2018 年 24 巻 p. 109-122
The regional ecosystem of the software and IT-enabled (ITE) services industry in Dalian, China, was set up through the cooperation among the government, universities, enterprises, etc. Thereafter, different regional ecosystems were formed at different stages, while continuing to evolve all the time. In this process, the local government played a great role in the industrial development, the promulgation of industrial policy, the recruitment of talent and provision of training and support, the construction of platforms, and so on. In this study, the regional ecosystem of this industry of Dalian is divided into three periods: formation, growth, and transition. During the formation period, the government connected local elements and with the cooperation of key persons, formed the regional ecosystem to promote this industry. During the growth period, the regional development and the reinforcement of enterprises in Dalian enabled further integration to reconstruct the regional ecosystem. During the transition period, the government is focusing on quantitative expansion and quality enhancement, with the aim of developing the regional ecosystem. However, to qualitatively change the regional ecosystem, new demand and the mechanism of forming a new system must be obtained.