There is provided an information processing apparatus which the communication unit receives a usage request of a resource described in a first format from a program providing apparatus, the conversion unit identifies a resource providing apparatus having the resource as indicated and converts the usage request described in the first format into the usage request described in a second format that can be interpreted by the resource providing apparatus identified, the communication unit transmits the usage request described in the second format to the resource providing apparatus and receives a processing result of the usage request described in the second format from the resource providing apparatus, the conversion unit converts the processing result described in the second format into the processing result described in the first format, and the program execution unit performs an operation according to the processing result described in the first format.