This study investigated the role of participatory village maps in strengthening the Musrenbang, an annual multi-stakeholder public consultation forum to discuss development issues and plans in Indonesia. We evaluated the Musrenbang in five villages in Deli Serdang District after conducting participatory mapping workshops to produce village maps to inform the Musrenbang process. Our results show that communication between Musrenbang participants improved because the maps provided a clear definition of the village administrative area, geospatial data as resources for participation, transparency, and a dynamic deliberative process. Collaboration was also evident as the maps enabled participants to exchange knowledge, experience social learning, and have greater influence on the decision-making process. Despite the benefits, some issues impeded the optimal use of the village maps to support the participatory process in the Musrenbang. The maps could not completely overcome the power disparities between Musrenbang participants. Certain actors still dominated the implementation of the Musrenbang, making the deliberative process inaccessible to and less inclusive of some local stakeholders. Several improvements are urgently needed to optimise the use of participatory village maps and enhance Musrenbang implementation.

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参与式村庄地图在加强公众参与实践中的作用

本研究调查了参与式村庄地图在加强 Musrenbang 方面的作用，Musrenbang 是一个年度多方利益相关者公共咨询论坛，用于讨论印度尼西亚的发展问题和计划。在开展参与式制图研讨会以制作村庄地图以告知 Musrenbang 流程后，我们对 Deli Serdang 区的五个村庄的 Musrenbang 进行了评估。我们的结果表明，Musrenbang 参与者之间的交流有所改善，因为这些地图提供了村庄行政区域的清晰定义、地理空间数据作为参与资源、透明度和动态审议过程。合作也很明显，因为这些地图使参与者能够交流知识、体验社会学习并对决策过程产生更大的影响。尽管有好处，一些问题阻碍了村庄地图的最佳使用，以支持 Musrenbang 的参与进程。这些地图无法完全克服 Musrenbang 参与者之间的权力差距。某些行为者仍然主导着 Musrenbang 的实施，这使得一些当地利益相关者无法参与协商过程，也不太包容。迫切需要进行一些改进以优化参与式村庄地图的使用并加强 Musrenbang 的实施。