Growing demand for IT investment, digitalisation and IT talent development
First written in FY2018. 7 of 24 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025-H1.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2018: 1 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Other".
- FY2025-H1Updated demand for DX, market statistics and reskillingAnnual report
「In the information services industry in which our Group operates, the promotion of DX (digital transformation) under the theme of the “2025 Digital Cliff” (Note 1) has driven strong IT investment aimed at improving operational efficiency and strengthening corporate competitiveness, including the digitalization of analog administrative work and migration to the cloud of legacy systems (Note 3) operated on premises (Note 2). At the same time, corporate progress in DX remains insufficient, and the role of IT companies is expected to become increasingly important. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's “2024 Survey of Economic Structure,” 2023 sales in the information and communications industry were ¥85.6434 trillion, up 7.6% year on year, and the market as a whole is expected to continue expanding. Reskilling is also receiving increased attention as a talent strategy for the DX era, and redeveloping the capabilities and skills needed to create corporate value through digital technology has become necessary.」
For DX demand, the update specifies the digitalization of analog operations and migration of legacy systems to the cloud against the backdrop of the 2025 Digital Cliff. 2023 sales in the information and communications industry were ¥85.6434 trillion, up 7.6% year on year, and it also describes continued corporate DX underdevelopment and demand for reskilling. - FY2024Updated DX progress, market statistics and demand for reskillingAnnual report
「According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's “Current Survey of Selected Service Industries (Definitive Report for August 2024),” August 2024 sales in the information services industry were ¥1.2372 trillion, up 3.8% year on year, and the market as a whole is expected to continue expanding. Reskilling is also receiving increased attention as a talent strategy for the DX era, and redeveloping the capabilities and skills needed to create corporate value through digital technology has become necessary.」
Updated August 2024 sales in the information services industry to ¥1.2372 trillion, up 3.8% year on year. While DX investment remains strong, the need to redevelop digital talent capabilities and skills through reskilling continues. - FY2024-Q2Updated DX progress, market statistics and demand for reskillingAnnual report
「According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's “Current Survey of Selected Service Industries (Preliminary Report for February 2024),” February 2024 sales in the information services industry were ¥1.2836 trillion, up 9.2% year on year, and the market as a whole is expected to continue expanding. Reskilling is also receiving increased attention as a talent strategy for the DX era, and redeveloping the capabilities and skills needed to create corporate value through digital technology has become necessary.」
Updated February 2024 sales in the information services industry to ¥1.2836 trillion, up 9.2% year on year, while continuing to state that the overall market is expanding. The need to redevelop digital talent capabilities and skills through reskilling also continues. - FY2024-Q1Updated DX progress, market statistics and demand for reskillingAnnual report
「In the information services industry in which our Group operates, IT investment aimed at improving operational efficiency and strengthening corporate competitiveness, including the digitalization of analog administrative work and migration of legacy systems operated on premises to the cloud, is strong as a result of DX (digital transformation), which accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the “new value” of digital services accelerated by the pandemic, such as telework and web conferencing, has become commonplace in society, corporate progress in DX cannot be said to be sufficient, and the role of IT companies is expected to become increasingly important. According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's “Current Survey of Selected Service Industries (Preliminary Report for November 2023),” November 2023 sales in the information services industry were ¥1.2373 trillion, up 4.6% year on year, and the market as a whole is expected to continue expanding. Reskilling is also receiving increased attention as a talent strategy for the DX era, and redeveloping the capabilities and skills needed to create corporate value through digital technology has become necessary.」
While describing DX investment as strong, the update explains that corporate DX has not progressed sufficiently. November 2023 sales in the information services industry were ¥1.2373 trillion, up 4.6% year on year, and it also adds the need to redevelop digital talent capabilities and skills through reskilling. - FY2023Updated information services market statistics and demand for IT talentAnnual report
「August 2023 sales in the information services industry were ¥1.1928 trillion, up 7.7% year on year, and the market as a whole is expected to continue expanding. Securing and developing IT talent is also expected to become increasingly important.」
Updated August 2023 sales in the information services industry to ¥1.1928 trillion, up 7.7% year on year, and stated the outlook that securing and developing IT talent will become increasingly important. - FY2023-Q3Updated information services market statistics and demand for IT talentAnnual report
「According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's “Current Survey of Selected Service Industries (Preliminary Report for May 2023),” May 2023 sales in the information services industry were ¥1.1551 trillion, up 8.3% year on year, and the market as a whole is expected to continue expanding. Securing and developing IT talent is also expected to become increasingly important.」
Updated May 2023 sales in the information services industry to ¥1.1551 trillion, up 8.3% year on year, and added the outlook that securing and developing IT talent will become increasingly important. - FY2023-Q2Updated market statistics for the information services industryAnnual report
「According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's “Current Survey of Selected Service Industries (Preliminary Report for February 2023),” February 2023 sales in the information services industry were ¥1.1766 trillion, up 3.2% year on year, and the market as a whole is expected to continue expanding.」
Updated February 2023 sales in the information services industry to ¥1.1766 trillion, up 3.2% year on year, while continuing to identify an expanding overall market. - FY2023-Q1Updated demand for DX and cloud migration of legacy systems, together with market statisticsAnnual report
「Driven by the promotion of DX (digital transformation), which accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, IT investment aimed at improving operational efficiency and strengthening corporate competitiveness, including the digitalization of analog administrative work and migration of legacy systems operated on premises to the cloud, remains strong. According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's “Current Survey of Selected Service Industries (Preliminary Report for November 2022),” November 2022 sales in the information services industry were ¥1.1829 trillion, up 6.9% year on year, and the market as a whole is expected to continue expanding.」
Specific demand arising from DX promotion includes the digitalization of analog administrative work and migration of legacy systems to the cloud. November 2022 sales in the information services industry were stated as ¥1.1829 trillion, up 6.9% year on year. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「DX (digital transformation), aimed at transforming society as a whole, has progressed, and IT investment to strengthen corporate competitiveness and improve operational efficiency is expected to increase over the medium to long term. Against this backdrop, demand for system development and infrastructure construction at our Group remains strong.」
The view continues that IT investment and demand for system development and infrastructure construction, driven by advances in DX and cloud computing, AI, robotics, e-commerce and remote work, will increase over the medium to long term and remain strong. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Demand increased for the use of cloud services, remote work using AI (artificial intelligence) and robotics, e-commerce businesses, and the development of remote-work environments. DX (digital transformation), aimed at transforming society as a whole, has also progressed, and IT investment to strengthen corporate competitiveness and improve operational efficiency is expected to increase over the medium to long term.」
The outlook for increased demand for cloud computing, AI and robotics, e-commerce, remote work and DX, and for medium- to long-term growth in IT investment, continues. Demand for system development and infrastructure construction remains strong. - FY2022-Q1Added DX progress following the establishment of the Digital Agency and concerns that the Omicron variant could restrain IT investmentAnnual report
「Following the establishment of the Digital Agency in September 2021, DX (digital transformation), aimed at transforming society as a whole, has progressed, and IT investment to strengthen corporate competitiveness and improve operational efficiency is expected to increase over the medium to long term. However, concerns over a renewed spread of COVID-19 due to the emergence of the Omicron variant could lead customer companies in some industries to restrain IT investment, and the uncertain situation is expected to continue.」
While expecting DX and medium- to long-term progress in IT investment against the backdrop of the Digital Agency's establishment, the update adds the possibility that customer companies in some industries may restrain IT investment amid concerns over a renewed spread of infection due to the Omicron variant. - FY2021Updated information and communications market size and telework demandAnnual report
「According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's “2020 Survey of Economic Structure,” sales in the information and communications industry totaled ¥65.446 trillion, and the market as a whole is expected to continue expanding.」
Market size for the information and communications industry was stated as ¥65.446 trillion, and the view that the overall market is expanding continues. Demand for systems supporting telework and remote work was also described as a new growth driver. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry in which our Group operates, demand increased for the use of cloud services suited to the With COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 eras, remote work using AI (artificial intelligence) and robotics, e-commerce businesses, and the development of remote-work environments. In addition, following the government's announcement of plans to establish the Digital Agency, the promotion of DX (digital transformation), aimed at transforming society as a whole, has begun to take hold, and IT investment to strengthen corporate competitiveness and improve operational efficiency is expected to increase over the medium to long term.」
The outlook for increased demand for cloud computing, AI and robotics, e-commerce, remote work and DX, as well as medium- to long-term growth in IT investment, continues. - FY2021-Q2Specified expectations for medium- to long-term expansion of With COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 demandAnnual report
「Following the government's announcement of plans to establish the Digital Agency, the promotion of DX (digital transformation), aimed at transforming society as a whole, has begun to take hold, and IT investment to strengthen corporate competitiveness and improve operational efficiency is expected to increase over the medium to long term.」
In addition to demand for cloud computing, AI and robotics, e-commerce and remote work, the outlook indicates that DX and IT investment will increase over the medium to long term to strengthen corporate competitiveness and improve operational efficiency. - FY2021-Q1Added demand related to the Digital Agency and GIGA SchoolAnnual report
「In the information services industry in which our Group operates, demand increased for the use of cloud services suited to the With COVID-19 era, remote work using AI (artificial intelligence) and robotics, e-commerce businesses, and the development of remote-work environments. In addition, following the government's announcement of plans to establish the Digital Agency, the promotion of DX (digital transformation), aimed at transforming society as a whole, has begun to take hold, and IT investment to improve operational efficiency is expected to increase.」
In addition to the existing view of demand for cloud computing, AI, IoT and DX, the update specifies demand for cloud use during the With COVID-19 era, remote work using AI and robotics, e-commerce, remote-work environments, and DX and IT investment driven by the establishment of the Digital Agency. - FY2020Added expectations for increased demand for DX, AI and roboticsAnnual report
「Against the backdrop of the spread of COVID-19, demand is expected to increase for remote work using AI (artificial intelligence) and robotics, e-commerce businesses and telework. In addition, the promotion of DX (digital transformation), aimed at transforming society as a whole, has begun to take hold, and investment in ICT and IoT to improve operational efficiency is expected to increase going forward.」
In addition to the existing view of IT demand for cloud computing, IoT and AI, the update specifies expanding demand for remote work using AI and robotics, e-commerce, telework, DX, and ICT and IoT investment. - FY2020-Q3Added increased demand by IT sector under COVID-19 and uncertainty across the industryAnnual report
「Since the beginning of the year, demand for IT in certain fields, such as remote work and factory automation, has been trending upward from the standpoint of suppressing the risk of COVID-19 infection. However, the impact of the drastic change in lifestyles caused by the spread of COVID-19 on the industry as a whole cannot be predicted, and the situation remains uncertain.」
While demand for some IT applications, such as remote work and factory automation, has increased, the view has been added that the impact of changes in lifestyles on the industry as a whole cannot be predicted. - FY2020-Q2Added increased uncertainty over the outlook for IT investment due to the spread of COVID-19Annual report
「In the information services industry in which our Group operates, demand remained firm, including demand for product development aimed at transforming business structures toward service-led models and strengthening competitiveness, system investment aimed at labor saving and rationalization, and maintenance and renewal investment following the end of maintenance periods for various software products, against a backdrop of policies such as the change of era name, the consumption tax increase and work-style reforms. However, the spread of COVID-19 has made the outlook uncertain.」
While demand for IT investment is described as firm, the view has been added that the outlook for future demand has become uncertain due to the spread of COVID-19. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry in which our Group operates, demand remained firm, including demand for product development aimed at transforming business structures toward service-led models and strengthening competitiveness, system investment aimed at labor saving and rationalization, and maintenance and renewal investment following the end of maintenance periods for various software products, against a backdrop of policies such as the change of era name, the consumption tax increase and work-style reforms. In addition to cloud computing and big data, which have continued to expand despite concerns over a global economic slowdown, demand for development using new technologies such as IoT and AI is also increasing further. IT investment, which will be central to future corporate competitiveness, is expected to remain firm.」
In addition to labor-saving and rationalization investment and maintenance and renewal investment, demand for development using cloud computing, big data, IoT and AI is trending upward, and the view that IT investment will remain firm continues. - FY2019Added figures and trends for market size and demand for new technologiesAnnual report
「According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's “2018 Survey of Selected Service Industries (Definitive Report),” sales in the software, information processing and provision services, and internet-related services industries totaled ¥24.108 trillion, and the market as a whole is expected to continue expanding.」
Added sales of ¥24.108 trillion for the information services-related market and the view that the overall market is expanding. High growth rates are also expected for technologies such as cloud computing, IoT and AI. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry in which our Group operates, demand remained firm, including demand for product development and capital investment aimed at transforming business structures toward service-led models and strengthening competitiveness, as well as investment aimed at labor saving and rationalization in response to labor shortages, against a backdrop of solid performance by domestic companies. In addition to cloud computing and big data, which have continued to expand for several years, demand for development using new technologies such as IoT and AI is also trending upward. IT investment, which is central to corporate competitiveness, is expected to remain firm going forward.」
In addition to labor-saving and rationalization investment, demand for development using cloud computing, big data, IoT and AI is trending upward, and the view that IT investment remains firm continues. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry in which our Group operates, capital investment, including IT investment aimed at improving corporate productivity and efficiency in response to labor shortages and work-style reforms, is expected to increase against a backdrop of improving corporate earnings, and business conditions are expected to remain firm.」
Reiterates the view that demand for IT investment, driven by labor shortages, work-style reforms and productivity improvements, remains firm. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry, the use of ICT (information and communications technology) is advancing across a range of fields as cloud technology, IoT, AI and big data evolve rapidly, while demand for security technology to defend against cyberattacks and other threats is also increasing. Demand for system renewal investments, including IT investment aimed at improving corporate productivity and efficiency in response to work-style reforms and labor shortages, remained firm.」
Demand for IT investment, driven by the use of ICT, technological advances such as cloud computing, and responses to work-style reforms and labor shortages, continues to be identified as a favorable business environment. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「As IT technology continues to advance at an accelerating pace, we need to incorporate new technologies and services into our service offerings, and expect the number of projects to increase. We also expect demand for training personnel who understand IT-related technologies to increase as customers implement more systems.」
We recognize the increase in SI projects and demand for IT talent development driven by advances in system implementation as business opportunities.