AKSELERASI PEMBANGUNAN KEPEMUDAAN MELALUI KONSEP PEMBERDAYAAN DALAM RANGKA PENINGKATAN DAYA SAING MASYARAKAT DI ERA INDUSTRI 4.0

Empowerment is a development process initiated through social activities or activities that aim to improve the situation of oneself and the surrounding environment, and then can include other people to participate in these activities The goal that is expected in this empowerment is to create an independent community life, whether in the fields of education, economy, or in other fields. The problems of youth life in society are very diverse, ranging from simply the inability to meet consumption needs and improve conditions to issues of social and moral components. Towards increasing community competitiveness in the industrial era 4.0. Youth is a valuable resource asset, apart from being the next generation to replace leadership roles in the future, youth also have a significant role in determining the direction of national development today. Youth literally means: the time of life between childhood and maturity, early maturity, the state of being young or immature or inexperienced, the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person. Therefore, accelerating youth development with the formation of strong character through the concept of empowerment is an absolute thing to do in order to increase competitiveness. Kabupaten Serang which is part of the Banten Province with a Human Development Index of 6.8. The Human Development Index is still below the Human Development Index in Banten. In order of ranking Serang District Human Development Index 6th out of 8 Regencies and Cities in Banten. Based on these conditions, the Serang should immediately accelerate youth development through the concept of empowerment in order to increase community competitiveness in the industrial era 4.0. The acceleration of youth development consists of three stages, namely the preparation stage that produces a youth development mindset or scheme, the second stage is the stage of collecting data using SWOT analysis and the last stage is the acceleration stage of development which produces a strategic plan for the acceleration of youth development.