The Macro and Micro Economic Aspect -- The Knowledge Network in the Digital Economy and Sustainable Development -- Controllability of Technological Paradigm Shift and Sustainable Growth: An Empirical Research on 1970–2002 Japanese Economy -- Capital-Skill Complementarity in the United States and Japan -- The Nature of Competition -- Organization-Issued Cash in a Digital Economy -- Strategic Alliances and Innovative Performance in Network Industries: The Case of the Mobile Internet in Japan and Europe -- Value Creation on Networks and in Corporate Activities -- Structural Changes -- The Evolution of Organizational Structures in a Networked Society: The Case of Finland -- Research and Development Partnerships Bridged by the Intermediate Domain: A Research Provider in the Semiconductor Industry -- Regional Management and e-Democracy in the Information Society: Communications among Citizens and Officials on the Website Provided by Local Governments for Good Local Management.

The advent of the digital economy has the potential to dramatically change the conventional interrelationships among individuals, enterprises and society. There can be little doubt that to achieve vigorous socioeconomic developments in the 21st century, people will have to aggressively use information technology to boost innovation and to organically link the results of that innovation to solutions to global environmental issues and social challenges such as the opportunity divide. We are responsible for taking advantage of the opportunities opened up by the digital economy and for turning those opportunities into things that reflect our values and goals. The book examines the overall impact of the digital economy and the development of a practical institutional design.