Jakarta, April 30 -- The Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration has urged villages to determine their potential so that it can be developed to improve the economy of the residents.

"Potential or the utilization of resources is the most important, it is the main thing," the ministry's director general of economic and investment development, Harlina Sulistyorini, said on Tuesday.

She made the statement at a webinar entitled "Improving the Performance of Village-Owned Enterprises by Developing an Innovation Ecosystem," which was aired on the YouTube channel of the Yogyakarta Community Empowerment and Training Center (BBPPM).

Giving an example, she said that if a village has the potential for develop...