DiA: Jurnal Administrasi Publik, 2021 June Vol. 19 No 1 e-ISSN: 2615-7268 139 LOCAL GOVERNMENT INNOVATIONS IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Public Perceptions of the Implementation of the Behambinan Local e- Commerce Application in Samarinda City Letizia Dyastari e.letizia.dyastari@fisipol.unmul.ac.id Government Studies, Universitas Mulawarman, Samarinda, Kalimantan Timur Budiman budiman@fisipol.unmul.ac.id Government Studies, Universitas Mulawarman, Samarinda, Kalimantan Timur Tengku Imam Syarifuddin Sopopin11@gmail.com Government Studies, Universitas Mulawarman, Samarinda, Kalimantan Timur ABSTRACT In this study, the authors looked at local government innovations that focused on the Samarinda City Government in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. The focus of this research is on people's perceptions of local e-commerce applications which are the innovations of the Samarinda City Government in Handling Covid- 19. This research is qualitative research using a qualitative descriptive approach. The data used in this study are premiere data obtained through online surveys and the play.google.com website as support. In addition, the author also made observations on the Behambinan application to obtain more in-depth data. The results showed that only 24 percent of respondents knew about the Behambinan e- commerce application. This is because the socialization carried out by the Samarinda City Government is not optimal. The lack of socialization affects people to prefer e-commerce that is familiar in society. In addition, the local e- commerce application Behambinan is not only used as innovation during a pandemic, but its realization must touch and have an impact on society. Keywords: Local government innovation, Local e-commerce, Covid-19, Behambinan A. INTRODUCTION In the second quarter of 2019/2020, the results of a survey by the Indonesian Internet Service Providers Association (APJII) recorded that the number of internet users in Indonesia reached 196.7 million (Katadata, 2020), this illustrates the rapid growth of information technology in Indonesia. The rapid growth of information technology has contributed to the transformation of activities in various areas of human life. The role of technology is becoming increasingly important and forces us to act fast, technically, effectively and efficiently at all times, especially in the implementation of the transaction process (Firmansyah, 2018). The use of technology has driven rapid business growth, because various information can be