Obsolescence of services and technologies due to changes in the technological environment
First written in FY2020. 1 of 4 entries say "Reframed", first in FY2021. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 34 of 95 companies on the "Worse" side.
11 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- FY2026MitigatedAnnual report
「With respect to generative AI, the company is developing guidelines to ensure that risks are widely understood and is encouraging active use in compliance with the rules.」
It states that, in response to risks associated with technological innovation and the use of generative AI, the company has developed guidelines and implemented a tool to analyze recorded interview data and automatically generate feedback. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「The Group makes continued investments and adopts new software, systems and security-related technologies as appropriate to prevent its existing technologies from becoming obsolete. It has also established a framework for introducing advanced technologies, including analysis of big data generated through its business activities and the use of AI, to continuously improve its technologies and is working to incorporate these technologies into the Group's businesses.」
It reconfirms the risk of obsolescence resulting from technological innovation, continued investment in software and security technologies, and the use of big data and AI. - FY2021ReframedAnnual report
「Technological innovation has progressed at an extremely rapid pace in recent years. To maintain and enhance its competitiveness, the Group needs to invest in and adopt technologies in a timely and appropriate manner while assessing future technological changes.」
It has classified the risk of obsolescence resulting from changes in the technological environment as a technological innovation risk and describes measures including continued investment, big data analytics and the use of AI. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「However, the technological environment may change rapidly as a result of the spread of new technologies not anticipated by the Group, causing the Group's technologies to become obsolete. This could adversely affect the Group's business activities.」
It has identified rapid changes in the technological environment resulting from the spread of new technologies and the obsolescence of existing technologies as new risks. It states that the Group is working to continuously improve its technologies through big data analytics, the use of AI and other measures.