Increased Development Costs and Effort Resulting from Rapid Technological Innovation
First written in FY2022. 1 of 3 entries say "Softened", first in FY2023. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 34 of 95 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「However, if rapid technological innovation reduces the relative advantage of the company's technology, development costs and required hours could increase substantially in responding to it. Although the likelihood of risks becoming apparent in the short term is low, the company's competitiveness could decline in the future.」
The company explicitly identifies not only the cost of responding to technological innovation but also the erosion of its relative technological advantage and a future decline in competitiveness as risks. - FY2023SoftenedAnnual report
「Rapid technological innovation could substantially increase the development costs and workload required to respond to change. However, the company does not expect this to occur in the foreseeable future and considers the likelihood of the risk materialising in the short term to be low.」
The company explicitly assesses the likelihood of the risk of higher development costs and workload due to technological innovation materialising in the short term as low. - FY2022First statedAnnual report
「If technological innovation proceeds rapidly, the development costs and workload required to respond to the changes may increase significantly.」
The company identifies increased costs of responding to technological innovation as a risk and cites information gathering and the hiring and training of engineers and data scientists as mitigating measures.