TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Composition: The metal nanowire is silver nanowire. Preferred Property: The surface resistivity of the electroconductive layer is 1000 ( omega )/square or less. The weight average molecular weight of the partial condensate is 1000-50000. Preferred Component: The electroconductive layer has a conductive region containing one or more metal nanowires, and a nonconductive region. The electroconductive component further has layer(s) of intermediate layer (30) between the base material and electroconductive layer. The layer of intermediate layer which is in contact with the electroconductive layer contains compound having functional group capable of interacting with metal nanowires. Preferred Process: The surface of electroconductive layer is subjected to abrasion-resistance test by continuous load scratch-test machine by placing the gauze surface rubbing componet with load of 50 g and round tip of 50, in which the size of the surface which is in contact with the surface of the conductive layer is 20 mu mx 20 mu m, and the ratio of surface resistivity (in omega /square) of the electroconductive layer after the abrasion-resistance test with respect to the surface resistivity (in omega /square) of electroconductive layer before the abrasion-resistance test is 100 or less. The surface of electroconductive layer is subjected to bending test for 20 times by a cylindrical mandrel bending tester having cylindrical mandrel with diameter of 10 mu m, in which ratio of surface resistivity (in omega /square) of electroconductive layer after the bending test with respect to surface resistivity (in omega /square) of electroconductive layer before bending test is 5 or less. The sol-gel hardened material is hydrolyzed and polycondensed in presence of an acid catalyst which does not have oxidizability with respect to the metal nanowire. During manufacture of electroconductive component, layer(s) of intermediate layer is formed in surface in which the liquid film in the base material is formed. A nonconductive region of pattern shape is formed in the electroconductive layer.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Composition: The alkoxide compound is of formula: M2 (OR1) aR2(4-a) (II). The functional group is chosen from amide group, amino group, mercapto group, carboxylic acid group, sulfonic acid group, phosphoric acid group and phosphonic acid groups, and their salts.M2=Si, Ti or Zr;R1,R2=H or hydrocarbyl;anda=2-4.