Website Use by Local Assemblies and Civic Engagement: Part I

Evaluating Websites of Village Assemblies in Japan

Abstract

This note explains the indexes of evaluating websites of village assemblies in Japan. The indexes consist of 8 items which cover functionality, linkage to local government, web accessibility, information access, information items, assembly members information, DX, and resident friendliness. We aim to publish the indexes for general uses such as evaluating and analyzing the political accountability of 183 village assemblies in Japan.