JAPAN DIGITAL AGENDA 2030

11 BIG MOVES TO REIGNITE PRODUCTIVITY AND GROWTH IN JAPAN.

Japan Digital Agenda 2030 is a collaborative research effort, developed by The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) and McKinsey Japan, that provides a ten-year road map for the digital transformation of Japan’s economy and society.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword

Executive summary

The current state of digital in Japan

  • Japan’s digital scorecard

  • The trends pushing for digital change

  • Japan’s endowment

  • Contextual Japanese constraints on digitization

Big moves for Japan: change story and economic impact

  • Big move 1: Develop a deep bench of world-class talent literate in cloud tools, software development, artificial intelligence and other digital technologies and ways of working

  • Big move 2: Drive broad-scale upskilling across the workforce by shifting from traditional to adaptive learning to build digitally relevant skillsets

  • Big move 3: Drive end-to-end digitization of education sector from pre-school to tertiary education with solutions for school and educator efficiency, as well as student access

  • Big move 4: Industrial manufacturing to build on hardware, robotics, and automotive endowments by leapfrogging with software, machine learning and deep learning

  • Big move 5: Retail to capitalize on shifting customer trends by delivering digital omnichannel experiences

  • Big move 6: Healthcare to lead globally on next-generation personalized, remote solutions targeting elderly care

  • Big move 7: Financial services providers to build mobile and broad accessibility solutions by leveraging cloud infrastructure and open network

  • Big move 8: Government to define a vision and bold goals to provide digital citizen and business services

  • Big move 9: Government and industry collaborate to scale smart cities, building on Japan’s public infrastructure endowment

  • Big move 10: Startup ecosystem to develop a concept-to-exit formula that produces globally scalable ventures

  • Big move 11: Systems integrators and technology providers to help their clients accelerate transformation, by building talent in the core and leveraging global best practices

Roadmap 2030: summary of recommendations

Lessons learned and the path forward

Acknowledgements

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