The influence of village apparatus competence and the use of information technology on the accountability of Village Fund Management with the Internal Control System as an intervening variable
(Empirical study in villages in Jambi Outside City District)
Abstract
This study empirically examines the influence of village apparatus competence and the utilisation of information technology on the accountability of village fund management through the mediating role of the internal control system in Jambi Luar Kota District. The research is grounded in the growing importance of transparent and accountable village fund governance within Indonesia’s decentralised public financial management system. Employing a quantitative research design, the study utilised a saturated sampling technique involving all village apparatus members from 15 villages receiving village funds in Jambi Luar Kota District, resulting in a total of 42 respondents. Data were analysed using path coefficient analysis to examine both direct and indirect relationships among the variables. The findings reveal that village apparatus competence and the use of information technology do not directly influence the accountability of village fund management. However, the internal control system was found to play a significant mediating role in strengthening the relationship between both village apparatus competence and information technology utilisation with village fund accountability. These results indicate that the effectiveness of governance practices depends not only on human resource capability and technological adoption but also on the presence of strong and well-implemented internal control mechanisms. The study contributes to the broader discourse on public sector governance, village financial accountability, and institutional management by providing empirical evidence from the context of local government administration in Indonesia.
Keywords: Competence; Information Technology; Accountability; Internal Control System
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