to be implemented in the educational curriculum to create a safer and more responsible generation in using technology.

The implementation of Internet of Things (IoT) technology in the smart city concept has become an important innovation that plays a major role in improving the quality of life of urban communities. IoT enables the integration of various interconnected devices and systems to optimize the management of city resources such as energy, transportation and security. This research aims to encourage the influence of IoT technology on the implementation of smart cities in several cities in Indonesia. Using qualitative and quantitative methods, this research collects data through interviews with city stakeholders as well as secondary data analysis from related reports and publications. The research results show that the application of IoT in smart cities has a significant impact on increasing operational efficiency, better environmental management, and improving public services. However, this research also found a number of challenges, such as limited infrastructure, data security problems, and low digital literacy among the public. In conclusion, although IoT has great potential in accelerating the implementation of smart cities, policies are needed that support and increase society's capacity to reach the full potential of this technology.

Along with the development of the times, the use of information technology using computers as its media has increased rapidly. Indonesia is currently starting to adopt the concept of society 5.0 or what is known as Society 5.0, where this kind of activity focuses on community settings that are oriented towards IT-based human activities (Wijayanti et al., 2022). The application of the concept of "society 5.0" has brought many technological advances in various fields of life that are connected to the internet, especially in Indonesia. The base64 technique produces values ​​during text encoding that are difficult for laypeople to understand. This encryption program has the ability to convert plain text to cipher text and reverse cipher text after it is received. Several recommendations for the development of better applications in further research can be made based on the test findings of this study and the conclusions mentioned above. These include the following: The Vigenere Chipper application can only encrypt text messages    

In the era of advancing information and communication technology, using the internet has become very easy. This is due to the need for access to information, lifestyle, communication, entertainment, and knowledge available on various social media platforms. Social media plays a role in shaping a person's identity, and high social media use among students can impact their mental health. This study aims to determine the relationship between the intensity of social media use and the mental health of PAI students at Ibn Khaldun University, Bogor. The research method used is quantitative with a correlational approach. The subjects in this study were 87 PAI students. The sampling technique was simple random sampling. Data analysis was conducted using the Product Moment Correlation test. The results showed a significant negative relationship between the intensity of social media use and the mental health of PAI students. The correlation coefficient was r = 0.220 with a significance level of p = 0.041 (< 0.05). This means that the higher the students' intensity of social media use, the lower their mental health. Conversely, the lower the intensity of social media use, the better their mental health.

This study examines how micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Gisting Bawah Village, Tanggamus Regency, Lampung Province, use digital marketing strategies. The focus of the study is Anggun banana chips. The purpose of this study is to examine current digital marketing practices, identify problems and opportunities, and find ways to increase sales and expand market reach. Using an observation and interview approach, this study found that, although Anggun banana chips have growth potential due to their high-quality products and organized production processes, the company faces difficulties in creating consistent content and creating effective promotional strategies on the internet. This part of the study provides MSME owners with practical knowledge on how to create engaging content, optimize the use of social media, and use successful digital marketing strategies. This study shows that MSMEs such as Anggun banana chips can significantly increase their market visibility, strengthen customer relationships, and potentially increase their revenues by using the right digital marketing techniques. This study will add to the body of research on rural MSMEs using digital marketing and offer practical insights for similar businesses looking to improve their brand's digital presence.

As cloud computing advances, organizations' IT infrastructure and application deployment processes are moving to the cloud because cloud computing provides everything as a service over the Internet. The performance of a cloud-based application is based on proper datacenter selection and workload distribution within the selected datacenter. Service broker policies are used for suitable datacenter selection, and load balancing algorithms(LBA) are applied to distribute workloads. This paper is to evaluate the effect of a proposed service broker policy (PSBR) on the performance of cloud-based applications with LBA. To achieve the objective, the behavior of the TikTok application was modeled using the worldwide users’ statistics on the cloud simulation framework, namely CloudAnalyst. As a result, the average response time and data center processing time are measured. Next, the PSBR provides better results than the existing service proximity-based policy. This paper supports cloud service providers' benefits, from coordination between data center configuration, data center selection, and workload distribution to cloud users' identification of the appropriate procedures for their organization or application. PSBR with Active Monitoring had the best average response time of 75.1 ms, while SPR consistently exhibited higher average times across all algorithms, with the highest being 84.5 ms for Round Robin. Under the PSBR policy, Throttled had the lowest average processing time (4.67), while Round Robin had the highest (5.72). Similarly, under the SPR policy, Throttled maintained its efficiency with the lowest average (4.8), while Round Robin showed the highest (5.79).

This study aims to investigate the influence of discipline on teacher motivation in public elementary schools in Makassar. The research employs descriptive and confirmatory approaches. The descriptive approach seeks to explain the data presented in tables, figures, and graphs, while the confirmatory approach is used to confirm the influence of exogenous variables (discipline, competence, and leadership) on the intervening variable (motivation) and the endogenous variable (performance). The research was conducted in 58 public elementary schools across three districts: Tallo, Ujung Tanah, and Wajo, with the study period estimated to last three months, from April to July 2024. The data types include primary data obtained through observations, questionnaires, and interviews with respondents, as well as secondary data from documents, reports, books, the internet, and related journals. From 300 respondents, the results indicate that the overall perception of motivation is positive, with an average score of 3.68. The indicators of attendance and active involvement received the highest score (3.75), followed by enthusiasm in teaching (3.77), while the indicators of energy in teaching (3.59) and the drive for student progress (3.64) received lower scores. These findings suggest that, although the majority of respondents agree that motivation is an important factor in performance, 18.48% of respondents do not fully agree. The study also found a positive and significant relationship between teacher discipline and their performance, mediated by motivation. Discipline helps teachers manage tasks and time effectively, which in turn enhances both motivation and performance. In conclusion, to improve teaching quality, it is essential for schools to support teacher motivation and discipline through professional development programs and to create a conducive environment.

This study aims to enhance the competence of RA/TK/PAUD teachers in teaching basic Arabic through training based on the digital application Google Classroom in Desa Kembang, Pacitan Regency in 2024. The training was designed as an interactive learning medium that allows teachers to access, manage, and deliver materials online, while also monitoring student progress. The research employed a Community Service (PKM) approach with data collection through observation, questionnaires, and documentation of teaching practices. The results indicate that the training improved teachers’ ability to create virtual classes, assign tasks, utilize discussion forums, and deliver Arabic language materials interactively. Teachers became more confident and creative in developing learning modules, while student engagement increased through digital interaction and multimedia materials. Nevertheless, challenges related to teachers’ digital literacy and internet connectivity need to be addressed for long-term implementation effectiveness. The study confirms that integrating Google Classroom as a learning medium can strengthen the basic Arabic learning process at the PAUD level, while also promoting the development of interactive and easily accessible digital learning modules. These findings can serve as a reference for other educational institutions in implementing digital learning for early childhood education.

Purpose– The objective of this research is to develop an integrated operational management model for Smart & Green Villages (SGVs), combining the principles of smart villages and green villages to promote sustainable, inclusive, and adaptive rural development. This research emphasizes operational efficiency, environmental sustainability, digital technology utilization, and community participation as key pillars. Design/Methodology/Approach – A mixed-methods approach was adopted, involving surveys of villages in Indonesia that have begun adopting SGV principles, in-depth interviews with village officials and key stakeholders, and case studies of villages that have successfully implemented smart technologies and environmentally friendly practices. Data triangulation was applied to strengthen the validity of the findings. Findings – The study shows that integrating functional organizational structures, optimizing digital technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and village information systems, and building participatory community mechanisms significantly improve public service delivery, reduce operational costs, enhance environmental management, and strengthen socio-economic well-being. The study also identified new operational variables, including cost-effective innovation, digital local governance, inter-village shared resources, and socio-environmental audits as a multidimensional evaluation tool. Practical implications – These findings provide a practical framework for policymakers, local governments, and community leaders to implement and evaluate SGV. The multidimensional indicators proposed in this study enable continuous monitoring and adaptation of village operations to local conditions and resource constraints. Originality/Value – This study is one of the first to propose a concrete and replicable SGV operational management model by introducing new variables and multidimensional evaluation indicators. It enriches the theoretical discourse on smart and green village integration while offering actionable strategies for sustainable rural governance.

The Village Office is the village administration center in rural areas. The function of the village government is to carry out village administration which is carried out by the village head, village officials and the village residents themselves. In Rada Mata Village, Tambolaka City District, Southwest Sumba Regency, it is one of the villages that already has internet access. The village makes it easy to access sites on the internet. Therefore, the aim of this research is to create a system capable of managing population information data. The results obtained from this research are a population information system that can solve the problems faced by Rada Mata Village. From the results of the discussion it can be concluded that the population information system can answer the problems faced, including making data searches easier and faster, archiving data does not take up a lot of space because it has been replaced by digital storage, and data reporting can be presented quickly, completely, attractively and appropriately. village needs.    

The implementation of the efficiency policy of affirmation policy in Indonesia provides room for 30% of the number of women legislative candidates who are advancing at the regional and central levels. The policy is realized in the regulation of political contestation in Law No. 7 of 2017 concerning elections. The KPU and political parties must be able to ensure that the fulfillment of this regulation takes place for the sake of fair elections. However, the existence of this Law does not necessarily make women's representation pass the Legislative general election. This research is an empirical research, namely field research in this case using primary data and secondary data. Primary data was obtained from the results of interviews with respondents. Secondary data is obtained from books, laws and regulations, and the internet. The results of this study show that 1) Women's representation in the legislative general election in East Manggarai district in 2019 has met the 30% quota, but only 1 person from 157 female legislative candidates has qualified to become a legislative member. 2) Factors that inhibit women's representation in the legislature are legal structure, legal substance and legal culture.  

Nowadays, everyone can access the internet easily. In the digital era, micro, small and medium enterprises MSMEs must immediately change the way they sell their products via social media. The aim of this activity, which is oriented towards community service, is to help MSMEs in Aek Loba Afdeling 1 Village, Aek Kuasan District, Asahan Regency, face the economic crisis and it is hoped that they can increase sales by helping with their marketing management in the digital era. The method used in this community service is carried out face to face (on the spot training). Data collection used was observation, interviews and documentation. The result of this community service is to teach people how to use social media to market so they can increase sales.

The increasing number of internet users makes Indonesia a very potential market for e-commerce. The growth of the middle class and the literacy rate of online buyers and sellers is also growing. E-commerce itself is not new, but its rise marks a new milestone for this industry in the country. Although it is growing quite rapidly, there is still one major problem that is preventing e-commerce in Indonesia from taking off, namely the problem of consumer trust in e-commerce sites. Consumers still do not trust the sales system with a non-physical buying and selling process, do not trust to provide credit card numbers to e-commerce services and are still afraid of fraud. However, this crisis of trust can actually be solved. One of the many ways is to use a payment service that has guaranteed security. Not all e-commerce can provide their own payment system, now there are many services that provide a secure payment system and are especially easy to apply to online stores. E-commerce players can use this payment system easily, quickly and which can improve the performance process in their online stores. However, the selection of services that provide a payment system must also be considered carefully. A secure payment system provider will provide a sense of security to prospective buyers, meaning that consumer trust must be built by e-commerce service providers so that consumers can be comfortable and do not encounter problems in making purchases and paying for products in the online stores provided.Security is important, the use of credit cards is widely highlighted because there are still many unpleasant incidents or fraud that occur due to the use of credit cards. Education on this security needs to be carried out continuously, because it will be related to consumer behavior.

Main engine is the main driving engine. This research develops a ship's main engine temperature monitoring system using the Blynk application. Thermocouple sensors measure engine temperature and IR Sensor measure RPM, the data is processed by ESP32, and sent to the Blynk cloud server, this research aims to determine the design of a prototype intelligent monitoring system to detect the temperature of a ship's main engine using a Thermocouple sensor, NodeMCU ESP32 which operates at 3.3V power is used as the processing core data. The system design in this research integrates Internet of Things (IoT) technology. Test factors for thermocouple temperature measuring devices and RPM sensors (IR Sensors). The test procedure uses a dynamo as a simulation of the main engine, tested for 5-10 minutes under normal conditions and 5 minutes when the dynamo feels warm to hot.