Regional Well-Being
A wide range of projects are being carried out in the area of community development. By widely using this Community Well-Being Index as a "common index," it will be possible for citizens, businesses, and other related parties to cooperate toward the common goal for the purpose and efforts of community development that each project aims for.
Announcements
- December 5, 2024
- 3. Collection of explanatory videos for local government employees in October 16, 2024 Fiscal 2024 Regional Well-Being Indicator Utilization Briefing Session (2nd) (YouTube (Digital Agency)) was posted.
- 4. Collection of materials for utilizing the Regional Well-Being Index.
- 6-2. Facilitator for Utilization of Well-Being Indicators has been updated.
Content of Initiatives
1. Website for utilizing the Well-Being Index in Digital Garden City
- Regional Well-Being Indicator Utilization Service (released on March 29, 2024)
- Well-Being Indicators in Digital Garden Cities Fiscal 2023 National Survey Results (updated on June 30, 2023)
- Regional Well-Being Indicator Questionnaire (standard model 50 questions) (Excel / 17 kb) (updated on June 8, 2023)
2. Study Group on Promoting the Use of Regional Well-Being Indicators for the Realization of Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation
3. Collection of explanatory videos for local government employees
- Well-Being Indicators Online training
- July 15, 2022 Online briefing session on the utilization of the Well-Being Indicator in Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation (YouTube (Smart City Institute))
- Explanatory video for local government officials "Utilization of Well-Being Index in Digital Garden City"
- Part 1 Utilization of Well-Being Indicators in Digital Garden Cities (Keisuke Murakami, Director-General, Group of Service for Citizens, Digital Agency) (YouTube (Regional Revitalization [Cabinet Secretariat and Cabinet Office])
- Part 2: Indicators for Community Development that Enhance Citizens' Sense of Happiness (Mr. Takehiko Nagumo, Managing Director of Smart City Institute) (YouTube (Regional Revitalization [Cabinet Office, Cabinet Secretariat])
- May 18, 2023 Briefing session on the use of Fiscal 2023 Regional Well-Being Indicators (YouTube (Digital Agency))
- May 27, 2024 Briefing session on the use of the Fiscal 2024 Regional Well-Being Indicator (YouTube (Digital Agency))
- June 25, 2024 Basic online workshop on the use of regional happiness indicators (YouTube (Digital Agency))
- October 16, 2024 Fiscal 2024 Regional Well-Being Indicator Utilization Briefing Session (2nd) (YouTube (Digital Agency))
4. Collection of materials for utilizing the Regional Well-Being Index
We will publish materials for using the Well-Being Index, such as materials used by local governments that conducted workshops using the Well-Being Index in advance.
- Caravan in Odawara City using indicators of regional well-being (PDF / 6,572 kb)
- Report on the Survey Results of Indicator Utilization by Local Governments (PDF / 1,205 kb) (published on April 23, 2024)
- Report on the Survey of Local Governments' Utilization of Well-Being Indicators (PDF / 710 kb) (published on December 5, 2024)
5. Regional Well-Being Indicator 1 Day Seminar
For the realization of Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation, we held a one day seminar on the utilization of regional well-being indicators for local government officials who are implementing or considering the utilization of regional well-being indicators.
For those who are wondering "what kind of index it is" and "how to use it," we held a one day seminar to learn from the basics to the use of the Well-Being Index for community development.
- Regional Well-Being Indicator Utilization 1 Day Seminar Results (PDF / 471 kb)
- (Reference) Event Flyer
- The 1st Regional Well-Being Indicator Utilization 1 Day Seminar (PDF / 632 kb)
- The 2nd Regional Well-Being Indicator Utilization 1 Day Seminar (PDF / 910 kb)
- The 3rd Regional Well-Being Indicator Utilization 1 Day Seminar (PDF / 640 kb)
- The 4th Regional Well-Being Indicator Utilization 1 Day Seminar (PDF / 631 kb)
6. Introduction and dispatch of facilitators utilizing the Well-Being Indicator
In October 2024 (2024), Digital Agency launched a project to introduce and dispatch facilitators to utilize the Well-Being Indicator in order to support local governments wishing to hold workshops utilizing the Well-Being Indicator.
The involvement of related departments within the Agency and external parties is important in promoting cooperative community development using data. As a first step, the Well-Being Index Workshop is an effective means. Please make positive use of it.
6-1. Well-Being Indicator Utilization Facilitator Introduction and Dispatch Project
- Please download the application documents from of the Guide to the Use of the Regional Well-Being Indicator (Regional Well-Being Indicator Site).
- Please refer to the following for an overview of the Well-Being Indicator Utilization Facilitator Introduction and Dispatch Project.
6-2. Facilitator for Utilization of Well-Being Indicators
- List of facilitators using Well-Being Indicator (Excel / 186 kb) (updated on December 5, 2024)
6-3. Facilitator Training Course for Utilization of Well-Being Indicators
A course will be held to train facilitators to use the Well-Being Indicator, who will be in charge of standard workshops (for local government officials and local residents) using the Well-Being Indicator.
- The fiscal 2024 event has ended. The next time of the event has not been decided. We will inform you on this page when the event is decided.
- (Reference) Past events
- Inquiries regarding this matter
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7. Hands-on workshop to learn the design of town development using the Regional Well-Being Index [End of event]
We will hold hands-on workshops (for groups participating in community development and for citizens engaged in community activities and community development) using the Community Well-Being Index.
7-1. For organizations participating in community development
- Event Date
- Tokyo Venue: Sunday, September 29, 2024 (2024)
- Osaka venue: Sunday, October 6, 2024 (2024)
- Application guideline
7-2. For citizens engaged in local activities and community development
- Event Date
- Tokyo Venue: Sunday, October 27, 2024 (2024)
- Osaka venue: Sunday, October 20, 2024 (2024)
- Application guideline