Digital Magazine: The Secrets of DX Explained by a Digital Leader

The Essence of DX [AI Utilization, Agile, Co-Creation] Edition: DX Journey > Outline a Growth Plan for the Next 10 Years! Strategies and Practices of Advanced CIOs/CDOs.

Towards DX, Agile Business Activities Across the Company ─ Aflac Takes on the Challenge of Shifting to an Innovative Organization In the life insurance industry, where the product characteristic is to "support each individual's life," meticulous face-to-face sales have been emphasized. Due to a long-standing paper culture involving insurance policies and contracts, there has been a delay in IT adoption. Amidst this, Aflac Life Insurance, the Japanese subsidiary of the American insurance giant Aflac, is working on various measures to utilize digital innovation as part of its mid-term management strategy. We spoke with Mr. Tomo Futami, a leader driving the company's DX by establishing a foundation through the renewal of information systems and promoting agile business activities across the organization. Is the Commitment to DX Influenced by the Sense of Crisis Among Management? IPA Publishes Analysis Results of "DX Promotion Indicators" The "DX Report 2 (Interim Summary)" released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in December 2020 sounded the alarm about the slow progress of Japanese companies in digital transformation (DX). Let's take a look at how the situation has changed a year later in the latest analysis report published by the Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA) on June 14, 2021. *This document is a special edition electronic magazine produced by the IT Leaders editorial team.*

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