Emergence of an Innovation Ecosystem in the Midwest as a Place for DX

Abstract

In this paper, we look back on the transition of innovation ecosystems in Silicon Valley on the west coast of the United States and Boston on the east coast, and describe not only the emergence of technology, but also the formation of innovation ecosystems such as a climate rooted in the community, continuous support from the private sector, and large schemes based on national strategies.

Looking at the Midwest, which is a cluster of the automobile industry in this analogy, since the region is a cluster of OTs, consulting houses and IT vendors who want to grow DX as a business are actively investing, and national strategies such as the IRA Act and government-affiliated organizations such as CESMII are trying to accelerate their movement. We consider that the Midwest is in the preliminary stages of forming an innovation ecosystem related to DX. Through these, we will consider the requirements of the innovation ecosystem for DX.