Volume 72 Number 3 Digital Technologies for a Sustainable FutureHitachi Solutions for Sustainable Societies Combining Design and Digital Technology
To achieve sustainable growth without sacrificing people’s QoL, Hitachi has been picking up the pace of its various initiatives using design and engineering to reform social infrastructure. This issue focuses on digital engineering for sustainable societies, presenting examples of co-creation to generate new value and describing Hitachi’s distinctive co-creation processes and digital technologies.
Cover Story
Hitachi’s Pursuit of a Sustainable Society
Leveraging Digital Technology to Lead Customer and Societal DX
Amid an increasingly complex environment facing societies and companies and a diverse range of challenges, Hitachi is pursuing its Social Innovation Business based on incorporating cutting-edge technologies. Toshiaki Tokunaga, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd., talks about Lumada business expansion and Hitachi's digital strategy.
Digital Technology Is More than Just a Tool
The term DX has been popular the past few years. Keita Nishiyama, Visiting Professor of U-Tokyo IFI and Senior Executive Fellow of IGPI, says that, through the best use of digital technology, DX is inextricably changing the existing organizational principles of companies and societies. Why do digital technologies change organizational principles?
Benefitting Society with Value Created through Digital Technology
How Hitachi Digital is Working to Combine Sustainability and QoL
Hitachi's Mid-term Management Plan 2024 describes a growth strategy driven by digital business. To achieve this and accelerate groupwide digital business activities, Hitachi Digital LLC is pursuing a global digital strategy. Hitachi Digital CEO, Jun Taniguchi, talks about the aim and role of the company and its partnership with GlobalLogic.
Promoting DX to Achieve Growth together with Customers
Overcoming the Challenges of Global Co-creation
Since GlobalLogic joined the Hitachi Group in July 2021, Hitachi and GlobalLogic have been steadily integrating their strengths and working on DX for both customers and Hitachi itself. Why is digital engineering so important for promoting DX? In this article, key people at Hitachi speak with Rohitash Singh, Senior Vice President of GlobalLogic.
Driving Digital Transformation in Japanese Market through Co-creation by DX Specialists
Partnership between GlobalLogic and Lumada Innovation Hub Tokyo
GlobalLogic Japan investigates and implements team structures and processes to accelerate digital businesses and DX of customers in Japan. This article describes how the company combines GlobalLogic's knowledge and methodologies with Hitachi's business track record, and the business understanding and experience of LIHT's DX specialists.
FEATURED ARTICLES
Co-creation for Solving a Wide Range of Issues through Design and Digital
Hitachi has been using design and data science to conduct co-creation with customers in various fields, as well as to develop methods for implementing the co-creation process and to train human resources. This section introduces Hitachi’s co-creation approach utilizing design and digital technology to help solve issues faced by customers and society.
- Hitachi’s Co-creation Enhanced by Design and Digital Technology
- Engagement with Customers on Business Growth Scenarios that Anticipate Future Value
- Creation of Digital Services through Consumer Understanding
- New Methodology and Applied Example for Identification of Issues to Enable Action on Societal Challenges
Digital Solutions for a Sustainable Society
Hitachi Group is working to solve societal challenges using the latest technologies. This section introduces Hitachi’s solutions for solving diversifying societal challenges, such as collaborative schemes for decarbonization, challenges in the healthcare field, and digital technologies to support social infrastructure maintenance.
- ESG Management Support Service for Sustainable Management
- Omika Green Network: Co-creation of Decarbonization with Growth from a Regional Perspective
- Global Supply Chain Simulation Service to Support Supply Chain Strategy
- Sustainable Business Model for Overcoming Challenges of Super Aging Society
Improving CX for Elderly - Development of EBPM Business Platform through Co-creation with Local Governments and Startups
- Use of MR for Skills Transfer in Healthcare Workplace
Co-creation with Medtronic Japan - Digitalization of Onsite Work for DX in Social Infrastructure Maintenance