Currently the LPD or Lembaga Perkreditan Desa (Village Credit Institutions) is approximately 36 years old. At this age, many achievements have been achieved, one of which is that the total assets owned exceed the assets of Rural Banks (BPR). This means that Balinese people rely more on their financial problems (in the form of savings, deposits, and loans) to LPDs rather than BPRs. In addition, the LPD has also played a major role in supporting and maintaining Balinese culture, such as the mass cremation program, mass metatah, and the like. This activity was initiated and funded by the LPD, so that the society really felt the benefits. This reflects the presence and role of the LPD has been deeply felt by the village community. However, the LPD must continue to improve and improve itself so that public trust remains and continues to increase.
LPD as a traditional financial institution based on customs must be able to maintain the spirit of its establishment as well as be able to adapt to changing times. LPD must remain stable and remain a strategic partner of the village community. Especially people who are not bankable and in the midst of the onslaught of modernization and the invasion of other financial institutions, even during this pandemic, when the economy is sluggish but LPD must still be able to innovate and change the way they work. For this reason, steps are needed to maintain the existence of the LPD itself. In order to play a role in advancing LPD or Lembaga Perkreditan Desa (Village Credit Institutions) in the midst of the onslaught of modernization and the invasion of other financial institutions, the Master Programme in Accounting, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, in collaboration with the LPLPD or Lembaga Pemberdayaan Lembaga Perkreditan Desa (Village Credit Institutions Empowerment Institute) of Bali Province held a webinar on the Odd Semester of the 2020/2021 Academic Year, to be precise on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 09.00 WITA – finished trough online with the theme “Strategies and Tips for Creating an LPD that is sustainable”.
This webinar activity with the theme “Strategies and Tips for Creating a Sustainable LPD”, was held online through the zoom application and YouTube live streaming by inviting 4 extraordinary resource persons in providing material and sharing experiences.
This activity began with an opening speech by the Postgraduate Director of Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha. Then continued with the presentation of the material by the four speakers. After the presentation of the material, it was followed by a discussion and question and answer session between the participants and the resource persons and ended with the presentation of conclusions by the moderator. Participants in this activity are free of charge and get facilities in the form of e-certificates, knowledge and materials.
The parties involved in this webinar with the theme “Strategies and Tips for Creating a Sustainable LPD” were:
- Master Programme in Accounting, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha in collaboration with the LPLPD of Bali Province as the organizer of the activity.
- Prof. Dr. I Gusti Putu Suharta, M.Si. as the Postgraduate Director of Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha as the party providing opening speech.
- R.A. Rahayu Suryanti, S.E, as Budget Analyst for Buleleng Regency Land Office and Master Programme in Accounting student at Undiksha, as moderator.
- Four interviewees, which were:
a. Prof. Dr. I Wayan Suartana, SE., M.Si., Ak. As Professor of FEB Universitas Udayana and Supervisor of LPD Pecatu 2008-2018, as resource person 1.
b. Dr. I Putu Gede Diatmika, SE., M.Si., Ak., CPA as the founder of the Accounting Services Office I Putu Gede Diatmika and the Master Programme in Accounting, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha Lecturer, as resource persons 2.
c. Made Nyiri Yasa, S.Sos., M.MA. as Head of LPD Ambengan and Head of BKS LPD Buleleng Regency, as resource person 3.
d. I Made Anjol Wiguna, SE., BKP. as Chair of the Bali HIPMI Tax Center and Master Programme in Accounting, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha student, as resource persons 4. - Participants in this webinar consist of Lecturers, Students, Practitioners, LPD Management, LPD Supervisory Board, and the General Public with a total of 408 participants.
Participants in this activity gained additional knowledge and insight related to strategies and tips for creating sustainable LPDs in order to advance Village Credit Institutions (LPDs) amidst the onslaught of modernization and the invasion of other financial institutions.
For those who haven’t been able to take part in this activity, please listen and watch it via the youtube link below. https://youtu.be/vVxSjEBgeiY
