Impact of e-local government investment on regional economies

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The research aimed to empirically and theoretically assess the impact of e-local government investment on regional economy based on the economic framework considering features of information communication technology., ICTThe Japanese government set three purposes of a-local government. The first is improvement of citizen's satisfaction. The second is realization of simple and efficient government. And the third is revitalization of community and regional ICT industries. The research shed light on the third purpose.The research relied on geographical economics regarding how ICT affects regional economic activity. One of the main arguments is whether ICT lose locational constraints of economic activity or ICT strengthen a complementarity between ICT and face-to-face interaction. The research especially focused on the importance of technical support to use ICT effectively.As to quantitative analyses, the research assessed effects of concentration of information service sector on regional industries based on Regional Input and Output Table. And the research also assessed how information service agglomeration affected entities' ICT usage.As to qualitative analyses, the research did case study focusing on a local government as an entity that places an order. The study found in some cases that a local government's procurement policy of e-local government could revitalize regional information service sectors.