Religiosity and Technology in Community Information Group

Abstract

Community Information Group (CIG) is a public service entity that is founded and managed by some community agents who aim to informing and empowering the community through the activity of information dissemination. This study is focused on CIG Pasir Kramat Kraton Kota Pekalongan, which is acclaimed as one of the leading CIG among hundreds in Indonesia due to its various achievements. The community regard the technology not only as an instrument to share and publish information among community members, but also as an instrument to preserve their culture and tradition. The usage of the information technology is expected to go hand-in-hand with the preservation of their local wisdom, such as local dialect, and religiosity. The objective of this research is to explore local cultures as the identity of Pekalongan City which has been well-preserved and well-developed even in the era of Society 5.0. This is a qualitative research using Ethnography of Communication. The finding of this research showed that the emergence of Society 5.0 concept which is characterized by the usage of technology in daily basis do not have any significance to lessen the will of community to preserve and develop their existing local wisdom. The concept of society 5.0 has been accepted by the community as the latest product of civilization, and play a positive role in the perseverance of local culture. Communication and information technology is particularly not vanishing the local value, including religiosity, which has been existed in the daily life of Pekalongan people.