Exploring Social Entrepreneurship in the Community Affected by the Jatigede Reservoir Infrastructure Development Project Moh. Farid Najib 1 Adila Sosianika 1,* Nono Wibisono 1 1 Department of Commerce Administration, Politeknik Negeri Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia * Corresponding author. Email: adila.sosianika@polban.ac.id ABSTRACT Infrastructure development in Indonesia is growing rapidly, given Indonesia's economic growth that is still lacking to be said as a developed country. Development can occur in various industrial sectors, one of which is Jatigede Reservoir located at Sumedang regency. This infrastructure development certainly has an impact, especially for communities around the development site, which can lead to social issues. Because of this development, the opportunity for social entrepreneurship is quite large and its role is urgently needed when the government has not been able to meet the needs of communities affected by development. Unfortunately, in Indonesia, social entrepreneurship is still very limited. Therefore, this study aims to explore the influence of the social entrepreneurship environment on the community affected by the development of Jatigede Reservoir, to be considered by social entrepreneurs. This research used a qualitative approach with a semi-structured interview. The results discover that the development of infrastructure has an impact on how the local community creates a new business, particularly in tourism activities, and at the same time boosts the local income. Particularly, this study determines three significant antecedents of social entrepreneurship opportunity in the tourism sector. The interview result indicates human capital, social capital, and desirability as well as feasibility as antecedents of social entrepreneurship. Thus, this study recommends the policymakers in the tourism industry to facilitate the entrepreneurs not only financial resources but also in the form of programs and activities to increase their knowledge. Keywords: Social entrepreneurship, local communities, Jatigede reservoir Sumedang. 1. INTRODUCTION Development is a process of change in various fields of community life which aims to improve welfare by building facilities and assets that support the community, one of which is infrastructure [1]. Good infrastructure can help increase productivity and lower costs in a direct economic activity [2]. Economic growth in Indonesia was still at 4.73 percent in September 2015 and is still far from 7 percent for 2025 to be called a developed country [3]. In response to this, the government formed the Committee for the Acceleration of Priority Infrastructure Provision (Komite Percepatan Penyediaan Infrastruktur Prioritas or KPPIP). KPPIP is tasked with leading the coordination of infrastructure acceleration and encouraging improvement in the quality of development preparation. It is assisted by the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing through BPIW which has also made rapid improvements in infrastructure because Indonesia's global infrastructure competitiveness index has decreased in 2019 compared to 2018 [4]. One of the infrastructure developments is in the tourism industry, such as the development of the Jatiegede Reservoir. The Jatigede Reservoir aims to overcome floods during the rainy season and drought during the dry season. This infrastructure development process certainly has its own impact, including in economic, social, and biodiversity sectors. The economic impact is in the form of changes in livelihoods that require affected communities to adapt according to existing resources [5]. Meanwhile, social impact is caused by people wanting to adjust to their surroundings or social changes [6]. These impacts are a social issue that must be considered by the government and society. This is an opportunity for social entrepreneurs to carry out their social mission. Social entrepreneur is the actor of social entrepreneurship. Social entrepreneurship is a business whose main activity focuses on social goals [7], in which companies get benefits by fulfilling social missions [8]. Advances in Engineering Research, volume 207 Proceedings of the 2nd International Seminar of Science and Applied Technology (ISSAT 2021) Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V. This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license -http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. 624