Abstract
This study aims to analyze strategies for optimizing social assistance program planning in Jeneponto Regency using the Next Generation Social Welfare Information System (SIKS-NG). Accurate and efficient planning is key to ensuring accurate targeting of social assistance beneficiaries, ensuring the program achieves its objectives and delivers optimal impact. Using SIKS-NG is expected to improve the accuracy of recipient data, accelerate the verification process, and facilitate social service field workers in proposing beneficiary families. This eliminates the need for in-person visits to the Social Service office. The research method used was a qualitative approach, analyzing responses from three informants: the Head of Service, Village Facilitator, SIKS-NG Operator, and Beneficiary Families. The results indicate that implementing the SIKS-NG application improves the accuracy of recipient data, accelerates the verification process, and facilitates monitoring of aid distribution. Furthermore, the application is easily accessible through https://siks.kemensos.go.id, thus supporting the overall program effectiveness.
