Probing the position of the Jakarta metropolitan area in global inter-urban networks through the lens of manufacturing firms

This paper presents an analysis of the position of the Jakarta metropolitan area (JMA) in global inter-urban networks. Our starting point is our aim to provide a more nuanced understanding of the JMA’s connectivity in world city networks (WCNs). To this end, we steer clear of top-down approaches, which tend to analyze cities in singular taxonomies of global prominence, and instead propose a framework that is attuned to the JMA’s contexts to provide an alternative and complementary reading of how the JMA has been inserted into the WCN. To this end, by drawing on the interlocking network model, which helps to proxy inter-urban networks based on the multi-locational operations of manufacturing firms, we examine the JMA’s network positionality on the global and national scales. The results provide evidence of the JMA’s global inter-city relations being strongly geared toward East Asian cities. In addition, the results suggest that the JMA cannot be detached from its national geography, as evidenced by its strong connections with cities located on the island of Java

World City-ness in a historical perspective : probing the long-term evolution of the Jakarta metropolitan area

Most studies in the ‘world cities’ literature tend to frame the global connectivity of cities in the context of a specific form of globalization that began unfolding in the 1970s (i.e. the ‘new international division of labor’). In this paper, we argue for the need to frame the global connectivity of cities in long-term urban trajectories across different phases of globalization. To this end, we explore the trajectory of the Jakarta metropolitan area (JMA) from the period prior to the arrival of Western merchants into Southeast Asia into its current role as being one of the major cities in the Global South. We find that the emergence and ensuing path-dependent evolution of the JMA into a strategic site of economic globalization is linked with its initial formation as the Dutch strategic base for securing and expanding its commercial system in Asia and the repeated explicit and implicit privileging of the city as a strategic site for engagements with the wider global and regional context by the national government. The character and function of the JMA in the current stage of global economy is, therefore, a product of a long-term evolutionary process with different phases co-producing Jakarta into what it has become today

Digital technology and smart village development in Banyuwangi, Indonesia: an exploratory study

Advances in digital technology have increasingly influenced many aspects of our everyday life at different geographical levels. In this paper, we focus on rural areas as key geographical loci of development by investigating the notion of the smart village (SV). Our main objective has been to improve the understanding of the adoption of the SV concept in different geographical contexts by zooming in on the case of Banyuwangi, Indonesia. In doing so, this paper investigates the adoption of SV in Banyuwangi by means of the Smart Kampung programme and reflects Banyuwangi’s situated experience against the broader SV discussions. Drawing on empirical material obtained through a series of semi-structured interviews conducted between 2020 and 2021, our analysis reveals that Banyuwangi has contextually translated SV into three main aspects of development, namely government service, economy and tourism. More broadly, our study exhibits that geographical situatedness of SV does matter, in the sense that some aspects of Banyuwangi’s experimentation with SV align with the trend in Global South countries, while some echo the trend in Global North countries

Global industrial shift, regional actors, and development in the peri-urban areas of Jakarta metropolitan area : strategic coupling in mega-urban regions

Over the past decades, the worldwide shift of industrial operations from industrialized economies to a select number of emerging economies has contributed to the emergence of mega-urban regions. Particularly in East Asia, the dynamics of these extended metropolitan areas is deemed crucial to the economic well-being of the countries of which they are part. Drawing on strategic coupling framework, this article discusses how regional institutions have interacted with foreign direct investment (FDI) relocations to shape the ways in which spatial economic development occurs within the Jakarta metropolitan area (JMA). Our main concern is Bekasi District, a suburban district of the JMA, which is the today’s industrial powerhouse of Indonesia. We found that the power asymmetry of global players and regional actors and Indonesia’s decentralized system in certain ways have limited the development in Jakarta’s outskirts. The findings have implications for policymaking and research dealing with mega-urban regions in East Asian developing countries in the face of ever-tightening global economic competition

Reflection on Guangzhou’s Strategic Spatial Planning: Current Status, Conflicts, and Dilemmas

Strategic spatial planning plays a pivotal role in effectively providing solutions for urban issues. In 2000, Guangzhou took the pioneering step of formulating China’s first strategic spatial plan, known as the Guangzhou Strategic Plan. However, existing research has predominantly focused on the content of the “Guangzhou Strategic Spatial Plan” while lacking attention to its implementation effects. To address this empirical gap, this paper analyzes Guangzhou’s current spatial structure from the perspectives of facilities, population, and industry. The results reveal that: (1) the effectiveness of the “Southern Expansion” strategy outlined in the Guangzhou Strategic Spatial Plan has been limited. It has not achieved the expected results in terms of facility construction, population attraction, industrial clustering, and value-added growth; (2) due to inherent limitations and a lack of planning support, the development of the new town presents a dilemma. Considering the current spatial structure, this paper reflects on the reasons for the failure of Guangzhou’s strategic spatial planning, aiming to provide insights for the implementation of a new round of strategic spatial planning

The Spatial Pattern of Poverty and It's Alleviation Strategy through The Village Fund Policy

The aims of this study are: (1) To analyze the spatial distribution of Poverty in Brebes Regency in 2021. (2) To analyze the effect of implementing village funds and other factors (MSMEs) on the poverty rate in Brebes Regency from a spatial aspect in 2021. Locations in This research located in Brebes Regency, Central Java Province. The number of villages observed was 298 villages. This research is a quantitate research using secondary data. The methods used to achieve the objectives of this study are: (1) Moran and LISA analysis (Moran Index and LISA Index) to analyze the spatial pattern of Poverty; (2) weighted spatial regression analysis (GWR) to determine the effect of variables thought to influence Poverty. The results of this research indicated by the Moran Index value of 0.509409 which indicates a positive autocorrelation or clustering (cluster). This value indicates that adjacent villages have relatively the same characteristics. The Lisa test illustrates the spatial pattern of Poverty that is clustered into four poverty criteria, namely 40 villages with high-high criteria, 69 villages with low-low criteria. A total of 6 villages are low-high and 3 are high-low criteria. Based on the results of the GWR analysis, it was also found that all the variables tested, namely spending on village funds and the number of MSMEs in each village, reduced in reducing Pove significantly reduced several villages

Regional Typology and Spatial Dependent Driving Factors of Poverty in Gowa Regency, Indonesia

One notable societal challenge that urban and regional development has to deal with is poverty. In this paper, we focus on rural poverty by zooming in on Gowa Regency, Indonesia. We argue the importance of considering spatial aspect in analyzing poverty. By considering this aspect, it is expected that poverty reduction programs can be tailored to the specific needs of each location. As such, the purpose of this research is to better understand the spatial dimension of rural poverty in Gowa Regency by performing three spatial analyses. This was done at first by evaluating the characteristics of each region. The next step is identifying the distribution and spatial pattern of poverty to specifically map the pattern of poverty in rural areas of Gowa Regency. Next is identifying the diverse spatial factors that influence poverty in rural areas of Gowa Regency. The analyses were performed by using cluster analysis, Spatial Autocorrelation Analysis (Global Moran Index and Local Indicators of Spatial Autocorrelation), and Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) accordingly. The results of the study show that rural areas in Gowa Regency can be divided into several typologies. Furthermore, there is an indication that the spatial distribution of rural poverty in Gowa Regency tends to cluster. Lastly, each significant variable has different effect on rural poverty in Gowa Regency. Therefore, this study provides refined insights into possible different poverty reduction interventions for each village

Digital Transformation for SMEs Development Based at Four Levels of Analysis – A Literature Review

SME development requires digital transformation in order to create inclusive growth. In light of the scarcity of studies on digital transformation in the context of SME development, this study evaluates available research on the subject using four levels of analysis. The primary goal of this research was to learn about the various determinants of digital transformation. A four-level unit analysis was carried out. A systematic literature study was used to analyze in depth the extant body of literature on various levels of topics linked to unit analysis. Scopus Preview literature sources from 2018 to 2022 were examined using typological agenda unit context, unit analysis, and digital transformation research techniques. The findings of the current study underline the scarcity of comprehensive research studies on digital transfor­mation, particularly those with mixed-method research methodologies, from emerging and developing countries. It is concluded that more studies on SME digital transformation must be conducted across all analytical units. It is therefore proposed studies be conducted in the con­text of four levels of intervention—individual, organization, ecosystem, and sociocultural—to support DT