The effect of implementation of ubiquitous network for mobilizing tourism resources and improvement of local material flows in an isolated island

Research Project

Project/Area Number	26550094
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Design and evaluation of sustainable and environmental conscious system
Research Institution	The University of Tokyo
Principal Investigator	Hanaki keisuke 東京大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (00134015)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	KURISU Kiyo 東京大学, 大学院工学系研究科, 准教授 (00323519) BESSHO Masahiro 東京大学, 大学院情報学環・学際情報学府, 特任講師 (50515864) SAKAMURA Ken 東京大学, 大学院情報学環・学際情報学府, 教授 (10126071)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha)	ARAMAKI Toshiya 東洋大学, 国際地域学部, 教授 (90282673) SAITO Osamu 東京大学, 農学生命科学研究科, 客員准教授 (50397668)
Project Period (FY)	2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Keywords	ユビキタス / 離島 / 観光 / 環境 / マテリアルフロー
Outline of Final Research Achievements	The effects of implementing ubiquitous network into Hachijo Island for mobilization of tourism resources and local material flow were examined. Collaborative relationships were established with the tourist information center and local community groups. The local tourism information was installed into a smartphone application for the tourist support. Eleven tourist spots were chosen to install IT tags for communication with a smart phone of the visitor. A social survey revealed that non-market distribution of foods within the island exceeded more than half amount of the meals of the residents depending on the season and high ownership of refrigerator for the food storage. It was found that the percentage of mail or internet shopping user is similar to the country average, and such shopping ratio is high in furniture, electric appliance and clothes.