In recent years, the keyword "digital transformation (DX)" has been attracting attention. Featured in many media, the keyword "DX" is widely recognized not only by business people but also by students and the elderly. On the other hand, it seems that there is not much understanding of what "DX" means.
To summarize the definition of the "DX Promotion Guidelines" released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2018, "In order for companies to establish a competitive advantage, they will use data and digital technology to create new businesses and transform current operations. That is. "
There are two main reasons why DX is attracting attention. One is that companies are required to further improve their productivity and provide new added value due to the maturation of the domestic market, the progress of globalization, intensifying competition with competitors, and the decrease in the working population. The other is that epoch-making new technologies such as the Internet, smartphones, sensors, wireless communication, cloud AI (artificial intelligence), and robotics have appeared one after another, and the performance and price have been reduced. As a result, we have established an infrastructure (digital technology) that digitizes and utilizes analog information that conventional systems have not managed, such as human behavior and behavior, and the status and status of equipment and devices.
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