Information processing method, program, and information processing device

Abstract

To provide a new mechanism of fundraising in an infrastructure maintenance project by returning economic results by infrastructure maintenance to business operators or fund providers.SOLUTION: An information processing method to be executed by an information processing device 20 includes: acquiring contract information which is a contract related to a disaster prevention project for maintenance of an infrastructure and is a performance-based contract for performing payment on the basis of disaster mitigation performance by the infrastructure (S102); raising fund data about a fund set on the basis of the contract information (S110); associating the fund data with identification information of the disaster prevention project for storage in a memory, and managing the raised fund (S116).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing method, a program, and an information processing device. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, the importance of developing infrastructure (hereinafter also referred to as "infrastructure") and reducing damage as a measure against anticipated disasters and the like has been advocated (see, for example, Non-Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Non-patent literature]

[0003] [Non-Patent Document 1] Satoshi Fujii, "Estimation of Huge Damage and Countermeasures for the Nankai Trough Mega-Earthquake", Journal of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers, January 2020, Vol. 105, No. 1, P. 6-9 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, infrastructure development is very costly, and it is not easy to raise the funds. On the other hand, calculations by various evaluation agencies have shown that infrastructure development can bring economic results, such as disaster mitigation when a disaster occurs or economic results from revitalizing surrounding areas. In addition, performance-linked contracts, in which higher payments are made for better services, are known, and are expected to have effects such as demonstrating private ingenuity, trialing new services that are expected to produce results, improving existing services, and promoting the growth of excellent businesses.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention focuses on performance-linked contracts and aims to provide a new mechanism for fundraising in infrastructure development projects by returning the economic results of infrastructure development to the business operator (e.g., the fundraiser) or fund provider. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] An information processing method according to one embodiment of the present invention is an information processing method executed by an information processing device, which obtains contract information for a performance-linked contract related to a disaster prevention project to develop infrastructure, in which payment is based on the disaster mitigation results achieved by the infrastructure, obtains funding data related to funds set based on the contract information, and associates the funding data with identification information of the disaster prevention project. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the present invention, a new mechanism for fundraising in infrastructure development projects can be provided by using a performance-linked contract that returns the economic results of infrastructure development to the business operator or fund provider. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] 1 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of an information processing device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of an information processing device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of evaluation data of specific example 1 in the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of public data of Example 1 of the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of coefficient data of the first concrete example of the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a process related to fund raising according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a payment process according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals denote like or similar structures.

[0010] [Embodiment] <System> Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information processing system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 1, the information processing system 1 includes information processing devices 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 (hereinafter also referred to as "information processing devices 10-50"), and the information processing devices 10-50 are capable of transmitting and receiving data to and from each other via a network N. Note that the information processing devices 50A and 50B are also referred to as information processing devices 50 when there is no need to distinguish between them.

[0011] Here, we will explain the outline of a new fundraising mechanism realized by the information processing system 1 shown in Fig. 1. For example, an information processing device 10, which is mainly used by infrastructure owners, estimates the development costs of infrastructure development projects, and generates and stores contract information related to performance-linked contracts based on the economic results of the infrastructure development.

[0012] An example of a performance-linked contract is a pay-for-success (PFS) contract, in which an owner entrusts a business to a business operator, sets performance indicators corresponding to the issues to be resolved, and includes a contract in which the payment is linked to the achievement or improvement of the performance indicators. In the case of this performance-linked contract, the business operator entrusted with the business can raise funds from the funder (investor, etc.) in return for the distribution of future payments (without necessarily having to pay dividends to the investor, etc.), while the owner entrusting the business only receives payment when the effects are realized, so there are advantages for both the business entruster and the business entrusted with the business. In the information processing system 1 shown in FIG. 1, this performance-linked contract is applied to have the business operator raise funds for the costs of infrastructure development, for example, to secure financial resources for infrastructure development.

[0013] The information processing device 20, which is mainly used by business operators, for example, financial institutions such as banks and investment funds, insurance companies such as non-life insurance companies, and private business operators such as construction companies that execute infrastructure development projects, executes fund raising processing to raise funds from itself or others (for example, investors, etc.) based on the contents of the infrastructure development project and contract information of the performance-linked contract, and manages fund data related to the raised funds. In addition, the information processing device 20 transmits fund data related to the raised funds to a management entity that manages the funds for the infrastructure development project (hereinafter also referred to as the "management entity of the infrastructure development project"). As a result, the raised funds are appropriated as a financial resource for the infrastructure development project. The business operator can also be a fund raiser that raises funds for the infrastructure development project.

[0014] When funds are raised from other parties, the information processing device 50 that is mainly used by the other parties determines the amount to be invested in the infrastructure development project based on the investment information of the infrastructure development project disclosed by the business operator, and transmits an investment request including this amount to the information processing device 20. This enables the business operator to raise funds from one or more other parties (fund providers).

[0015] The information processing device 30, which is mainly used by the person in charge of managing the infrastructure development project, manages the financial resources of the infrastructure development project and updates the financial resources of the infrastructure development project based on the financial data transmitted from the information processing device 20. The financial resources are used as appropriate for the execution of the infrastructure development project.

[0016] The information processing device 40, which is mainly used by an organization that evaluates infrastructure, executes evaluation processing of the developed infrastructure and calculates the economic outcome of the infrastructure development. The information processing device 40 transmits a report on the evaluation result (evaluation data) to the information processing device 10 to inform the owner of the infrastructure of the evaluation result.

[0017] The information processing device 10 determines the amount to be paid to the business operator and the specified rights based on the infrastructure evaluation results and the performance-linked contract, and executes compensation processing to pay the determined amount and grant the specified rights. By executing the compensation processing, the information processing device 20 receives payment data related to the amount (payment) of the return on investment in the infrastructure development project and data related to the specified rights. If necessary, the information processing device 20 determines a dividend based on the payment data, and transmits dividend data related to this dividend to others (fund providers such as investors).

[0018] This will provide a mechanism whereby the profits contained in the economic outcomes from infrastructure development can be appropriately paid to business operators and certain rights can be granted based on performance-linked contracts, making it easier to raise funds even for infrastructure development projects, which have high development costs.

[0019] Next, each of the information processing devices 10 to 50 and their users will be described. As in the above example, the information processing device 10 is one or more information processing devices used by an infrastructure owner. The infrastructure owner may be, for example, a country that owns the infrastructure, a national organization, a government, a local government, a private company, an individual, or a person who manages an infrastructure development project. The infrastructure is, for example, a social foundation for life and industry, and includes structures such as roads, breakwaters, water supply and sewerage, power plants, power networks, communication networks, ports, airports, bridges, facilities, and buildings.

[0020] The owner of the infrastructure inputs contract information of a performance-linked contract for an infrastructure development project into the information processing device 10 or generates and stores the contract information using the information processing device 10, and transmits the contract information to the information processing device 20 as necessary. The performance-linked contract for an infrastructure development project is, for example, a contract between the owner of the infrastructure and a business operator entrusted with the infrastructure development project, and includes a contract for the owner of the infrastructure to pay at least a portion of the economic benefits from the infrastructure development to the business operator based on specified conditions. In addition, this performance-linked contract may include a contract for the country, government, etc. to grant specified rights to the business operator based on specified conditions.

[0021] The information processing device 20 is, for example, one or more information processing devices used by a business operator entrusted with an infrastructure development project. The business operator is, for example, a financial institution such as a bank or an investment fund, or a company such as a construction company that executes the infrastructure development project, and multiple companies may jointly raise funds. The fund raising referred to here includes collecting funds from users other than the business operator using this information system 1, and appropriating the business operator's own funds.

[0022] For example, based on a performance-linked contract for an infrastructure development project, a business operator executes a fundraising process using the information processing device 20 to raise funds. The information processing device 20 transmits financial data on the raised funds to the information processing device 30 in order to allocate the raised funds to the infrastructure development project.

[0023] The information processing device 30 is, for example, one or more information processing devices used by a management entity that manages financial resources for an infrastructure development project. The management entity is, for example, an institution or company that manages the funds for this infrastructure development project, and includes a company, organization, or business entity that coordinates the infrastructure development project. The management entity uses the information processing device 30 to manage the flow of funds for the infrastructure development project.

[0024] The information processing device 40 is one or more information processing devices used by a predetermined institution or the like that evaluates economic outcomes due to infrastructure development. The predetermined institution is, for example, a third-party institution (evaluation institution) that can fairly and appropriately evaluate economic outcomes, and includes an institution certified by a country, government, etc. The information processing device 40 evaluates economic outcomes due to infrastructure development and estimates economic benefits, evaluates infrastructure according to evaluation items, saves the evaluation results, and transmits a report (evaluation data) including the evaluation results to the information processing device 10.

[0025] The information processing device 50 is, for example, an information processing device used by a third party who invests in an infrastructure development project. The third party is, for example, an investor, and includes individuals and companies who support and invest in the infrastructure development project. The third party refers to the investment information on the infrastructure development project transmitted by the information processing device 20 and determines the amount of investment. The information processing device 50 transmits an investment request including the investment amount determined by the third party to the information processing device 20. Note that in the information processing system 1, if the business operator prepares all of the necessary funds by himself / herself, the information processing device 50 is not necessarily required.

[0026] Each of the above-mentioned information processing devices 10 to 50 is, for example, a personal computer, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a server device, etc., and may be represented as an nth information processing device (1≦n≦5) to be distinguished from one another.

[0027] <Configuration> Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information processing device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information processing device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The processing of each device will be described below using four specific examples.

[0028] (Example 1) In Specific Example 1, an infrastructure disaster prevention project is used as an example of an infrastructure development project. The owner of the infrastructure may outsource the infrastructure disaster prevention project to an external business operator in order to prepare the infrastructure in preparation for possible future disasters. In this case, multiple candidates who could become the business operator submit bids for the infrastructure disaster prevention project plan and payment, etc., and a performance-linked private consignment contract is concluded between the selected business operator and the owner of the infrastructure.

[0029] Next, in the event of a disaster, the infrastructure owner will provide funds to the infrastructure disaster prevention business operator, raise funds, and carry out the infrastructure development project, and in return will make payments based on the disaster mitigation results of the infrastructure. Disasters include, for example, earthquakes, tsunamis, storm surges, typhoons, etc.

[0030] In specific example 1, an information processing device 10 that executes at least a portion of the above-mentioned processing includes one or more processing devices (CPU: Central Processing Unit) 110, one or more network communication interfaces 120, a memory 130, a user interface 150, and one or more communication buses 170 for interconnecting these components.

[0031] Memory 130 may be, for example, a high-speed random access memory such as DRAM, SRAM, or other random access solid-state storage device, or may be a non-volatile memory such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, optical disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state storage devices, or may be a non-transitory recording medium.

[0032] The memory 130 stores data used by the information processing system 1. For example, the memory 130 stores data related to infrastructure disaster prevention projects. The data related to infrastructure disaster prevention projects includes, for example, evaluation data including disaster prevention costs and expected economic results (disaster mitigation results) for each area of ​​infrastructure development, public data related to infrastructure disaster prevention projects that are made public to businesses, and contract information for outcome-linked contracts for infrastructure disaster prevention projects. The contract information includes at least a part of the public data, such as the contract period and payment terms.

[0033] As another example, memory 130 may be one or more storage devices located remotely from CPU 110. In one embodiment, memory 130 stores programs, modules and data structures, or a subset thereof, that are executed by CPU 110.

[0034] The CPU 110 executes the programs stored in the memory 130 to configure a control unit 112 , an acquisition unit 113 , an infrastructure management unit 114 , and a transmission unit 115 .

[0035] The control unit 112 controls the overall processing related to the infrastructure disaster prevention business. The acquisition unit 113 acquires data transmitted from each information processing device. For example, the acquisition unit 113 acquires condition information related to payment conditions based on a performance-linked contract transmitted from the information processing device 20, and acquires evaluation data including evaluation results of infrastructure development transmitted from the information processing device 40.

[0036] The infrastructure management unit 114 manages data related to infrastructure disaster prevention projects. For example, the infrastructure management unit 114 stores each acquired data in the memory 130 and reads out data from the memory 130 as necessary.

[0037] In addition, the infrastructure management unit 114 calculates the payment to be paid to the business operator when a predetermined condition of the performance-linked contract is satisfied. The predetermined condition of the performance-linked contract includes the occurrence of a disaster, the expiration of a predetermined contract period, etc.

[0038] The transmission unit 115 transmits each data to a predetermined information processing device via the network communication interface 120. For example, the transmission unit 115 transmits public data to the information processing device 20 in order to collect capital for an infrastructure disaster prevention project, transmits blank evaluation data to the information processing device 40, and transmits payment data of a determined payment amount to the information processing device 20.

[0039] Next, an information processing device 20 that is mainly used by businesses that undertake infrastructure disaster prevention projects will be described. As shown in Fig. 3, the information processing device 20 includes one or more processing units (CPUs) 210, one or more network communication interfaces 220, a memory 230, a user interface 250, and one or more communication buses 270 for interconnecting these components. Each unit shown in Fig. 3 has the same function as each unit with the same name shown in Fig. 2, and executes the same process. Below, the differences between each unit shown in Fig. 3 and each unit shown in Fig. 2 will be described.

[0040] The memory 230 stores data used by the information processing system 1. For example, the memory 230 stores contract information of a performance-linked contract related to an infrastructure disaster prevention project, and stores data related to funds for an infrastructure development project.

[0041] The CPU 210 executes the programs stored in the memory 230 to configure a control unit 212 , an acquisition unit 213 , a funds management unit 214 , an identification unit 215 , a transmission unit 216 , and a setting unit 217 .

[0042] The control unit 212 controls the processing of each unit described below, and executes processing related to fund raising for the infrastructure disaster prevention project.

[0043] The acquisition unit 213 acquires contract information of a performance-linked contract, which is a contract related to a disaster prevention project (infrastructure disaster prevention project) for developing infrastructure, in which payment is made based on the disaster mitigation results of the infrastructure. The contract information includes, for example, a contract period and payment terms. The disaster mitigation results include, for example, at least one of the following four examples. The economic value of social and private capital that can be maintained (damage can be avoided) through infrastructure development. For example, the amount of direct damage that would occur if infrastructure was not developed. A specific example would be the economic value of highways (social capital) and office buildings (private capital) that can be maintained by breakwaters in the event of a tsunami. The economic value that the above social capital and private capital can create. For example, the amount of collateral damage that would occur if infrastructure were not developed. Specific examples include highway tolls and office building rents in the above example. - Value of environmental protection (or conservation) through infrastructure development (e.g. reduction in CO2 emissions) Other tax benefits and reductions due to infrastructure development, etc.

[0044] The acquisition unit 213 also acquires funding data related to funding set based on the contract information of the performance-linked contract. For example, the contract information includes costs related to an infrastructure disaster prevention project, and funding to be procured is set based on these costs. Funds include personal funds and bonds. The funding data includes, for example, funding data related to personal funds and funding data related to funds procured from others.

[0045] Furthermore, when a predetermined condition included in the performance-linked contract is satisfied, the acquisition unit 213 may acquire payment data transmitted by the information processing device 10. For example, the acquisition unit 213 acquires payment data related to the payment to be paid by the infrastructure owner when the performance-linked contract expires or when a disaster occurs during the contract period.

[0046] The fund management unit 214 stores fund data on the procured funds in the memory 230 in association with the identification information of the infrastructure disaster prevention project. The identification information of the infrastructure disaster prevention project includes information that indicates the infrastructure disaster prevention project and enables it to be distinguished from other projects. This identification information may be generated by the information processing device 20, or may be included in the acquired contract information of the performance-linked contract. The memory 230 stores fund data on the funds procured for the infrastructure disaster prevention project and contact information (IP address, email address of the person in charge, etc.) of the management of the financial resources of the infrastructure disaster prevention project in association with this identification information.

[0047] As a result, in infrastructure disaster prevention projects, by using a performance-linked contract in which payment is made based on disaster mitigation results, it is possible to give incentives to business operators to develop better infrastructure in order to increase the return on the project (investment), and to increase the willingness of business operators and investors to contribute funds. In addition, unlike catastrophe bonds and resilience bonds in which dividends are paid to investors at predetermined intervals and processing occurs each time, by using a performance-linked contract, payment data is transmitted only when the effect is realized or the payment conditions are satisfied, thereby improving the processing efficiency of the information processing device 20. In addition, by using a performance-linked contract, it is possible to reduce the number of communications between the information processing device 10 used by the infrastructure owner and the information processing device 20 used by the business operator, and to avoid putting a strain on the communication bandwidth.

[0048] The identification unit 215 identifies the management destination of the infrastructure disaster prevention project based on the identification information of the infrastructure disaster prevention project. For example, the identification unit 215 identifies the contact information of the management destination associated with the same identification information as the identification information associated with the fund data to be appropriated as the financial resource by referring to the memory 230.

[0049] The transmission unit 216 transmits fund data on the procured funds to the identified management destination. For example, the transmission unit 216 transmits the fund data using the contact information of the identified management destination. The fund data in this case is data indicating that the procured funds have been appropriated as financial resources, such as a notification of completion of transfer to a specified account. This allows the funds procured for an infrastructure disaster prevention project to be appropriated as financial resources for the infrastructure disaster prevention project, and the management destination can be notified that the appropriation of financial resources has been completed.

[0050] The setting unit 217 sets the payment conditions for the payment based on the contract information of the performance-linked contract. For example, the setting unit 217 sets the payment conditions such as determining the payment amount using a predetermined calculation formula for the economic benefit of the disaster mitigation result included in the contract information.

[0051] In this case, the transmission unit 216 may transmit condition information including the payment conditions to the transmission source of the contract information of the performance-linked contract. For example, the transmission unit 216 transmits condition information including the payment conditions such as an arithmetic expression to the information processing device 10 that is the transmission source of the contract information. The memory 230 may store contact information of the transmission source of the contract information in association with the identification information of the infrastructure disaster prevention project and the identification information of the contract information.

[0052] This allows operators to set the payment terms for infrastructure owners, enabling them to present the terms of performance-linked contracts for infrastructure disaster prevention projects in line with their own plans.

[0053] Furthermore, when the contract information of the performance-linked contract includes the contract period and the amount equivalent to the disaster mitigation result, the setting unit 217 may set a first coefficient (hereinafter also referred to as "α") that is applied to the amount equivalent to the disaster mitigation result if damage occurs to the infrastructure during the contract period, based at least on the contract period and the amount equivalent to the disaster mitigation result. For example, the setting unit 217 may set the first coefficient lower as the amount equivalent to the disaster mitigation result is higher or the contract period is longer.

[0054] This makes it possible to appropriately set the payment amount in the event of a disaster based on the contract contents of the performance-based contract. Note that if multiple disasters occur within the set contract period (for example, about 50 years), multiple payments may be made.

[0055] Furthermore, when the contract information of the performance-linked contract includes the contract period and the maintenance cost (maintenance fee), the setting unit 217 may set a second coefficient (hereinafter, also referred to as "β") to be applied to the maintenance cost based on at least the contract period and the maintenance cost if no damage occurs to the infrastructure during the contract period. For example, the setting unit 217 may set the second coefficient lower as the maintenance cost is higher or the contract period is longer.

[0056] This will make it possible to appropriately set payment amounts in the event that a disaster does not occur, based on the terms of the performance-based contract.

[0057] The acquisition unit 213 may acquire probability data on the probability of occurrence of damage from a predetermined database. For example, the acquisition unit 213 acquires probability data indicating the probability of occurrence of disasters published by an institution that studies the occurrence of disasters from the database of the institution. If a reference destination or the like of the predetermined database is registered in advance, the acquisition unit 213 may identify the database from the reference destination as necessary and acquire the probability data.

[0058] In this case, the setting unit 217 may set the first coefficient or the second coefficient further based on the acquired probability data. For example, the setting unit 217 may set the first coefficient or the second coefficient by combining the probability data, the contract period, the amount equivalent to the disaster mitigation result, and the maintenance cost, using a predetermined calculation formula. As a specific example, when the probability of disaster occurrence is high and the contract period is long, the setting unit 217 decreases the first coefficient or decreases the second coefficient, and when the probability of disaster occurrence is low and the contract period is long, the setting unit 217 increases the first coefficient or increases the second coefficient.

[0059] The setting unit 217 may also set a calculation formula with the first coefficient or the second coefficient as a parameter so that the payment calculated based on the set first coefficient or the second coefficient is equal to or greater than the fund procured. The setting unit 217 may also perform a simulation based on past cases and set an appropriate first coefficient or second coefficient from a calculation formula with the first coefficient or the second coefficient as a parameter. The setting unit 217 may also set an appropriate first coefficient or second coefficient using a machine-learned learning model that determines an appropriate first coefficient or second coefficient from probability data of multiple cases, the contract period, the amount equivalent to the disaster mitigation result, and the maintenance cost.

[0060] This makes it possible to more appropriately set the payment amount when a disaster occurs or when a disaster does not occur, based on the contract contents of the performance-based contract and the probability of the disaster occurring. For example, the use of the probability of occurrence can improve the appropriateness of the payment amount setting.

[0061] In addition, the acquisition unit 213 may control the transmission of investment information regarding the funds to be raised to another information processing device 50, and acquire an investment request from the other information processing device 50, including an investment amount set based on the investment information.

[0062] For example, when the fundraising funds for an infrastructure disaster prevention project are large, the control unit 212 determines the minimum investment amount from others and the period for collecting funds, and publishes investment information including the determined items on a webpage, etc. In this case, when the acquisition unit 213 acquires an access request to the webpage from another information processing device 50, it transmits the investment information on the webpage to the other information processing device 50. Note that the transmission of the investment information may be performed by the transmission unit 216.

[0063] In this case, the other information processing device 50 that has received the investment information may transmit an investment request including an investment amount set based on the investment information to the information processing device 20 based on an operation of an investor or the like. The fund management unit 214 of the information processing device 20 may store fund data regarding each investment amount included in each investment request acquired from the other information processing device 50 in association with identification information of the infrastructure disaster prevention project. For example, the fund management unit 214 may store in the memory 230 user identification information for identifying another person and fund data regarding the investment amount for each investment request.

[0064] This will broaden the scope of people who can receive funds, making fundraising easier.

[0065] A construction company or the like that carries out an infrastructure disaster prevention project (which may be a party commissioned by an infrastructure owner or business operator, or may be the business operator itself) uses financial resources to build or reconstruct infrastructure to develop the infrastructure. If a disaster occurs within the contract period, a specified institution evaluates the amount of damage (disaster mitigation results) prevented by the developed infrastructure and reports the evaluation results of the infrastructure to the infrastructure owner. At this time, the information processing device 40 transmits evaluation data including the evaluation results to the information processing device 10.

[0066] When the evaluation agency recognizes that the developed infrastructure has prevented damage, the information processing device 10 determines the payment amount by multiplying the amount equivalent to the disaster mitigation result by a first coefficient (α) according to the result. The information processing device 10 executes a payment process to the business operator based on the determined payment amount, and transmits payment data related to the payment amount to the information processing device 20.

[0067] Furthermore, if no disaster occurs within the contract period, the contract period expires, and the information processing device 10 determines the payment amount by multiplying the maintenance cost by the second coefficient (β). The information processing device 10 executes payment processing to the business operator based on the determined payment amount, and transmits payment data relating to the payment amount to the information processing device 20. The above-mentioned method of calculating the payment amount is an example when the first coefficient and the second coefficient are numerical values ​​representing %, and other calculation methods may be used depending on the values ​​of the first coefficient and the second coefficient.

[0068] As described above, the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to the infrastructure disaster prevention business in Specific Example 1. According to Specific Example 1, a business operator who undertakes an infrastructure disaster prevention business based on a performance-linked contract is expected to build better infrastructure because the business operator receives a higher payment in return, which is beneficial for both the infrastructure owner and the business operator.

[0069] (Example 2) In Specific Example 2, an earthquake-proofing project for a building is taken as an example of an infrastructure development project. The owner of the building may outsource the earthquake-proofing project to an external business operator in order to make the building earthquake-proof in preparation for possible future disasters. Specific Example 2 is applicable to earthquake-proofing of structures that generate rent, and a building is an example of a structure that generates rent. In Specific Example 2, as in Specific Example 1, a performance-linked private outsourcing contract, for example, a performance-linked contract, is concluded between the business operator and the owner of the infrastructure.

[0070] As described above, in Specific Example 2, the infrastructure includes buildings that generate rent, the infrastructure disaster prevention project includes construction work related to earthquake resistance of buildings, and the contract information of the performance-linked contract includes payment terms based on the increased rent due to earthquake resistance. The data flow and processing of each information processing device in Specific Example 2 are similar to the data flow and processing in Specific Example 1.

[0071] This allows the present invention to be applied to earthquake-proofing projects for buildings, and the business operator can receive at least a portion of the increase in rent due to earthquake-proofing. Furthermore, if a disaster occurs during the contract period and it is determined that the earthquake-proofing of the building has prevented damage, the disaster reduction result (amount of damage prevented) is multiplied by the first coefficient and paid to the business operator. The business operator is expected to carry out more reliable earthquake-proofing work in order to receive a higher payment in return.

[0072] In Example 2, if the contract period expires without any disaster occurring, no payment may be made. Instead, at least a portion of the increased rent due to the earthquake resistance will be paid to the business operator at regular intervals.

[0073] In Example 2, for example, the contract period is about 20 to 30 years, and when earthquake resistance standards set by each country are updated, an example of the target is an existing structure that does not meet the new earthquake resistance standards. By making existing structures that do not meet the new earthquake resistance standards earthquake-proof to meet the new standards, the owner of the structure can enjoy benefits such as a reduction in fixed asset tax.

[0074] (Example 3) In specific example 3, the trigger for the outcome of a performance-linked contract in an infrastructure development project is not the occurrence of a disaster, but rather when a designated institution recognizes that the developed infrastructure has led to the development of the surrounding area and has increased the economic outcome of the infrastructure owner (tax revenue, mitigation of congestion, etc.). In this case, the payment is, for example, an amount equivalent to the increased economic outcome multiplied by a third coefficient. The surrounding area may be defined as an administrative district unit such as a town or city that includes the developed infrastructure. Additionally, districts adjacent to the district that includes the developed infrastructure may also be included in the surrounding area.

[0075] Furthermore, an operator undertaking an infrastructure development project may be entrusted with maintaining and managing the infrastructure, and may be granted the right to collect fees, such as usage fees for the developed infrastructure (such as expressways and railways). In this case, the information processing device 10 calculates at least a portion of the fees for the developed infrastructure, and transmits fee data relating to the fees to the information processing device 20 at predetermined intervals.

[0076] As described above, the information processing system 1 in specific example 3 applies the outcome-linked approach of PFS to a project known as a public-private partnership (PPP). Here, PPP is a general term for public-private partnership projects, and includes an ordering system in which, for infrastructure development, private businesses are invited to submit proposals in a competitive manner, the best private business is selected, and the business is then tasked with handling everything from design to operation, as well as fundraising.

[0077] In specific example 3, the transmission unit 115 of the information processing device 10 transmits to the information processing device 20 contract information for a performance-linked contract, which is a contract for a development project to develop infrastructure, in which payment is made based on the economic results of the infrastructure after a specified contract period has elapsed.

[0078] The acquisition unit 213 of the information processing device 20 that is mainly used by the business acquires contract information of the performance-linked contract transmitted by the information processing device 10. The acquisition unit 213 also acquires funding data related to funds set based on this contract information. For example, the contract information includes costs related to an infrastructure development project, and funds to be raised are set based on these costs. Funds include own funds and bonds, etc. The funding data includes, for example, funding data related to own funds and funding data related to funds raised from others.

[0079] The fund management unit 214 stores the acquired fund data in association with the identification information of the infrastructure development project in the memory 230. The process of the fund management unit 214 is the same as that of the fund management unit 214 in the specific example 1, except that the identification information of the infrastructure development project is used.

[0080] As a result, the present invention can also be applied to performance-linked contracts in which, in an infrastructure development project, when the area surrounding the developed infrastructure develops and an amount equivalent to economic results such as tax revenue increases, at least a portion of the increased amount is paid to the project owner as a payment.

[0081] Furthermore, the economic outcome in Specific Example 3 is a profit calculated by a predetermined evaluation agency, and includes the economic profit of the region where the infrastructure is developed. For example, as described above, when infrastructure such as roads and railways is developed, the economic profit includes an increase in tax revenue in the surrounding region.

[0082] The payment amount is calculated by, for example, the infrastructure management unit 114 of the information processing device 10 multiplying the amount equivalent to the economic benefit by a third coefficient. The third coefficient may be calculated by a predetermined calculation formula based on the amount equivalent to the economic benefit.

[0083] This increases the probability of results being realized by determining the increased economic benefits to the surrounding area as a result of infrastructure development, rather than determining the timing of the results being dependent on uncertain events such as the occurrence of a disaster, making it easier for businesses to receive payments based on results.

[0084] Furthermore, the contract information in specific example 3 includes payment terms based on infrastructure development costs in the case where the economic performance does not satisfy a predetermined standard. For example, a minimum amount is set for the economic benefit of the surrounding area, and the infrastructure management unit 114 of the information processing device 10 determines whether this economic benefit exceeds a threshold. If the economic benefit exceeds the threshold, the infrastructure management unit 114 multiplies the economic benefit by a third coefficient to calculate the payment. Furthermore, if the economic benefit is equal to or less than the threshold, the infrastructure management unit 114 multiplies the infrastructure development costs by a fourth coefficient to calculate the payment. The fourth coefficient may be calculated using a predetermined calculation formula based on the development costs.

[0085] This means that if the economic benefits to the surrounding area are lower than expected, the payment to the operator will be based on the development costs, preventing the payment from being lower than expected and providing motivation for the operator to participate in the project.

[0086] Furthermore, the contract information in specific example 3 may include conditions regarding the right to collect fees when using the infrastructure (toll collection right). For example, when the infrastructure is a highway or a railway, the contract information includes a condition that the operator is granted the right to collect at least a part of the usage fees.

[0087] By including in the contract information that the operator is granted the right to collect fees for the infrastructure, the operator can secure a stable income in return for fundraising, thereby providing the operator with a motivation to participate in the business.

[0088] (Example 4) In specific example 4, the outcome of a performance-linked contract in an infrastructure development project includes the reduction of greenhouse gases, for example, carbon dioxide (CO2). For example, a business operator provides low-carbon technology that can reduce CO2 emissions in an infrastructure development project, and the developed infrastructure can reduce CO2 emissions. In this case, if the owner of the infrastructure acquires CO2 emission rights according to the amount of CO2 reduction, the owner gives a specified percentage of these CO2 emission rights to the business operator as a return. Note that the specified percentage may be set by the owner of the infrastructure, but if the owner of the infrastructure is, for example, a national or local government, 100% of the CO2 emission rights may be given to the business operator.

[0089] Examples of low-carbon technologies include the use of low-carbon concrete, development of infrastructure for disaster prevention (which can reduce CO2 emissions by strengthening structures), and the use of non-metal technologies (which can reduce CO2 emissions by increasing durability).

[0090] In a specific example 4, the transmission unit 115 of the information processing device 10 transmits, to the information processing device 20, contract information of a performance-linked contract, which is a contract for a development project for infrastructure development and in which payment is made based on the development results of the infrastructure. The development results include, for example, at least one of disaster mitigation results due to disaster prevention and economic results due to the infrastructure after a specified contract period has elapsed. In addition, as described below, the development results may also include the reduction effect of greenhouse gases, for example, CO2. In the following, carbon dioxide is taken as an example of a greenhouse gas, but greenhouse gases include at least one of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorocarbon gases.

[0091] The acquisition unit 213 of the information processing device 20 that is mainly used by the business acquires the contract information of the performance-linked contract transmitted by the information processing device 10. The acquisition unit 213 also acquires funding data related to funds set based on this contract information. For example, as described above, the contract information includes the costs of an infrastructure development project, and the funds to be raised are set based on these costs. The funds include own funds, bonds, etc. The funding data includes, for example, funding data related to own funds and funding data related to funds raised from others.

[0092] The fund management unit 214 stores the acquired fund data in association with identification information of the infrastructure development project in the memory 230. The identification information may be set in advance for each project.

[0093] Furthermore, when the infrastructure development results include a CO2 reduction effect, the setting unit 217 may set condition information regarding the conditions for acquiring CO2 emission credits based on the amount of CO2 reduction. The condition information includes, for example, information on a predetermined ratio to the CO2 emission credits certified by a certification body or the like. The predetermined ratio may be determined in advance with the owner of the infrastructure, but may also be determined afterwards. Furthermore, the setting unit 217 may store the certified condition information in the memory 230 in association with the identification information of the infrastructure development project.

[0094] In this case, the transmission unit 216 may transmit the authenticated condition information to the transmission source of the contract information of the performance-linked contract. Thus, the condition information can be shared with the owner of the infrastructure.

[0095] As a result, in an infrastructure development project, if the development effect of the developed infrastructure has a CO2 reduction effect, the present invention can also be applied to a performance-linked contract in which CO2 emission rights based on the amount of CO2 reduction are given to the business operator separately from or instead of a payment based on the development effect. Note that, although CO2 emission rights are used as an example in the explanation of Specific Example 4, Specific Example 4 can be applied in cases where tradable rights are given to the infrastructure owner by carrying out infrastructure development. For example, a specified percentage of CO2 emission rights can be replaced with all or part of the tradable rights.

[0096] (Example 5) In Example 5, like Example 4, greenhouse gas reduction effects are included as the outcome of the performance-linked contract in the infrastructure development project, but it differs in that the government grants greenhouse gas emission rights (e.g., CO2 emission rights) to the business operator based on the amount of greenhouse gas reduction when a disaster occurs and the infrastructure development prevents a disaster or avoids a financial burden. Example 5 can be applied to Examples 1 and 2 above, etc.

[0097] For example, in the specific example 1, if the infrastructure owner is a country and the country grants CO2 emission rights to a business operator when a disaster occurs, the transmission unit 115 of the information processing device 10 transmits, to the information processing device 20, contract information of a performance-linked contract, which is a contract for a development project to develop infrastructure and in which a reward is granted based on the development results of the infrastructure. The development results include, for example, at least one of disaster mitigation results due to disaster prevention and economic results due to the infrastructure after a specified contract period has elapsed. In addition, as described above, the development results may include a greenhouse gas reduction effect, for example, CO2. In addition, carbon dioxide is taken as an example of a greenhouse gas, but greenhouse gases include at least one of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorocarbon gases. In addition, the granting of rewards includes a payment of money from the infrastructure owner and / or a grant of CO2 emission rights from an institution such as a country or government.

[0098] The acquisition unit 213 of the information processing device 20 that is mainly used by the business acquires the contract information of the performance-linked contract transmitted by the information processing device 10. In addition, the acquisition unit 213 acquires fund data related to the fund set based on this contract information.

[0099] The fund management unit 214 stores the acquired fund data in association with identification information of the infrastructure development project in the memory 230. The identification information may be set in advance for each project.

[0100] Furthermore, the setting unit 217 may set condition information regarding the conditions for acquiring CO2 emission credits based on the amount of CO2 reduction. The condition information includes, for example, information on a predetermined ratio to the CO2 emission credits certified by a certification body or the like. The predetermined ratio may be determined in advance with the country, but may also be determined afterwards. Furthermore, the setting unit 217 may store the certified condition information in the memory 230 in association with the identification information of the infrastructure development project.

[0101] When a disaster occurs and a specified institution recognizes that infrastructure development has prevented damage, a certification institution or the like calculates the amount of damage prevented by infrastructure development according to the results, and the infrastructure owner pays α% of that amount of damage to the business operator. The amount of damage is calculated, for example, based on assets, economy, or finances where damage was prevented by infrastructure development. For example, the information processing device 10 executes a payment process to the business operator based on the determined payment amount, and transmits payment data regarding the payment amount to the information processing device 20. Note that the specified institution and the certification institution may be the same institution or different institutions.

[0102] Next, the country or government grants the business operator a CO2 emission credit based on the amount of CO2 reduction that was not required to be emitted by preventing damage through infrastructure development as a reward. For example, the CO2 emission credit may be a CO2 emission credit of a predetermined percentage (e.g., 100%, 80%, etc.) of the amount of CO2 reduction that was not required to be emitted by preventing damage. In this case, the information processing device used by the country or government transmits information on the determined CO2 emission credit to the information processing device 20. The information processing device that transmits information on the CO2 emission credit may be the information processing device 10 managed by the country that owns the infrastructure. Note that the CO2 emission credit may be restricted so that it cannot be transferred to a third party, and a digital token (NFT: Non-Fungible Token) issued on a blockchain that is generally not substitutable may be granted. In addition, it is preferable that the government can take over the CO2 emission credit at any time at the current price.

[0103] Next, in specific example 2, if a country grants CO2 emission rights to a business operator when a disaster occurs, the transmission unit 115 of the information processing device 10 transmits contract information of a performance-linked contract, which is a contract for a development project to make a building earthquake-proof, in which a reward is granted based on the results of the earthquake-proofing of the building, to the information processing device 20. The granting of reward includes a payment of money based on an increase in rent from the building owner, and / or the granting of CO2 emission rights from an organization such as a country or government.

[0104] When a disaster occurs and a specified institution recognizes that damage has been prevented by making a building earthquake-proof, the certification institution or the like calculates the amount of damage prevented by making the building earthquake-proof according to the results, and pays α% of that amount of damage to the business operator. The amount of damage is calculated, for example, based on assets, the economy, or finances whose damage was prevented by making the building earthquake-proof. For example, an information processing device used by a country or government executes a payment process to the business operator based on the determined payment amount, and transmits payment data related to the payment amount to information processing device 20. Note that the specified institution and the certification institution may be the same institution or different institutions.

[0105] Next, the state or government grants the business operator a CO2 emission credit as compensation based on the amount of CO2 that was not emitted due to the prevention of damage by making the building earthquake-proof. In this case, the information processing device used by the state or government transmits information on the determined CO2 emission credit to the information processing device 20. Note that the CO2 emission credit may be restricted so that it cannot be transferred to a third party, and it is also preferable that the government can take over the CO2 emission credit at any time at the current market value.

[0106] Furthermore, in specific example 2, if the country grants CO2 emission rights to businesses when a disaster occurs, a compensation system different from that of the above example may be used. For example, before a disaster occurs, the information processing device 10 used by the building owner executes payment processing to the business based on the payment amount determined based on the increased rent due to the earthquake resistance of the building, and transmits payment data related to the payment amount to the information processing device 20. Furthermore, the country or government pays the business operator an amount equivalent to the economic effect of disaster avoidance by earthquake resistance of the building (for example, α% of the damage amount expected when a disaster occurs / contract years) every year. For example, the information processing device used by the country or government executes payment processing based on the determined amount, and transmits payment data related to this amount to the information processing device 20.

[0107] When a disaster occurs and a specified institution recognizes that damage has been prevented by making a building earthquake-proof, a certification institution or the like calculates the amount of damage prevented by making the building earthquake-proof according to the results, and the state or government pays the remaining amount, α% of the damage amount, to the business operator. The amount of damage is calculated, for example, based on assets, economy, or finances whose damage was prevented by making the building earthquake-proof. For example, an information processing device used by the state or government executes a payment process to the business operator based on the determined remaining amount, and transmits remaining amount data regarding the remaining amount to information processing device 20. Note that the specified institution and the certification institution may be the same institution or different institutions.

[0108] Furthermore, the state or government will grant CO2 emission credits to businesses as compensation, based on the amount of CO2 that was not emitted due to damage prevented by making buildings earthquake-proof. In this case, the information processing device used by the state or government will transmit information on the determined CO2 emission credits to the information processing device 20. Note that the CO2 emission credits may be restricted so that they cannot be transferred to a third party, and it is also preferable that the government can take over the CO2 emission credits at any time at the current market value.

[0109] Specific examples 1 to 5 have been explained above. Since all of them are performance-linked contracts, it is expected that business operators will use the funds procured effectively and build better infrastructure in order to increase payments based on the infrastructure's evaluation. If better infrastructure is built, the infrastructure owner will also be able to enjoy the economic benefits of the infrastructure. In other words, the application of performance-linked contracts gives business operators an incentive to increase infrastructure evaluation and increase payments, and it increases the likelihood that infrastructure development projects will be steadily implemented for infrastructure owners, thereby supporting the planning of infrastructure development projects.

[0110] <Data example> Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of evaluation data of concrete example 1 of the present invention. In the example shown in Fig. 4, the evaluation data is stored in the memory 130 of the information processing device 10. For example, the evaluation data is evaluation data for a certain infrastructure disaster prevention project, and "damage cases," "areas," "event occurrence probability," "damage amount," "disaster prevention cost (maintenance cost)," and "expected disaster prevention effect" are stored in the memory 130 in association with each other.

[0111] "Cases of damage" refer to disasters, for example, and include earthquakes, tsunamis, storm surges, typhoons, torrential rains, etc. The above example uses natural disasters, but it may also include man-made disasters such as fires. "Regions" refer to administrative districts, for example, and are divided into municipalities or prefectures.

[0112] "Probability of event occurrence" is the probability of occurrence calculated by a designated institution through research etc. based on past cases. For example, this indicates that there is a 70% probability that an earthquake will occur in Area A within 30 years. "Amount of damage" indicates the estimated amount of damage if the disaster shown in the "Damage case" occurs in that area. "Disaster prevention cost" indicates the cost associated with building disaster prevention infrastructure for that area. "Expected disaster prevention effect" indicates the estimated amount of damage that can be reduced if disaster prevention infrastructure is built.

[0113] The evaluation data may be stored in association with identification information of the infrastructure disaster prevention project and disaster mitigation results evaluated by a specified institution in the event of an actual disaster. The evaluation data may include items set by the evaluation institution, but may also include items set by the owner of the infrastructure.

[0114] Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of public data of concrete example 1 in the present invention. In the example shown in Fig. 5, the public data is stored in memory 130 of information processing device 10. For example, the public data is stored in memory 130 with "damage cases," "area," "contract period," "minimum disaster prevention cost," and "secondary benefit" associated with each other. When acquisition unit 213 of information processing device 20 acquires this public data, the public data may be stored in memory 230.

[0115] "Damage cases" and "areas" are the same as those shown in Figure 4. "Contract period" indicates the contract period of the performance-linked contract for the infrastructure development project. "Secondary benefits" are secondary benefits obtained by developing infrastructure, such as user fees from road and railway development. The public data includes part of the contract information for performance-linked contracts. For example, the contract information includes the contract period, condition information on the payment terms mentioned above, and specified conditions that trigger the generation of payment.

[0116] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of coefficient data of the specific example 1 of the present invention. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the coefficient data is stored in the memory 230 of the information processing device 20. For example, the coefficient data is a coefficient related to the payment amount set by the business operator, "α" represents the first coefficient described above, and "β" represents the second coefficient described above. The coefficient data is data included in the contract information. For each data shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the basic data content is the same in the specific examples 2 to 5, but the evaluation data, the public data, or part of the coefficient data may differ depending on the specific examples 2 to 5 described above. For example, in the specific example 3, the third and fourth coefficients are stored in the memory 230 as the coefficient data in association with the identification information of the infrastructure development project. The third and fourth coefficients are values ​​set by each business operator, and there are various methods for setting them. In the specific examples 4 and 5, a predetermined ratio of the CO2 emission rights is stored in the memory 230 in association with the identification information of the infrastructure development project.

[0117] <Operation description> Next, a description will be given of each operation related to fund raising in the information processing system 1. Fig. 7 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a process related to fund raising according to an embodiment of the present invention. The process shown in Fig. 7 can be similarly applied to specific examples 1 to 5.

[0118] In step S102, the transmission unit 115 of the information processing device 10 transmits contract information related to the infrastructure development project to the information processing device 20 through an operation by an infrastructure owner or the like. The contract information may be public data, and includes data that is made public so that the infrastructure owner can select a business operator for the infrastructure development project.

[0119] In step S104, the fund management unit 214 of the information processing device 20 sets conditions related to the payment based on the contract information. For example, the fund management unit 214 sets the first coefficient and / or the second coefficient based on the contract period, maintenance cost, secondary benefit, etc. included in the contract information. The coefficients may be set by inputting the contract period, maintenance cost, secondary benefit, etc. into a predetermined calculation formula and calculating and setting each coefficient, or may be calculated and set using a trained model.

[0120] In step S106, the transmission unit 216 of the information processing device 20 transmits condition information including the set coefficient to the information processing device 10. Through this process, the business operator will make a bid for this business.

[0121] In step S108, the owner of the infrastructure determines a company or the like (fundraiser) to which the infrastructure development project will be entrusted, and the transmission unit 115 of the information processing device 10 transmits the results of the bidding to the information processing device 20.

[0122] In step S110, the fund management unit 214 of the information processing device 20 executes a fund raising process. The fund raising process may be a process of allocating own funds, or a process of raising funds by receiving investment from others. Steps S112 and S114 are processes when receiving investment from others, and are not necessarily required when raising funds only with own funds.

[0123] In step S112, the fund management unit 214 of the information processing device 20 determines the amount of investment to be received, taking into consideration the development costs required for the infrastructure development project, and the transmission unit 216 transmits investment information, including the investment conditions and return information including the investment amount, to the information processing device 50 used by another person.

[0124] In step S114, the information processing device 50 determines the investment amount based on the investment information, and transmits an investment request including this investment amount to the information processing device 20.

[0125] In step S116, the fund management unit 214 of the information processing device 20 stores fund data on the acquired investment amount (funds for the infrastructure development project) in association with the identification information of the infrastructure development project in the memory 230. This allows the fund management unit 214 to manage the funds to be procured.

[0126] In step S118, the identification unit 215 of the information processing device 20 identifies a management entity of the infrastructure development project. The management entity of the infrastructure development project is stored in the memory 230 in association with the contract information and the like.

[0127] In step S120, the transmission unit 216 of the information processing device 20 transmits fund data relating to the procured funds to the management destination.

[0128] With the above processing, when a performance-linked contract is applied to an infrastructure development project, an incentive is provided in return based on the contract information of the performance-linked contract, making it easier for business operators to participate in the infrastructure development project.

[0129] 8 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a payment process according to an embodiment of the present invention. The process shown in FIG. 8 can be similarly applied to specific examples 1 to 5.

[0130] In step S202, the information processing device 40 used by the evaluation organization evaluates the economic performance of the infrastructure. The economic performance may be an estimated amount.

[0131] In step S204, the information processing device 40 transmits the evaluation data including the evaluation result to the information processing device 10 used by the owner of the infrastructure.

[0132] In step S206, the infrastructure management unit 114 of the information processing device 10 calculates the payment amount based on the economic performance included in the evaluation result and by referring to the contract information of the performance-linked contract. For example, the payment amount is calculated by using a first coefficient for the amount equivalent to the economic performance.

[0133] In step S208, infrastructure management unit 114 of information processing device 10 executes processing to pay the calculated payment amount to the business operator. For example, infrastructure management unit 114 executes processing to transfer the payment amount to a specified bank. Transmission unit 115 of information processing device 10 transmits payment data related to the payment amount to information processing device 20. The payment data is, for example, data indicating that payment of the payment amount has been completed.

[0134] In step S210, the acquisition unit 213 of the information processing device 20 acquires the payment data, and the funds management unit 214 manages the payment based on the payment data and, if necessary, executes a payment process to the source of the funds at a predetermined timing.

[0135] Through the above process, at a specified time, a third-party evaluation agency evaluates the economic outcomes of the infrastructure, and the infrastructure owner determines the payment amount that serves as a return on fundraising for the infrastructure development project based on the results of that evaluation, and the operator is then able to receive the payment.

[0136] Furthermore, by including the setting conditions for the payment amount in the contract information of the performance-linked contract, the payment process can be carried out smoothly after the evaluation process is completed, making it possible to improve system efficiency. Furthermore, since the information processing device 20 has the setting conditions for the payment amount, once the evaluation result is obtained, it can easily perform a process to check whether the payment amount is correct, and there is no need to redo the confirmation process, making it possible to improve the processing efficiency of the confirmation process. Note that the return is not limited to the payment amount, and may be a specified claim such as the right to collect fees in specific example 3 or greenhouse gas emission rights in specific examples 4 and 5.

[0137] Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above in detail, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the claims. For example, in the present invention, a part of the processes executed by each of the information processing devices 10 to 50 may be transferred to another information processing device, or a plurality of information processing devices may be appropriately integrated. [Explanation of symbols]

[0138] 1...information processing system, 10 to 50...information processing device, 110...CPU, 112...control unit, 113...acquisition unit, 114...infrastructure management unit, 115...transmission unit, 130...memory, 210...CPU, 230...memory, 212...control unit, 213...acquisition unit, 214...funds management unit, 215...identification unit, 216...transmission unit, 217...setting unit

Claims

1. An information processing method executed by an information processing device, Acquire contract information for a performance-based contract related to a disaster prevention project to develop infrastructure, in which payment is based on the disaster reduction results of the infrastructure; Acquire fund data regarding funds set based on the contract information; The information processing method includes associating the funding data with an identification of the disaster prevention project.

2. The information processing device further comprises: Identifying a management entity of the disaster prevention project based on the identification information; The information processing method according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of transmitting the fund data to the management destination.

3. The information processing device further comprises: Set payment terms for the payment based on the contract information; The information processing method according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of transmitting condition information including the payment condition to a transmission source of the contract information.

4. Setting the payment terms comprises: The information processing method of claim 3, further comprising setting a first coefficient to be applied to the amount equivalent to the disaster mitigation result if damage occurs to the infrastructure during the contract period, based at least on the contract period and the amount equivalent to the disaster mitigation result, when the contract information includes the contract period and the amount equivalent to the disaster mitigation result.

5. Setting the payment terms comprises:

5. The information processing method according to claim 3, further comprising: when the contract information includes a contract period and a maintenance cost, setting a second coefficient to be applied to the maintenance cost based at least on the contract period and the maintenance cost if no damage occurs to the infrastructure during the contract period.

6. The information processing device further comprises: Obtaining probability data regarding the occurrence probability of the damage from a predetermined database; Setting the payment terms comprises: The information processing method according to claim 4 , further comprising: setting the first coefficient or the second coefficient further based on the probability data.

7. Obtaining the funds data includes: Transmitting investment information regarding the funds to another information processing device; acquiring an investment request including an investment amount set based on the investment information from another information processing device; Associating the funds data with the identity information comprises:

7. The information processing method according to claim 1, further comprising associating financial data relating to each investment amount included in each acquired investment request with the identification information.

8. The infrastructure includes rent-generating structures; The disaster prevention project includes construction work related to earthquake resistance, The information processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the contract information includes payment terms based on an increase in rent due to the earthquake resistance improvement.

9. In the information processing device, Acquire contract information for a performance-based contract related to a disaster prevention project to develop infrastructure, in which payment is based on the disaster reduction results of the infrastructure; Acquire fund data regarding funds set based on the contract information; Associating the funding data with identification information of the disaster prevention project.

10. An acquisition unit that acquires contract information of a performance-based contract for a disaster prevention project for developing infrastructure, in which payment is made based on the disaster reduction results of the infrastructure, and acquires fund data related to funds that are set based on the contract information; An information processing device comprising: a fund management unit that associates the fund data with identification information of the disaster prevention project.

11. An information processing method executed by an information processing device, Acquire contract information for a performance-based contract related to a development project for infrastructure development, in which payment is based on the economic results of the infrastructure after a specified contract period has elapsed; Acquire fund data regarding funds set based on the contract information; The funding data is associated with an identification of the maintenance project.

12. The information processing method according to claim 11 , wherein the economic outcome is a profit calculated by an evaluation organization and includes an economic profit of a region in which the infrastructure is developed.

13. The information processing method according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the contract information includes a payment condition based on a development cost of the infrastructure in the event that the economic performance does not satisfy a predetermined standard.

14. The information processing method according to claim 11 , wherein the contract information includes conditions regarding a right to collect a fee for using the infrastructure.

15. An information processing method executed by an information processing device, Acquire contract information for a performance-based contract related to a development project for infrastructure development, in which payment is based on the results of the development of the infrastructure; Acquire fund data regarding funds set based on the contract information; Associating the funding data with an identification of the development project; If the development results include a greenhouse gas reduction effect, condition information on the acquisition conditions of greenhouse gas emission rights based on the amount of greenhouse gas reduction is set; The condition information is transmitted to a transmission source of the contract information.

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