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Community empowerment activities were carried out in Alor Regency - East Nusa Tenggara through the application of fish-based food processing technology in 2018 & 2019, aiming to: (1) improve the economy of the people in the coastal areas of Alor Island; and (2) develop the concept of sustainable empowerment. The intervention stage was approached with the Community Capacity Building method. Community empowerment carried out through the transfer of science and technology with continuous assistance had implications for improving the skills of coastal communities and increasing the use of technology, so that the added value of products (processed fish) increased to get better income. In order for community empowerment to be sustainable, LIPI and the local government of Alor Regency developed a community empowerment concept that can be applied to develop the region and its people in a better and more competitive direction. With the cooperation among R & D institutions, Local Governments, and business actors (triple helix) and the market, it was expected that the economy of the people on the coast of Alor Island will improve, and can be a leverage of regional development, based on the use of technology in the community.