| 摘要 |
<p>A public policy auction system (10) for providing a monetary incentive for the adaption of efficient public policies. The system generally comprises a series of hierarchical negotiations and auctions for the proprietary right to receive a portion of the savings generated from the efficiency of a given public policy. The method begins with a registration phase during which information is collected on the proponents of new public policies, and shares are established for a portion of the approximate distribution of savings gained by implementation of the efficient public policy. The shares are auctioned to potential constituents during an active auction. The active auction method includes penalties to force constituents to combine and pool their bids, thereby encouraging cooperation and minimizing frivolous bids.The active auction is complemented by an innovator auction in which a predetermined number of policy innovators (11) are selected to become competing bidders, and a predetermined interval of time is established before additional innovators (11) may participate. The entire system is administered over the internet (30) by a series of software modules:</p> |
