Planning of Samarinda Smart City Program Communication

Abstract

The population is getting longer experience. The increase due to population migration from one area to another and population growth not accompanied by good quality land will cause other problems such as social problems, environmental problems, high birth rates, and high poverty rates. Intensively make a design concept to overcome the problems that exist in urban areas, the design concept is Smart City, this concept arises because of the development of information and communication technology that cannot be evaded again, this concept can realize community and environment become more effective and efficient, this concept includes services, planning, and public policymaking. Samarinda is one of the cities that apply the Smart City concept, which is combined, can solve the problems in the city of Samarinda; this study aims to explain the importance of communication planning for the Smart City concept in Samarinda City. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method with five sources who own. In addition, although the efforts made by the Government are by the existing design, the implementation of this program has not been optimal; this is due to the lack of socialization of the program to the wider community and has not received APBD support, which will build infrastructure in the Smart City concept in Samarinda City.