Klojen (malangkota.go.id) – The Community Information Group (KIM) is an extension of the Malang City Communication and Informatics Agency (Kominfo) to convey various information and development programs. In this context, KIM is also required to raise and promote various local potentials or wisdom, such as UMKM products and tourist destinations in their respective regions.
In relation to this, the Malang City Communication and Information Service is intensively providing various training to KIM members in each sub-district. As seen on Thursday (28/11/2019), dozens of KIM members from 15 sub-districts in Malang City received training vlogging and public speaking. With this training, KIM members will be required to provide various information that is part of the local government program.
Head of Informatics Application Division of Malang City Communication and Information Service, Moh. Sidik, ST said that one of the programs of Malang Mayor that is currently being promoted is to raise regional potential which includes products from MSMEs and various smart city programs.
"This is where the active role of KIM is needed, so that the government program can be known to the public. Each region certainly has different potential and advantages, and from that diversity it will become something interesting and provide many choices to those interested," added Sidik.
He gave examples, such as tempeh chips, various fruit chips, coffee and other processed food products. When various products are uploaded on each KIM's social media, such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, then the economic sector will also have a positive impact on the area concerned.
According to one of the training participants, Sekar Ajeng Diah Larasati, this kind of provision is very important, because it has many benefits and must be held frequently so that KIM members are more empowered.
"In addition to increasing knowledge, with this training, we can promote and promote various superior products in our place," said the member of KIM Bareng Village.
Of the 57 sub-districts, until now there are still 42 sub-districts that have not formed KIM. The Communication and Information Service continues to strive so that later all sub-districts have KIM.
In addition to intensively providing training, for KIMs with good performance, the Communication and Information Service also provides various forms of appreciation so that it will be a trigger for other sub-districts to immediately form KIMs. (say/yon)
