BANDUNG, UNIKOM – As part of the implementation of the Tri Dharma of Higher Education, specifically in the area of Community Service (PKM), the Universitas Komputer Indonesia (UNIKOM), through a team of faculty members from the Communication Studies and Government Studies programs in the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, organized a training session titled “Training for the Karang Taruna of RW 09 Through Digital Content Creation as an Effort to Strengthen Citizen Journalism in Sekejolang Village, Bandung Regency” on Monday, June 22, 2026. Held at RW 09 in Sekejolang Village, Ciburial Village, Bandung Regency, the event was attended by members of the Bina Mandiri Youth Organization as an effort to enhance the capacity of the younger generation to utilize digital technology productively and responsibly.
This training represents a tangible contribution by UNIKOM to supporting the improvement of the community’s digital literacy. Recognizing the significant potential of the youth in Sekejolang Village to utilize digital devices and social media, the UNIKOM PKM team designed a program that equips participants with the knowledge and skills to produce digital content that is informative, educational, and valuable as well as socially impactful for the community. Through this initiative, the UNIKOM PKM team is fostering the emergence of citizen journalists capable of documenting various community activities, highlighting local potential, and conveying accurate and ethical information via digital media.
The implementation of this program is also aligned with the development of the digital ecosystem in Indonesia. According to the 2025 survey by the Indonesian Internet Service Providers Association (APJII), national internet penetration has reached 80.66 percent or approximately 229.43 million users with Generation Z and Millennials constituting the largest user groups. Additionally, 2025 data from the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs indicates that 72.6 percent of Indonesians use social media as their primary source of information. This situation serves as a crucial foundation for UNIKOM to continue contributing to the improvement of the public’s digital literacy competencies so they can utilize the digital space in a positive, creative, and responsible manner.
The training was divided into three main sessions. The first session covered the basics of citizen journalism, digital media ethics, and social media optimization strategies, presented by UNIKOM Communication Studies faculty members Yasundari, S.I.Kom., M.I.Kom., and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Melly Maulin P., S.Sos., M.Si. Next, participants received instruction on editorial management, planning, and organizational content development, presented by Dr. Ir. Yuni Mogot, M.Si., CPR., along with Rino Adibowo, S.IP., M.I.Pol., a lecturer in the Government Studies Program at UNIKOM. In addition to the four speakers, the training session was also attended by the Secretary of the Communication Studies Program at UNIKOM Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP), Dr. Olih Solihin, S.Sos., M.I.Kom.
Beyond providing conceptual understanding, the UNIKOM PKM team also conducted hands-on sessions that allowed participants to produce visual content, journalistic videos, and infographics using smartphones and the Canva app. The hands-on sessions were led by Dilif Sanjev, a senior student in the Communication Studies Program at UNIKOM who is active as a journalist for the student newspaper BIRAMA, allowing participants to immediately apply the material they had learned.
On this occasion, the Head of UNIKOM Community Service Team, Yasundari, S.I.Kom., M.I.Kom., stated that the training was designed to provide tangible benefits to the community by enhancing the digital competencies of the younger generation. “Through this training, we want the youth of Karang Taruna to not only understand the theory but also be able to produce content that is informative, creative, useful, and has a real impact on their community,” she explained.
The series of activities was officially opened by Pendi Zayusman, Head of RW 09 in Kampung Sekejolang, and was attended by Agung Septian, Chair of the Karang Taruna RW 09 chapter, along with all participants and the organizing team. As a token of appreciation, at the end of the event, certificates were presented to the speakers, awards were given to the group with the best work, and a post-test was administered to measure the participants’ increased understanding following the training.
Through this Community Service initiative, UNIKOM continues to strengthen its role as a university that makes a tangible impact on society through the application of science, technology, and communication. In line with UNIKOM commitment as a Digital Entrepreneurial University and a campus prepared to embrace digital transformation, this initiative is expected to foster a community that is more adaptive, creative, and productive in utilizing digital media as a means of education, empowerment, and impactful and sustainable regional development. (Direktorat Hms & Pro)