FY2022 Management Strategy Meeting Q&A
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Date: May 18th, 2022 (Wednesday)
Speaker: Seiji Nakata, President and CEO
Q1. Regarding DX-related IT investment on P30. I believe the target for IT investment can be divided into sales growth and productivity. What are your thoughts and intentions on that at this time?
A1. As you’ve noted, IT/digital investment can have two goals: raising operational efficiency and productivity within the firm, and raising the bar for external services. We are pursuing both aims.
Consequently, while…
