Abstrak
In the current reform era, Indonesia is required to continue to improve development both in terms of infrastructure and superstructure. To realize an increase in national development, it must begin with an increase in regional development. Furthermore, the Regional RPJM is elaborated in an annual duration plan called the Local Government Work Plan (RKPD) which contains the design of the regional economic framework, regional development priorities, work plans, and funding, both implemented directly by the government and pursued by encouraging community participation. The Tourism Office of North Kalimantan Province is one of the regional apparatus that plays a role in carrying out the tasks of preparing, controlling and evaluating the implementation of regional development plans. The Tourism Office has the task of carrying out government affairs in the tourism sector which are the authority of the region based on the principle of autonomy and co-administration. This research was conducted to determine the role of development and development plans through the 2016-2021 North Kalimantan RPJMD and to find out the factors for Determining Strategic Issues and Problems in preparing the 2016-2021 RPJMD regional mid-term development plans in North Kalimantan Province. The results of the study show that the Strategic Planning of the Tourism Office of North Kalimantan Province provided direction and objectives for improving community welfare. strategic issues regarding the implementation of culture and tourism in the North Kalimantan Province are low tourist visits to North Kalimantan, inadequate accessibility of transportation to tourism objects in North Kalimantan, low availability of infrastructure and facilities on tourism objects in North Kalimantan, tourist attractions and attractions based on ecotourism has not been maximally explored, art and culture as a character of national identity has not been explored optimally, low investment in tourism in North Kalimantan, low marketing of domestic and foreign culture and tourism, low community participation in cultural and tourism development, and Human resources in culture and tourism are inadequate.