The Practice of Platform Management for Regional Problem Solving

Case study of Academy and Fun Society of Fukushima Studies

Abstract

It is still missing of software program to identify issues for recovery of Fukushima from local communities and residents to work on their solutions that in spite of more than eight years have passed since the accident that occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The scope of research of the Fukushima Hirono Research Center for Sustainable Region (FHRC) embraces whole communities and the organizations in the affected areas in Fukushima. Especially, it functions as an academic research base on creation of social innovation for Fukushima reconstruction. The FHRC creating a project to solve the problem by clarifying Fukushima recovery issues by creating a place that dialogue based with various actors across fields and multi-generation. This research analyzes the process of creating a place for social innovation and fostering social acceptance in Fukushima.