Consistency of Blitar City Policy towards the Area of Acceleration of Economic Development in the Perspective of Regional Competitiveness Andjar Prasetyo1, Herrukmi Septa Rinawati2, Abdul Hamid2, Tri Weda Raharjo2, Trisnani Trisnani3, Heri Wahyudianto BP4, Dewi Gartika5, Agustinus Hartopo4
1Regional Development Planning Agency of Magelang City, Central Java, Indonesia-
2Research and Development Agency of East Java Province, Surabaya, Indonesia
3National Research and Innovation Agency, Jakarta, Indonesia
4Regional Development Planning Agency of Papua Province, Jayapura, Indonesia
52Research and Development Agency of West Java Province, Bandung, Indonesia
Abstract
Blitar City as one of the development areas in East Java Province has an important role in accelerating the economy in the Region of Selingkar Wilis and South Rim based on regional competitiveness. Therefore, the stages of regional competitiveness of Blitar City towards the Region of Selingkar Wilis and South Rim need to be analyzed for their level of suitability.
This study aims to map and measure the achievements of development activities in Blitar City in utilizing potential by optimizing resources, ecosystems, regional potentials to create high and sustainable competitiveness and prosperity- interpret the results of measuring the regional competitiveness index for the development of the function and role of the City of Blitar in the system of regional economic development and regional development- and as a reference option in the formulation, determination, evaluation and monitoring of regional development policies, programs and activities.
The mixed method-based research method is described in the Boundary factor driven, efficiency driven, innovation driven. Study locus in Blitar City and the Region of Selingkar Wilis and South Rim. The secondary data source comes from the 2021 regional competitiveness index, consisting of four aspects and twelve pillars of regional competitiveness. Quantitative analysis is visualized using radar curves, while quantitative analysis is carried out by describing the results of grouping regional innovation pillars into regional competitiveness stages.
As a result, Blitar City has a path that is in line with the basis of regional competitiveness on a global scale as indicated by the decreasing value of driven factor of 3.768 points, efficiency driven of 2.500 points and innovation driven of 0.949.
The implications of the study are focused on the consistency of regional development policies, programs and activities that have been planned so far, need to be maintained and guarded so that they stay on the agreed path.