P.32 Special Feature: Digital & AI Strategy (DAIS)
32 01. Value Creation Stories for the Future
Special Feature:
Digital & AI Strategy (DAIS)
▶ Digital & AI White Paper (Japanese only) | https://www.sumitomocorp.com/-/media/Files/hq/news/important/2026/20260527/white_paper_2025_ja.pdf ▶ DAIS Briefing | https://www.sumitomocorp.com/-/media/Files/hq/ir/explain/business/20260527Presentation.pdf?sc_lang=en
Three pillars supporting the growth of DAIS
Our roadmap for growth and corporate value enhancement through DAIS is built on three pillars. Under Pillar 1, we will drive SCSKʼs growth by enhancing profitability through an integrated SI*1 and NI*2 delivery model and a shift toward an offering-based model. Pillar 2 focuses on strengthening the competitive advantages of the Sumitomo Corporation Group, while Pillar 3 centers on building new value creation models through collaboration between Sumitomo Corporation Group and SCSK. Together, these initiatives will drive corporate value enhancement across the Group. *1 SI: System Integration *2 NI: Network Integration
Pillar 2 Growth of Our Group through DAIS
Leverage Digital & AI across all business frontlines of Our Group to build new value creation models and achieve growth
Pillar 3 Growth through collaboration between Our Group and SCSK
Transform and create each otherʼs businesses through collaboration between Our Group and SCSK, accelerating growth
Pillar 1 Growth of SCSK
Accelerate the evolution toward AI and offering-based models by leveraging existing competitive advantages and strengths
Strengths of Our Group and SCSK
Advancing DAIS by further strengthening Digital Solutions, Business Frontlines, and Talent
DAIS: Overall growth roadmap
This roadmap presents the three pillars of DAIS across the short, medium, and long term. By linking SCSKʼs growth (Pillar 1), the strengthening of competitive advantages across the Groupʼs businesses (Pillar 2), and the building of new value creation models through collaboration between the Group and SCSK (Pillar 3), it illustrates our path to leading the transformation of society and industry and enhancing corporate value.
| Short term | Medium term | Long term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pillar 1: Growth of SCSK | Growth driven by the competitive advantage of SI*1 x NI*2; Transform into an offering-based model; ・Strengthen competitiveness through AI adoption | Expand offering revenue in key areas; Enhance digital solutions; Expand globally | Support the transformation of society and industry through AI-driven self-transformation and customer transformation in areas where core strengths can be leveraged |
| Pillar 2: Growth of Sumitomo Corporation Group | ・Expand Digital & AI adoption in existing businesses and operations (Including advancement and efficiency improvement of corporate functions) | Establish Digital & AI implementation models by leveraging broad industry insight and business ideation capability originating from business frontlines (Initiatives for robotics, physical AI, etc.) | Evolve into a business structure that uses Digital & AI as sources of competitiveness and revenue, and achieve transformation of society and industry |
| Pillar 3: Growth through collaboration | ・Create individual collaborative projects in priority areas; ・Select and promote strategically important themes | Expand revenue by promoting collaborative projects and strategic themes | Expand the results of collaboration into the transformation of society and industry |
Lead the transformation of society and industry
- Talent
- Our Groupʼs competitive advantages
- Business
- Frontlines
- Digital
- Solutions
Notes: 1. This roadmap illustrates the overall direction of growth for DAIS. Detailed value creation processes and examples for each measure are available through the various publications listed on the upper right. 2. The shaded nine arrows in the above short-, medium-, and long-term roadmap represent the degree of profit contribution by differences in color intensity.