Government’s Role to Protect the Small Business of Local Communities Legally in Papua

National development which covers all the aspects of national life is held together by the communities and government. The special autonomy granted to Papua through the Law Number 21 of 2001 puts the indigenous people of Papua and Papua residents generally as the main subject. In this context of the government’s role in field of small business, the government has not optimazed the availability of the legislation and the availability of infrastructure and facilities as needed for the small business development in Papua. Keywords: the role of Papua’s government, small business, local communities