2009 Volume 2 Issue 1 Pages 69-79
This paper reports the progress and result of the experiments of EDCM (Evaluation and Discussion by Community Members) approach with a new set of staged criteria which aims to improve communication within a regional community. Based on the concept which the author wrote in the previous paper, the experiments of the approach took places in Sapporo City and Fujisawa City. The execution and the discussion of the experiment gave the chance that participants became aware of new human resource networks, reconsidered the media for regional community and the level of their commitment to regional community. These are learning opportunities to improve the participants' capability to observe the present situation of the regional community and to provide motivation for collaboration. Also the results showed a more unified public and private partnerships is required in order to share the meaning and impact of the media in regional community. This experiments in spite of early stages of our study, it can be a contribution to creating a new channel for the regional community and bridging human relationships.
