Collaborative Governance of Community-Based Tourism Digitalization in the Samarinda Weaving Village

Tata Kelola Kolaboratif Digitalisasi Pariwisata Berbasis Komunitas di Kampung Tenun Samarinda

Abstract

Purpose: This study examines how digitalization is governed collaboratively among local government agencies, community institutions, and artisans in the development of community-based cultural tourism at Kampung Tenun (Weaving Village), Samarinda, and identifies its implications for local tourism development.

Design/methodology/approach: A descriptive qualitative approach was employed through field observation, in-depth interviews with twelve purposively selected informants (local government officials, community leaders, weaving artisans, and youth), and documentation. Data were analyzed using Miles, Huberman, and Saldaña's interactive model and interpreted through Van Dijk's Network Society Theory.

Findings: Digitalization has strengthened connectivity, promotion, and economic opportunity for artisans through multi-stakeholder collaboration involving city government agencies, the Tourism Awareness Group (Pokdarwis), and the community. However, increased digital interactivity has not been matched by equally broad community participation, and a distinct regeneration gap emerged: digitally literate youth show limited interest in weaving, while experienced weavers face digital literacy constraints.

Practical Implication: Local governments and community institutions require a collaborative governance model that pairs youth digital capacity with artisans' cultural knowledge, so that digital transformation and craft-heritage regeneration can be pursued together.

Originality/value: This study extends Van Dijk's digital divide framework by introducing a generational–cultural regeneration gap specific to craft-based cultural tourism, and positions the governance of digitalization rather than promotion alone as the central analytical lens.