Abstract
Sebelum program ini berjalan, Desa Sukarami di Kecamatan Seluma Selatan, Kabupaten Seluma, Provinsi Bengkulu belum memiliki media informasi digital yang dapat diakses secara luas, baik oleh warga maupun pihak luar, sehingga penyebaran informasi profil, potensi, dan kegiatan desa masih terbatas dan mengandalkan cara-cara konvensional. Kegiatan pengabdian ini bertujuan membangun website portal desa sebagai sarana transparansi informasi dan pelayanan publik berbasis digital. Pelaksanaannya menggunakan pendekatan participatory action research (PAR) melalui tahapan observasi dan identifikasi kebutuhan, perancangan struktur dan konten, pengembangan website, pengisian konten, pelatihan pengelolaan, hingga serah terima kepada perangkat desa. Kegiatan berlangsung sejak 19 Juni sampai 27 Juli 2026 sebagai bagian dari program Kuliah Kerja Nyata (KKN) Kelompok 46 Universitas Bengkulu. Hasilnya berupa website portal Desa Sukarami yang memuat halaman profil desa, sambutan kepala desa, informasi hukum, galeri, dan kontak, serta publikasi berita dan potensi desa, yang kemudian diserahkan dan disosialisasikan pengelolaannya kepada perwakilan pemerintah desa. Sepanjang masa KKN, tercatat sebelas berita desa berhasil diunggah pada website tersebut. Kegiatan ini diharapkan dapat meningkatkan transparansi, mempermudah akses informasi masyarakat, serta memperkuat citra dan promosi potensi Desa Sukarami kepada khalayak yang lebih luas. Prior to this activity, Sukarami Village in South Seluma Subdistrict, Seluma Regency, Bengkulu Province had no digital information medium that the community or outside parties could access widely, leaving the dissemination of the village's profile, potential, and activities limited and largely conventional. This community service activity set out to build a village website portal as a means of information transparency and digital-based public service. The work followed a participatory action research approach through several stages: needs observation and identification, design of the structure and content, website development, content population, management training, and handover to village officials. It ran from 19 June to 27 July 2026 as part of the Community Service Program (KKN) of Group 46, University of Bengkulu. The result was a website portal for Sukarami Village covering the village profile, the village head's welcome message, legal information, gallery, contact, news and activity publications, and information on village potential, which was later handed over to a village government representative along with training on its management. Over the course of the KKN period, eleven village news items were published through the website. The activity is expected to raise transparency, make information easier for the community to reach, and strengthen the branding and promotion of Sukarami Village's potential to a wider audience.