Strengthening Civic Competence Through The Tanggomo Digital Repository In Paguyaman Pantai District, Boalemo Regency

Abstract

Civic Education plays a strategic role in shaping citizens who are intelligent, principled, and responsible. One source of civic values rooted in the local wisdom of the Gorontalo community is the Tanggomo oral literary tradition. However, this tradition has become increasingly marginalized as a result of globalization, changing communication patterns, and the dominance of digital media. This study aims to describe the strengthening of civic competence through the Tanggomo digital repository, as well as the role of the digital repository in preserving the local culture of the Tanggomo oral literary tradition in Paguyaman Pantai District, Boalemo Regency. The study employed a descriptive qualitative approach using observation, interviews, and documentation involving the district head, customary leaders, teachers, students, community members, and youth, and the data were analyzed through data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. The results show that the strengthening of civic competence through the Tanggomo digital repository is realized in three aspects: civic knowledge, in which Tanggomo serves as a source of knowledge about norms, customs, history, and local identity; civic skills, namely the community’s ability to interpret, communicate, and reflect on cultural messages; and civic disposition, in the form of instilling attitudes of responsibility, social care, and respect for custom. The role of the digital repository, in turn, encompasses strengthening cultural meaning, expanding cultural transmission, and protecting cultural values. The digital repository proves to be a bridge between the preservation of local culture and the strengthening of civic competence in the digital era, and at the same time an adaptive strategy for maintaining the continuity of the Tanggomo tradition across generations.