Internet as Media Literacy, Information and Self-Identity of the “Kampung Cyber” Yogyakarta

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?Kampung Cyber? is one of the pioneers of internet village in Indonesia. Almost 70% of household?s citizens which institutions are connected by the Internet are an effective medium for information literacy ?Kampung Cyber ?, particularly in tourism area, and for the economy and education. ?Kampung Cyber? ??Cyber neighborhood) located right in the tourist area of Taman Sari Yogyakarta. The citizen used Internet to share information about potential tourism via social networking. In the economic sector, the villagers are to use the internet to market handicraft products, many domestic and foreign travelers who visited and doing research after seeing information about the existence of ?Kampung Cyber’s? through the Internet. They are student also use the Internet to search for and obtain information to increase their knowledge. Interestingly despite being connected by among advance the villagers technology but still maintain harmony and culture “guyub” “Guyub” and harmonious owned by villagers in sharing information using the Internet is a major factor of success from this Cyber neighborhood, when applying the concept of Internetbased village. Harmony and culture “guyub” they are rarely owned by other regions in Indonesia were to applying the concept of regional air based on internet. Despite being failed to occur in the area they are began to apply the same concept. Success makes ?Kampung Cyber ? have identity as a unique internet-based tourism in Indonesia.

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