Although the transdisciplinary approach (TDA) is becoming popular during the implementation of disaster management facilities in recent years, there are few examples of the research and development phase of disaster management technology. The Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP) Phase 2, financed by the Government of Japan, emphasizes the need for industry-academia-government cooperation, and is undertaking the research and development of a disaster information provision system. As part of this program, since 2018, Kyushu University, as an academic participant, and Foundation of River & Basin Integrated Communications (FRICS), as a practitioner, are developing the “Integrated-System of Disaster Reduction for Municipalities” (IDR4M) in collaboration with municipalities across Japan. This article introduces IDR4M’s development process, especially the collaboration between academia and municipalities, who are the system’s actual users.

1. [1] S. Kuraoka, Y. R. Paudyal, and K. A. Razak, “Transdisciplinary Approach for Building Societal Resilience to Disasters – Interpreting the Processes of Creating New Knowledge in the Context of Knowledge Management –,” J. Disaster Res., Vol.15, No.7, pp. 868-877, 2020. https://doi.org/10.20965/jdr.2020.p0868
2. [2] Director General for Science, Technology and Innovation, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, “SIP: Changes the Approach to Disaster Prevention,” 2019. https://www.jst.go.jp/sip/dl/k08/k08_vision_en.pdf [Accessed April 2, 2023]
3. [3] M. Hori, “Enhancement of National Resilience Against Natural Disasters,” Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, “Pioneering the Future: Japanese Science, Technology and Innovation 2021” (Brochure of SIP), pp. 42-45, 2021.
4. [4] Y. Usuda, T. Matsui, H. Deguchi, T. Hori, and S. Suzuki, “The Shared Information Platform for Disaster Management – The Research and Development Regarding Technologies for Utilization of Disaster Information –,” J. Disaster Res., Vol.14, No.2, pp. 279-291, 2019. https://doi.org/10.20965/jdr.2019.p0279
5. [5] T. Ise, M. Hanashima, and Y. Usuda, “Current Status and Issues of Information Sharing in Disaster Response in Japan: Information Linkage by ‘SIP4D’,” J. Disaster Res., Vol.17, No.6, pp. 976-984, 2022. https://doi.org/10.20965/jdr.2022.p0976