Interaction Village Supervisory Non-Commissioned Officers (Babinsa) in Implementing the Universal Defense System to Face Digital Information and Communication Technology Challenges Babinsa Social Interaction Study in the Use of Technology and Information Media within the IV Diponegoro Military Regional Command Authors Susanto University of Merdeka Malang, Indonesia Bonaventura Ngarawula University of Merdeka Malang Indonesia Dwi Suharnoko University of Merdeka Malang Indonesia DOI: https://doi.org/10.47505/IJRSS.2023.V4.1.1 Keywords: Babinsa, Information Technology, Interaction, Universal Defense System Abstract The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze the Interaction of the Village Supervisory Non-Commissioned Officers (Babinsa) in the Implementation of the Universal Defense System to Face the Challenges of Digital Information and Communication Technology and analyze the factors that support and hinder the Interaction of the Village Supervisory Non-Commissioned Officers (Babinsa) in the Implementation of the Universal Defense System. Facing the Challenges of Digital Information and Communication Technology. To reveal this reality, qualitative research methods are used where the data obtained is processed by organizing and sorting the data into patterns or categories and descriptions of basic units so that they can be read and interpreted. Based on the facts and phenomena obtained in the field, the research results are as follows: The Interaction of the Village Supervisory Non-Commissioned Officers (Babinsa) in the Implementation of the Universal Defense System to Face the Challenges of Digital Information and Communication Technology, supported by technological advances, has made the Babinsa able to accelerate access to information and be more responsive in community activities, with the ability and understanding of the use of social media, making it easier to cover the target area. to support community activities. Social interaction in the field of maintaining order through media is important to prevent the use of social media as a medium for crime and disturbance of order by not considering smartphones as just a communication tool and supported by the creativity of Babinsa. The supporting and inhibiting factors for the Interaction of the Village Supervisory Non-Commissioned Officers (Babinsa) in the Implementation of the Universal Defense System to Face the Challenges of Digital Information and Communication Technology include: Babinsa's social interaction is supported by an organizational structure and leadership that absorbs the needs of the units under it and gets a good response from the community as well as coordination with muspika and levels of education with various educational strata, The limited number of Babinsa personnel in each Koramil compared, The typology of the community in rural areas with those in urban areas and there are no special rules in Babinsa interactions are problems in harmonizing the social interactions carried out by Babinsa. Downloads Pdf How to Cite Susanto, Bonaventura Ngarawula, & Dwi Suharnoko. (2023). Interaction Village Supervisory Non-Commissioned Officers (Babinsa) in Implementing the Universal Defense System to Face Digital Information and Communication Technology Challenges: Babinsa Social Interaction Study in the Use of Technology and Information Media within the IV Diponegoro Military Regional Command. International Journal of Research in Social Science and Humanities (IJRSS) ISSN:2582-6220, DOI: 10.47505/IJRSS, 4(1), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.47505/IJRSS.2023.V4.1.1 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 4 No. 1: IJRSS January-2023 Section Articles License Copyright (c) 2023 Susanto, Bonaventura Ngarawula, Dwi Suharnoko This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.