Collaborative Governance in Smart City Makassar: Actors-Networks Across Capacity, Infrastructure, and Policy Domains

Muh. Awalil Resky Sutanto; Achmad Nurmandi; Herman  Lawelai; Velandani Prakoso; Hazel Jovita; Imron  Sohsan; Agustiyara Agustiyara

doi:10.59395/ijadis.v7i1.1478

Authors

Muh. Awalil Resky Sutanto Department of Government Affairs and Administration, Jusuf Kalla School of Government, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Bantul City, Indonesia. https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9557-217X
Achmad Nurmandi Department of Government Affairs and Administration, Jusuf Kalla School of Government, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Bantul City, Indonesia. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6730-0273
Herman Lawelai Department of Government Studies, Universitas Muhammadiyah Buton, Baubau City, Indonesia. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7266-4557
Velandani Prakoso Department of Information Systems, Universitas Siber Muhammadiyah, Indonesia. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9000-4893
Hazel Jovita Department of Political Science, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, Philippines. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5084-981X
Imron Sohsan Department of Public Administration, Khon Kaen University, Thailand https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1645-0010
Agustiyara Agustiyara Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5475-556X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59395/ijadis.v7i1.1478

Keywords:

Actor Networks, Collaborative Governance, Digital Governance, Sustainability Policy, Smart City

Abstract

This study explores the collaborative governance approach in implementing Smart City Makassar, which faces challenges including low digital literacy, fragmented data, and weak institutional coordination addressing persistent issues of low digital literacy, fragmented data systems, and limited inter-agency coordination that remain underexamined in smart city governance research. Using a qualitative case study method supported by NVivo-assisted network content analysis, data was collected from policy documents, online news, and interviews. The research identifies actor roles, network patterns, and cross-domain integration of policies, infrastructure, and capacities to support smart city sustainability. Findings reveal that digital technologies operate as institutional infrastructures enabling cross-sector interoperability and data-driven coordinationin data-driven decision-making. A tripartite network structure emerges, with government as central orchestrators, private sector as co-innovators driving technological deployment, and citizens as active contributors shaping service responsiveness Matrix-query analysis indicates strong policy–infrastructure integration, highlighting regulation as the structural anchor of collaboration. The success of Smart City Makassar is shaped by the alignment of technical capacity development, regulatory coherence, and adaptive collaborative governance mechanisms. The study positions Makassar as a model for inclusive smart cities in Southeast Asia, contingent upon strengthened public trust and resilient digital infrastructure.

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Author Biographies

Muh. Awalil Resky Sutanto, Department of Government Affairs and Administration, Jusuf Kalla School of Government, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Bantul City, Indonesia.

Department of Government Affairs and Administration, Jusuf Kalla School of Government
Achmad Nurmandi, Department of Government Affairs and Administration, Jusuf Kalla School of Government, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Bantul City, Indonesia.

Department of Government Affairs and Administration, Jusuf Kalla School of Government
Herman Lawelai, Department of Government Studies, Universitas Muhammadiyah Buton, Baubau City, Indonesia.

Department of Government Studies
Velandani Prakoso, Department of Information Systems, Universitas Siber Muhammadiyah, Indonesia.

Department of Information Systems
Hazel Jovita, Department of Political Science, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, Philippines.

Department of Political Science
Imron Sohsan, Department of Public Administration, Khon Kaen University, Thailand

Department of Public Administration
Agustiyara Agustiyara, Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary

Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences

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