Establishment of the DX and Regional Co-Creation Business Division and Business Creation through Open Innovation

「また、DX・地方共創事業も計画に比べて受注が堅調に推移しました。」

「As part of these efforts, we considered establishing a structure with 株式会社第四北越銀行 and 株式会社第四北越ITソリューションズ to strengthen DX initiatives for companies in Niigata Prefecture by leveraging each company’s strengths. On 1 October 2026, we agreed to promote this initiative vigorously and subsequently entered into a three-party partnership agreement.」

「In addition, we developed and began providing the DX Declaration Workshop, which is intended to strengthen the momentum for companies that have prepared declaration documents to promote subsequent action across their organizations.」

「In addition, together with NSD-DX Technology Co., Ltd., we are developing an AI-powered tool for preparing DX declaration documents and working to improve production efficiency.」

「We launched the DX Hands-On Support Service to support DX initiatives at midsize and small companies and, as its first initiative, are supporting the preparation of DX declaration documents under The Daishi Hokuetsu Bank, Ltd.'s DX Declaration Preparation Support Service. In addition, to provide consistent support to customers that have prepared DX declaration documents from launching through executing subsequent DX projects, we entered into a business-matching agreement with the bank to strengthen our proposal capabilities.」

「We launched the DX Hands-On Support Service to support DX initiatives at midsize and small companies. As the first initiative under this service, we are supporting the preparation of DX declaration documents under The Daishi Hokuetsu Bank, Ltd.'s DX Declaration Preparation Support Service. In addition, to provide consistent support to customers that have prepared DX declaration documents, from launching through executing subsequent DX projects, we entered into a business-matching agreement with the bank to strengthen our proposal capabilities. We also supported the formulation of management strategies and measures and DX projects for customers' operations. As a result, revenue was ¥22 million, up 133.6% year on year, and the segment loss was ¥1 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥7 million in the previous year.」

「We launched the DX Hands-On Support Service to support DX initiatives at midsize and small companies. As the first initiative under this service, we will support the preparation of DX declarations under the DX Declaration Preparation Support Service of The Daishi Hokuetsu Bank, Ltd. We also provided operational support for the IT departments of customers of the Consulting business.」

「In the DX and Regional Co-Creation business, we worked with regional financial institutions to develop services that support customers' DX initiatives and sustainable growth by using our IT skills and project management expertise. We also provided operational support for the IT departments of customers of the Consulting business.」

「In the DX and regional co-creation business, we began activities aimed at monetization in the third quarter of the current fiscal year after identifying social issues and gathering customer needs, while developing a business model to support companies’ digital transformation (DX) in collaboration with regional financial institutions. As a result, revenue was ¥20 million, up 128.1% year on year.」

「With the aim of resolving DX-related issues faced mainly by midsize and small companies, we worked to develop a support model that works alongside customers, providing our IT skills and project management expertise while supporting their DX initiatives and sustainable growth. We also provided operational support for the IT departments of customers of the Consulting business. As a result, revenue was ¥9 million, up 172.2% from the same quarter of the previous year, and the segment loss was ¥7 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥34 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」

「The DX and Regional Co-Creation business has worked to identify social issues and gather customer needs, while developing business models to address them.」

「As a result, we provided consulting services related to introducing payment functions to a B2B online marketplace and sold products that reduce food waste.」

「With the aim of enhancing the sustainability of regional economies, we are working to build business models that use our DX technologies and expertise. We have also expanded the number of companies supporting our approach to regional co-creation and worked with them to establish a framework for resolving regional management and operational issues. As a result, we provided consulting services related to introducing payment functions to a B2B online marketplace and sold products that reduce food waste.」

「We expanded the number of partner companies supporting regional co-creation initiatives and worked with these partners to establish a framework for resolving management and operational issues faced by regional companies. As a result, we sold products that reduce food waste and other products.」

「On 1 March 2022, we established the DX and Regional Co-Creation Business Division to commercialize DX-related technologies and expertise, create businesses through open innovation, and strengthen the driving force behind these initiatives.」