Impact of ICT on community revitalizing activity

"In this research, we focus on 'Internet Shimin-juku' (hereinafter referred to as 'Shimin-juku'), community organizations which fully utilize the Internet for e-learning. The first Shimin-juku was established in 1998 in Toyama Prefecture. Since then, more Shimin-juku organizations have been set up in other communities; this is one of the rare cases wwhich provide continuous cooperation activities among communities. We conducted a questionnaire survey of Shimin-juku participants, asking what kind of activities they take part in, why they join the activities, what they expect next, etc. The first topic is the importance of resident participation in community revitalization activities using ICT followed by the overview on the development of Shimin-juku. Next, based upon the questionnaire results, it is analyzed that how participants develop their interests in their communities and in cooperation activities with other communities, including problems and requests related to Shimin-juku activities, and their intention to work on local problems and to cooperate with other Shimin-juku organizations." [Information des Anbieters]