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• Table of Contents

１．Background and Purpose of the Overall Pilot Project

As various issues brought about by centralized platforms can be seen around the world, there is a need to build an open and global value exchange platform (decentralized platform) for the Society 5.0 era that does not depend on a specific platform provider. In this context, if Japan can take the lead in building a global and decentralized platform (or increase Japan's presence in existing decentralized platforms) and developing new applications while utilizing fields such as cultural and economic domains where Japan is strong and highly compatible, some have pointed out that this could lead to the revitalization of Japan's economy and industry. Web 3.0 and blockchain technologies are attracting attention as innovative technologies that are suited to the construction of an open and global value exchange platform (decentralized platform) for the Society 5.0 era due to their governance structure.

Moreover, while the development of institutional aspects for taxation systems and regulations, etc. pertaining to Web 3.0 and blockchain technologies is underway in Japan, business development related to Web 3.0 and blockchain technologies by Japanese companies (including startups) and overseas investment in Japan have become more active since the end of 2022. In addition, various foreign governments are providing support for pilot projects, human resource development, research and development, and ecosystem construction, etc. to create use cases for Web 3.0 and blockchain technologies.

On the other hand, although Web 3.0 and blockchain technologies are technologies with hidden future potential, social implementation and social acceptance has not sufficiently progressed due to issues such as "the difficulty for private business operators who operate on a practical basis to see the value," "infrastructure construction is highly public and has a low economic rationale for private business operators to undertake on their own," and “many aspects of rule development still remain complex and unclear despite development."

In order to address these issues, this project will establish highly public use case themes that contribute to solving, etc. issues in industry and society and support demonstration programs pertaining to the construction of digital public goods, etc. (*) utilizing Web 3.0 and blockchain in each industry or across industries. Through this support, we will reduce costs and risks for industry as a whole by releasing specific results and methods that allow private business operators to recognize the benefits while also formulating data standards and building data integration platforms as digital public goods, and supporting the development, etc. of guidelines and rules as public goods with the goal of creating new use cases that are not limited to speculative Web 3.0 businesses to accelerate the social implementation and social acceptance of Web 3.0 and blockchain.

Furthermore, an Advisory Board was established consisting of 10 experts with insight into the legal, accounting and taxation, technology, international, and community, etc. aspects within the Web 3.0 and blockchain domain with the institutional design being carried out based on the discussions and advice, etc. of the Advisory Board.

(For more information about the Advisory Board, see the following URL) https://jissui-documentation.notion.site/419aaa593a5b42a7aa5dc9d6e2337659?pvs=4

*Digital public goods envisioned as a result of this project

Digital public goods are defined by the United Nations as "open source software, open data, open AI models, open data standards and open content that contribute to sustainable development." This project envisions digital public goods as digital productions that satisfy the following conditions.

• (1) [Publicness] Digital productions that contribute to the future development of Web 3.0 and blockchain related industries in domains where it is difficult for private business operators to implement on their own (domains where externalities occur and it is difficult to supply private funding and domains where it is difficult for the parties concerned to reach an agreement, etc).
• (2) [Collaborative process] Digital productions that are created in communication with industry participants during the production process in anticipation of the establishment of industry standards, etc.
• (3) [Open] Digital productions that are released and launched in a way that industry participants can easily access (*).

*)This does not preclude some aspects being closed from the standpoint of confidentiality, etc. However, initiatives which consider publicness and a collaborative process are essential from the standpoint of (1) and (2).

Specifically, the following types of productions are envisioned, and the specifications differ according to each theme.

• Data integration platform or platform (constructed by a consortium, etc. within an industry)
• Data standards and guidelines (where a consensus has been reached through an industry organization, etc.)
• Open-source software and open data, etc. (of which use by third parties is assumed)

２．Project Details