Tourism villages in the disruptive era inevitably have to adapt to technological
advancements and the needs of millennials. The speed and clarity of information is a demand for
the development of tourism villages today in addition to the innovation and uniqueness of tourist
attractions. Efforts to build a model that is in line with these demands have begun to involve
relevant stakeholders, i.e., village tourism managers, local governments, and tourists.
Nevertheless, more in-depth studies are needed regarding the local wisdom of rural communities
who are key actors in the development of tourism villages. This paper aims to explain the initial
research in formulating a development model of smart tourism village based on information and
communication technology. The case taken is tourism villages in Sleman district. A sampling of
study cases in the form of tourism villages following the categories that have been determined
by the Sleman Regency tourism office Initial search results show that there is no integration
between village potential, systematic management, and meeting the needs of balanced tourists.
This finding is the first step to formulate an ICT-based intelligent tourism village development
model that is effective and efficient while still based on local wisdom in the effort to preserve
nature and culture as a determining factor for the sustainability of tourism villages.