Inhibitors and Prescriptions for DX Promotion in Japanese Companies

Abstract

As the Japanese domestic market shrinks, Japanese companies need to promote digital transformation (DX) and reform their operations, organizations, processes, corporate culture, and climate to increase their competitive advantage in the global marketplace.

In this report, I focus on the status of DX promotion in Japanese companies and the issues hindering its promotion, and discuss the causes and countermeasures.

In order to promote DX, it is essential for management to recognize and commit to DX as a company-wide initiative, and cooperation between management and IT and business divisions is also required.

In addition, in order to secure and develop human resources to promote the initiative, it is necessary to clarify the necessary human resource requirements and develop management systems for skill evaluation and treatment of human resources.