Topic: Digital Transformation

The momentum for digital transformation in industry, society and government is increasing. Recently, there is a proposal by the Japanese government to establish a digital agency, but I think there is a sense of crisis that Japan is lagging behind the trend of global digital transformation.

The IoT in the industry has become widespread to some extent, and it seems that the wave will settle down, but the degree of attention is only increasing. Why is the use of IoT considered to be an important key in the future of Japanese industry? We will introduce the reason and examples of IoT utilization.

Is fog a cloud?, fog vs cloud, cloud vs edge. Still a lot of questions around these computing areas. With the ever-evolving…

In my last column, I discussed whether the move toward a consumption tax hike and the Tokyo Olympics would be a trigger to improve the cashless ratio. With the implementation of the consumption tax hike approaching, at last, this time I would like to focus on recent developments other than the consumption tax hike that will affect the future of payments.

In my last column, I talked about who could play a leading role in the near future if a payment revolution were to occur in Japan in which the cashless ratio would increase sharply. At the time of writing (3/12), there are almost 200 days left until the consumption tax hike from October, and almost 500 days until the Tokyo Olympics. It is hoped that one event will trigger a significant increase in the cashless ratio.

The other day, I had the opportunity to listen to Mr. Nakanishi, Chairman of Nippon Keidanren at the Foreign Correspondents’ Association 20 About a minute Society 5.0. It was a place to talk about it and hold a question-and-answer session. The first thing that impressed me was Mr. Nakanishi’s ability to respond in English rather than the content.

As a continuation from my previous column, the field of payments, as well as many other industrial fields, is experiencing a wave of internationalization and technological innovation, and many experts seem to think that a major change that can be called a payment revolution is taking place.

Centered on members of both companies of Kaifeng Susumu Science & Technology Co., Ltd., who are familiar with the trends in the payment field in Japan and China, we are studying what is happening in recent payment trends and what will happen in the future.

Edge computing:  There’s no denying that this a hot topic right now – particularly in industrial environments.  Over the past year, we have seen edge clearly move from an emerging topic, to a more mainstream trend.  Analysts and media, alike, are increasingly commenting on the value edge computing can bring to businesses.

In a digital age, software gets the lion’s share of attention. But the best software is only as good as the server and network it runs on. If software is a Broadway show, then servers are the stage, and if the stage is dark, no one can see the show.