Citizens’ Participation In The Effort To Create Security In The Digital Age
Keywords:
Citizens' participation, sense of securty, digital ageAbstract
This research aims to identify citizens' participation in the effort to create a sense of security by utilizing the development of information technology, especially the use of smartphones. This study used a quantitative approach. The data collection was conducted by distributing questionnaires to 123 respondents from two villages namely Agom and Balinuraga, South Lampung Regency, Lampung Province. From the results of this study, it is revealed that one form of citizens' participation in the effort to feel safe is by using the WhatsApp Group application used as a communication medium for connecting village communities with the authorities. The results of statistical data analysis show that several variables have a correlation with citizens' participation in the effort to create a sense of security, including the use of smartphones and social cohesion (sig. < α (0.05).
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