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able. Nowadays, examples that aim at promoting deregulation by utilizing the
Comprehensive Special Zone System are increasing. Due to outcomes from this,
further deregulation or new support measures are coming into force.
For development in other areas the results, including any impact the project had
on the local community, are expressed in numbers so that the accuracy and details
can be adequately grasped. Further developments are also described as it is possible
that the local community may be impacted even further as the project continues to
expand.
The basic intention of the entire Handbook is to make Input-Output relations as
clear as possible so that cause-and-effect relationships are clarified. To this end, the
IDEF system of analysis was used as a base.
Rather than examples, the Handbook focuses more on factors for success and the
development processes of various cases.
For example, the senior high school in the town of Ama was in danger of becoming closed down. However, the implementation of a program to have students come
to the island and study at the school successfully increased the number of classes.
This excellent result was brought about by the sense of crisis shared by the town
mayor and island residents that keeping the school viable was directly linked to
keeping the island viable. As well as the entire town getting involved in this project,
factors for its success are that experts were brought in from outside and that the
project was carried out with collaboration and division of roles with these experts.
Out of these, ideas unique to the island were born. They included conducting social
education with the town residents as teachers, and opening a publicly run learning
center.
Toyooka city has made extensive use of white storks and developed a special
brand too. In order to raise white storks by artificial incubation and eventually
Extraction/clarification of
local issues
Policies/targets for
resolution
Regulations / subsidies, etc.
(Building a new mechanism)
Description of project
Schedule (implementation process)
Expense (cost) and financial resources
Promotion system (participation from the
leadership, organizations, and specialists)
Clarification of the success
factors and hindrance factors
Toward creation of a new mechanism
Human resources
and technological
information
Specialty products
and assets
Companies and
universities
Achievements (effects of
projects)
Transformation of the region
(society)
Remaining issues
Further developments (to the
next phrase of development)
Setting New Goals, Etc.
< Mechanism and institutions >
< Extraction of issues and
setting of targets >
< Local resources that have
been utilized >
Mono (things), people,
information, and technology
< Projects that have been implemented
(name of project) >
< Achievements and new targets >
Fig. 6.16 Methods of creating a Platinum Society—The structure of a platinum vision handbook. Komiyama H, Matsushima K. (2012) Platinum Vision Handbook —Change the world
through the power of active elderly. Platinum Vision Committee, Japan
6 Platinum Industry and a New Society
able. Nowadays, examples that aim at promoting deregulation by utilizing the
Comprehensive Special Zone System are increasing. Due to outcomes from this,
further deregulation or new support measures are coming into force.
For development in other areas the results, including any impact the project had
on the local community, are expressed in numbers so that the accuracy and details
can be adequately grasped. Further developments are also described as it is possible
that the local community may be impacted even further as the project continues to
expand.
The basic intention of the entire Handbook is to make Input-Output relations as
clear as possible so that cause-and-effect relationships are clarified. To this end, the
IDEF system of analysis was used as a base.
Rather than examples, the Handbook focuses more on factors for success and the
development processes of various cases.
For example, the senior high school in the town of Ama was in danger of becoming closed down. However, the implementation of a program to have students come
to the island and study at the school successfully increased the number of classes.
This excellent result was brought about by the sense of crisis shared by the town
mayor and island residents that keeping the school viable was directly linked to
keeping the island viable. As well as the entire town getting involved in this project,
factors for its success are that experts were brought in from outside and that the
project was carried out with collaboration and division of roles with these experts.
Out of these, ideas unique to the island were born. They included conducting social
education with the town residents as teachers, and opening a publicly run learning
center.
Toyooka city has made extensive use of white storks and developed a special
brand too. In order to raise white storks by artificial incubation and eventually
Extraction/clarification of
local issues
Policies/targets for
resolution
Regulations / subsidies, etc.
(Building a new mechanism)
Description of project
Schedule (implementation process)
Expense (cost) and financial resources
Promotion system (participation from the
leadership, organizations, and specialists)
Clarification of the success
factors and hindrance factors
Toward creation of a new mechanism
Human resources
and technological
information
Specialty products
and assets
Companies and
universities
Achievements (effects of
projects)
Transformation of the region
(society)
Remaining issues
Further developments (to the
next phrase of development)
Setting New Goals, Etc.
< Mechanism and institutions >
< Extraction of issues and
setting of targets >
< Local resources that have
been utilized >
Mono (things), people,
information, and technology
< Projects that have been implemented
(name of project) >
< Achievements and new targets >
Fig. 6.16 Methods of creating a Platinum Society—The structure of a platinum vision handbook. Komiyama H, Matsushima K. (2012) Platinum Vision Handbook —Change the world
through the power of active elderly. Platinum Vision Committee, Japan
6 Platinum Industry and a New Society