Functional Prerequisites of Regional and Community Development in the Process of Making of Global Information Society.

本研究试图阐明全球信息化、网络化社会兴起的动力过程，并指出社区或区域社会的发展在这一过程中起着至关重要的作用，从理论上考察了硅谷发展模式、发展型国家发展模式和国家发展模式（欧盟发展模式的一种变体）三种发展理论流派。网络社会是在全球化的帝国化进程中崛起的，这是当今最好的发展理论必须关注的问题。硅谷模式对当今社会创新非常重要，但帝国式的全球化却存在诸多问题。专制国家绝对反对网络社会的兴起。但是，如果国家是彻底民主化的，它仍然可以在发展中发挥非常重要的作用。因此，硅谷模式与北欧国家的国家发展模式相结合，本研究以日本国家、地区和地方政府的信息或网络社会政策和规划为实证研究对象。这项研究指出了这些政策和计划的突出例子。本研究还分析了信息化和网络化在冲绳县和北海道的作用。此外，本研究还阐明了环境问题、福利问题、性别和年龄问题与信息化和网络化密切相关。简而言之，解决这些问题将使地方、区域和全球社会成为可能。

This study tried to clarify the dynamic processes of the rise of global information, network society, and to show that the developments of communal or regional societies are essential in these processes.Theoretically this study examined tree theoretical currents of development, that is, Silicon Valley model of development, developmental state model of development and national development model of development (a variant of EU model of development). It is essential for he best theory of development today to pay attention or network society is rising in the process of Empire like globalization. Silicon Valley model is very important for today's social innovation, but the Empire like globalization is so problematic. Authoritarian States are definitely against the rise of network society. But state can still take very important role in development, if it is radically democratized. Therefore the combination between Silicon valley model and national development model which came from experiences of Scandinavian and Nordic countries.Empirically this study dealt with the Japanese national, regional and local government's policies and plans on information or network society. This study pointed out outstanding examples of these policies and plans. This study also analyzed the role of informatization and network in Okinawa prefecture and Hokkaido. Furthermore this study clarified that environmental issue, welfare issue, gender and age issue are closely related with informatization and network. In the nutshell, to solve these issues will make local, regional and global society possible.