#PPP

What is Public-Private Partnership (PPP)?

As it becomes more difficult to maintain public facilities and services due to financial constraints and a decline in local government employees, the government is strongly supporting the promotion of public-private partnership (PPP) initiatives as a means to solve social issues and drive a growth-oriented economy. We spoke with Takayuki Ishikawa, head of PPP Management Dept., and Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, General Manager of the Infrastructure PPP Office in the same department, about the benefits of PPP and the key to its success.

Sanjo City's Comprehensive Private Sector Outsourcing Project

Sanjo City, which has been actively promoting comprehensive private sector outsourcing for infrastructure maintenance and management, began Phase III (5-year) of outsourcing in the spring of 2024. PACIFIC CONSULTANTS has been participating as a member of the joint venture (JV) that will receive comprehensive outsourcing since Phase II (April 2019 - March 2024), which precedes this. This is the first time for a construction consultant in the country to do so. Why did the local construction companies join a mainly made up JV, and what kind of results produced? Nobutaka INAMITSU, General Manager of the Spatial Creation Sect. of Infrastructure Management Dept., Transportation Infrastructure Div. who is at the center of the initiative, along with Ryo NAKAI and Masahiro MATSUOKA from the same section, explain the story.

What is Comprehensive Entrustment of Infrastructure to Private Sector?

How to protect infrastructure such as roads with limited personnel and budgets is a major issue for local governments. One promising method that is garnering attention is "Comprehensive Entrustment to Private Sector." We spoke with three people from PACIFIC CONSULTANTS who have pioneered this field and have achieved many successes: Nobutaka INAMITSU of the Spatial Creation Section, Infrastructure Management Dept., Transportation Infrastructure Div.; Kazuya MURAMATSU of the Infrastructure PPP Section, PPP Management Dept., Social Innovation Div.; and Shigeto TANAKA of the Infrastructure Management Section, Transportation Infrastructure Dept., Osaka Headquarters.

What is Sounding?

"Sounding-type market research" is rapidly expanding in PPP projects. As citizen needs become more diverse, it is becoming increasingly important to listen to the voices of private business operators in order to create and succeed in business. We spoke with Toru OGAWA of the Social Good Creation Sec., Integrated Project Dept., Social Innovation Div. about the current state and challenges of sounding research.

Protecting the Roots that Support Society

Have you ever thought about the underground infrastructure that lies beneath our feet? We have summarized our thoughts on the maintenance and management of the ever-changing sewerage business.

Regional 6th Industrialization: Roadside Station Seseragi no Sato Koura x Farm Kanaya x Odaidoko Yasachi

At roadside station station Seseragi no Sato Kora, which is managed by our company, we developed a new specialty product together with local businesses in 2022. This time, we talked with Agricultural Producers' Co-operative Corporation Farm Kanaya, which was involved in the projects for "fresh pickles made from Kora-grown fresh vegetables" and "delicious dried fruit (persimmon) made from Kora-grown ingredients," about the inside story behind the development.

Challenge to Develop the Sixth Industry in the Region Using Roadside Station as a Base

We would like to introduce you to the "sixth industrialization within the region" project that we have undertaken through our designated management of roadside station, in which the primary, secondary, and tertiary industries work together to utilize each other's strengths and develop, manufacture, and sell original, attractive, and competitive processed foods.

Regional 6th Industrialization: Roadside Station Seseragi no Sato Koura × Hikone Brewing

Through our designated management of roadside station, we are working to promote "regional 6th industrialization" in collaboration with roadside station, producers, and businesses. How are these efforts progressing?

<Part 2> Using "Municipal Power Producers and Suppliers (PPS)" as the Engine for Area Management

In the second part, we will explain the key points for introducing and operating Municipal Power Producers and Suppliers (PPS) and the future vision for Municipal Power Producers and Suppliers (PPS).

Let's Create a New Tourism Movement with Takamatsu Airport as the Gateway!

It has been five years since Takamatsu Airport was privatized in 2018. The spread of COVID-19 has had a major impact on tourism-related personnel across the country. How has tourism demand, and the businesses and regions that receive it, changed before and after the pandemic? What kind of future should we aim for? We spoke with local businesses about this.

Challenge to Revitalize Local Communities with NFTs

Roadside station NFT "Kouramate". We will introduce the initiative that utilizes NFT at roadside station the first of its kind in Japan.

<Part 1> Using "Municipal Power Producers and Suppliers (PPS)" as the Engine for Area Management

What are the real benefits expected from establishing a Municipal Power Producers and Suppliers (PPS)? We will introduce the potential of a Municipal Power Producers and Suppliers (PPS) and the key points for establishing and operating it.

Yanagishima Sports Park, Chigasaki City - PFI Project x Sports to Create the Park the Local Community Needs!

We discussed Yanagishima Sports Park in Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, the first sports park in Japan to utilize a PFI project.

Kanagawa Prefectural Kannonzaki Park "BEACH⇔PARK LIVING" Wins Good Design Award

Our first Park-PFI project, "BEACH⇔PARK LIVING", has won "Good Design Award 2022"