Competitive and Regulatory Risks Related to ICT and AI Technology Development
First written in FY2020. 1 of 2 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2021.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 4 of 9 companies on the "Worse" side.
5 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「As a strategic area essential to sustainable growth, we will work on developing new technologies using ICT, AI and other technologies. However, we cannot completely eliminate risks arising from rapid changes in market needs, laws and regulations that restrict the use of ICT, imitation by competitors and the emergence of substitute technologies. As a result, we may fall behind competitors and have difficulty recovering our investment.」
ICT・AI等の技術開発を成長分野とする一方、市場ニーズ、規制、模倣、代替技術等による競争・投資回収リスクを継続している。 - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「As a strategic area essential to sustainable growth, we will work on developing new technologies using ICT, AI and other technologies. However, we cannot completely eliminate risks arising from rapid changes in market needs, laws and regulations that restrict the use of ICT, imitation by competitors and the emergence of substitute technologies. As a result, we may fall behind competitors and have difficulty recovering our investment.」
The Group identifies market changes, regulation, imitation and substitute technologies as risks that could lead to competitive disadvantage and difficulty recovering investment in ICT and AI technologies.