Overview
This is a survey report on Digital Transformation (DX) initiatives conducted by the Gunma Institute for Economic Research targeting companies in Gunma Prefecture.
The survey was distributed and collected by mail from late March to mid-April 2025, with responses from a total of 359 companies: 91 manufacturing companies (25.3% composition ratio) and 268 non-manufacturing companies (74.7%). The survey defined DX as a state where companies implement "results of business digitalization," "organization-wide digitalization of business processes," "creation of new products and services," and "transformation of corporate culture, organization, and business models."
According to the survey, while more than half of the companies are engaged in DX initiatives, few companies are undertaking company-wide initiatives based on corporate strategy, and many companies have not established specialized departments or project teams. The purposes of DX initiatives include "improvement and efficiency of business processes" at over 80%, with "acceleration of information sharing" and "response to labor shortages" both exceeding 50%.
Regarding the stage of initiatives, half of the companies are at the stage of "promoting business efficiency and productivity improvement," while few companies are at the stages of "creating new products and services" or "transforming corporate culture, organizational approaches, and business models." Companies cited "accumulation of knowledge and information for initiatives" and "strengthening skills for initiatives" as areas where they devised approaches to promote DX.
According to DX experts, for small and medium-sized enterprises to effectively advance DX, "it is important for management to show direction and make it a company-wide initiative" and "by having management and others receive DX education, the level of the entire company improves, making it possible to internalize system construction."
The article shows that while DX promotion among companies in Gunma Prefecture is in its early stages, establishing company-wide initiative systems and management leadership are important.
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This is a survey report on Digital Transformation (DX) initiatives conducted by the Gunma Institute for Economic Research targeting companies in Gunma Prefecture.
The survey was distributed and collected by mail from late March to mid-April 2025, with responses from a total of 359 companies: 91 manufacturing companies (25.3% composition ratio) and 268 non-manufacturing companies (74.7%). The survey defined DX as a state where companies implement "results of business digitalization," "organization-wide digitalization of business processes," "creation of new products and services," and "transformation of corporate culture, organization, and business models."
According to the survey, while more than half of the companies are engaged in DX initiatives, few companies are undertaking company-wide initiatives based on corporate strategy, and many companies have not established specialized departments or project teams. The purposes of DX initiatives include "improvement and efficiency of business processes" at over 80%, with "acceleration of information sharing" and "response to labor shortages" both exceeding 50%.
Regarding the stage of initiatives, half of the companies are at the stage of "promoting business efficiency and productivity improvement," while few companies are at the stages of "creating new products and services" or "transforming corporate culture, organizational approaches, and business models." Companies cited "accumulation of knowledge and information for initiatives" and "strengthening skills for initiatives" as areas where they devised approaches to promote DX.
According to DX experts, for small and medium-sized enterprises to effectively advance DX, "it is important for management to show direction and make it a company-wide initiative" and "by having management and others receive DX education, the level of the entire company improves, making it possible to internalize system construction."
The article shows that while DX promotion among companies in Gunma Prefecture is in its early stages, establishing company-wide initiative systems and management leadership are important.