Impact of e-local government investment on regional economies

本研究旨在基于考虑信息通信技术特征的经济框架，从实证和理论两方面评估电子地方政府投资对区域经济的影响。日本政府设定了地方政府的三个目的。一是公民满意度的提高。二是实现简单高效的政府管理。三是振兴社区和区域信息通信技术产业。这项研究揭示了第三个目的。这项研究依靠地理经济学来研究信息通信技术如何影响区域经济活动。其中一个主要的争论是，信息通信技术是否失去了经济活动的区位限制，或者信息通信技术是否加强了信息通信技术与面对面互动之间的互补性。该研究特别关注技术支持对有效使用信息通信技术的重要性。在定量分析方面，根据区域投入产出表，评价了信息服务业集聚对区域产业的影响。研究还评估了信息服务集聚对实体信息通信技术使用的影响。在定性分析方面，本研究以地方政府为主体进行了案例研究。研究发现，在某些情况下，地方政府的电子政务采购政策可以振兴区域信息服务业。

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.