The corona pandemic is accelerating the digitization of society. Under such circumstance, digital data will be a core management resource that leads to competitive advantage. However, how to manage data and the governance rules for data with trust have not yet been clarified. This special issue is a collection of research papers on these digital transformations and digital data management in various academic fields. I hope that this special edition leads to various discussions will take place not only in academic societies but also in industry and government.