Gianyar Manpower Office Holds FGD on Region-Based Village Economy
The Gianyar Regency Manpower Office held a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) to discuss the development of a rural economic model based on regional potential, drawing on opinions, academic analysis, and strategic recommendations. “The discussion was held with the theme of developing a region-based rural economic ecosystem,” said I Ketut Pasek Lanang Sadia, Assistant for General Administration of the Gianyar Regency Secretariat, in a statement on Wednesday (24/6/2026).
Sadia said several resource persons were present at the discussion, including the Chair of the Senate of the Faculty of Human Ecology at the Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB), Lala Kolopaking, the Head of the IPB Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies, Ivanovich Agusta, and the Head of the Gianyar Manpower Office, I Gede Suardana Putra.
The concept discussed was an inclusive and sustainable rural economic development policy that impacts the creation of job opportunities. One of the model approaches discussed with this concept is the formation of an ecosystem, namely creating strong linkages between business sectors, increasing community productivity, fostering an entrepreneurial spirit, and creating sustainable employment through independent workforce development schemes.
“Supporting inclusive and sustainable rural economic development policies as well as encouraging the expansion of job opportunities through independent workforce development,” Sadia said. He added that the discussion theme is relevant to the direction of both national and regional development through a regional approach. Economic, socio-cultural, and human resource potential, as well as technological support, can be integrated with the development model discussed in the forum.
The challenges of village development in the future are increasingly complex. Villages will be affected by several factors, namely technological developments, labour market dynamics, and increasingly fierce global economic competition. Therefore, the development approach needs to move from mere programme implementation to the development of a sustainable ecosystem. “This discussion is very strategic because it provides a space for dialogue and the exchange of ideas as well as collaboration between the central government, regional government, universities, and business actors in formulating policy directions based on data and community needs,” Sadia explained.