Linkage of Regional Economic Growth with Non-Physical Infrastructure Aspects

This study aims to provide an overview of the relationship between non-physical infrastructure and regional economic growth. For this purpose, secondary data from BPS in 2007 is required. The analysis uses quantitative secondary data analysis techniques using regression models in the form of cross-sections. The results show the relationship of non-physical infrastructure aspects to regional economic growth, such as: income per capita per year, literacy rate and population density. This study suggests that the government should improve its ability to provide the non-physical infrastructure needed by the community, especially those needed for SOM empowerment. It is also suggested that the government should gradually move the concentration of industries to areas outside Java by providing adequate infrastructure facilities and infrastructure, so that the population is not only focused on the island of Java but is spread evenly across other islands in Indonesia.

Studi ini bertujuan memberikan gambaran keterkaitan infrastruktur non fisik terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi wilayah. Untuk itu, dibutuhkan data sekunder BPS tahun 2007. Analisisnya menggunakan teknik analisis data sekunder yang bersifat kuantitatif menggunakan model regresi dalam bentuk cross-section. Hasilnya menunjukkan keterkaitan aspek infrastruktur non fisik terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi wilayah, seperti: pendapatan per kapita per tahun, angka melek huruf dan kepadatan penduduk. Studi ini menyarankan kepada pemerintah agar meningkatkan kemampuan dalam penyediaan infrastruktur non fisik yang dibutuhkan oleh masyarakat, khususnya yang diperlukan bagi pemberdayaan SOM. Juga disarankan, agar pemerintah secara bertahap memindahkan konsentrasi industri di wilayah luar Jawa dengan menyediakan sarana dan prasarana infrastruktur yang memadai, agar populasi penduduk tidak hanya terfokus di pulau Jawa tetapi tersebar merata di pulau-pulau lainnya di Indonesia.