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NEC Corporation is one of Japan’s leading ICT providers and made significant progress in the late twentieth century. This chapter introduces NEC’s new corporate philosophy of “Orchestrating a brighter world” by supporting new ICT technologies such as IoT and AI, and the policy of “Digital Inclusion” whereby these technologies are put to practical use. In particular, we present specific examples of how this approach can provide outcomes such as improved employee morale in the manufacturing sector, new kinds of hospitality based on ICT, and intelligent retail stores, and we discuss NEC’s business development plans and how they will lead to new business innovation.
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Sato, M., Sato, H. (2021). Orchestrating a Brighter World: A Case Study of NEC. In: Kosaka, M., Wu, J., Xing, K., Zhang, S. (eds) Business Innovation with New ICT in the Asia-Pacific: Case Studies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7658-4_5
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