Creating value through digital transformation (DX)

By combining P&I Innovations with the strengths of our six capitals through digital transformation, we will expand the value cycle we create together with companies, organizations, consumers, and society. We will further evolve our P&I (printing and information) strengths with advanced digital technologies and data utilization, transforming our engineering and value chains. Through diversifying, optimizing, and enriching information processing and communication across procurement, design, manufacturing, distribution, and customer contact points, we will achieve sustainable growth and resolve social issues in the three division of smart communications, life & healthcare, and electronics.

The Chief Digital Officer (CDO), appointed by the President and Director, oversees DX-related initiatives across the company. A dedicated DX Promotion Supervisory Organization has been established at the head office, and under a robust cybersecurity and appropriate AI governance system, each division works together across the board to implement DX promotion measures across the company.

We are achieving sustainable corporate growth by continuously enhancing our DX infrastructure, which consists of a data management infrastructure, an AI utilization platform, and system modernization.

We are developing DX human resources in accordance with the digital skills standards established by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. "DX Basic Human Resources" are defined as people who have DX literacy and see DX as something that applies to them personally, and are targeted at all DNP Group employees. We also define "DX Promotion Human Resources" as specialized human resources who support the promotion of DX in each division. In order to provide education tailored to each level, we have set detailed level definitions for fiscal 2024.

The aim is for 27,500 eligible employees to complete the literacy training for "DX basic personnel" by the end of fiscal 2025 (as of the end of fiscal 2024, approximately 92.6% (25,473 employees) had completed the training).
To develop "DX Promotion Human Resources" with higher levels of expertise, we are promoting the development of employees involved in ICT development, which is the core of this work. Our goal is to achieve IT Skill Standard Level 3 or above, and 1,036 employees reached this level in fiscal 2024. In addition to specialized training in areas such as AI, cloud computing, and agile, we are expanding our business-specific practical training programs, which link the content learned in the training to business growth and operational results. In fiscal 2024, we launched a new program that analyzes actual business data to make proposals to companies and realize business efficiency improvements. We will continue to expand our programs in the future.
Additionally, new employees are assigned to a P&I training course, where they spend approximately one year thoroughly acquiring the skills and mindset needed to realize DX, and employees who complete this course play an important role in promoting DX. DNP recognized the importance of digital talent early on, and launched this course in 1990 with the aim of cultivating digital talent, with a cumulative total of approximately 600 employees having completed the course as of the end of fiscal year 2024. In fiscal year 2024, the course will be expanded to include new high school graduates, and a specialized education course will be established to prepare employees for the role of promoting DX in the future.

• The IT Skill Standard (ITSS) is an index for evaluating IT skills that was created with the aim of cultivating highly skilled IT personnel.
• Level 3 of the IT Skills Standard (ITSS) is a level where you have applied knowledge and skills and can make decisions and carry out your assigned duties independently.