Fujitsu Limited and Teikoku Databank, Ltd. (hereinafter TDB) today announced Japan’s first trials on the application of a Japanese version of an electronic seal (Japanese electronic seal)(1) to verify the authenticity of companies issuing digital documents starting April 1, 2022.
Trial overview
In the jointly-managed trials, the two companies will build a trust platform(2) to issue a Japanese electronic seal for the delivery of digital documents by leveraging Fujitsu’s digital trust technology(3) and TDB’s knowledge in corporate identity verification to confirm the usability of the newly developed seal.
The two companies plan to use a level 1 or level 2 Japanese electronic seal as defined in the Japanese government’s electronic seal guidelines(4). Based on the demonstrations, the two companies aim to clarify tasks of the Japanese electronic seal and promote its practical application in society.
Outline of the demonstrations
In the trials, the two companies will build a trust platform for verification of a Japanese electronic seal by June 2022, leveraging Fujitsu’s digital trust technology and TDB’s knowledge of corporate identity as an external certification body.
As a next step, the two parties plan to conduct trials for delivering digital documents with the Japanese electronic seal in simulations with various companies until September 2022. This will include the verification of Japanese electronic seals issued via the newly constructed trust platform for digital documents delivered by email and via cloud services.
Starting in April 2022, the two companies plan to select private enterprises to support the trials. Details of these will be announced separately at a later date.
Future plans
Fujitsu and TDB will continue to promote the use of the Japanese electronic seal to drive corporate DX and realize a society in which transactions involving all types of digital documents can be conducted appropriately and smoothly.
Moving forward, the two companies plan to develop technologies and mechanisms for digital signatures that are compatible with European standards to enable Japanese companies to use the Japanese electronic seal in transactions with other companies in their European offices and European subsidiaries.
As previously announced(5), TDB has also started to use “EU-qualified electronic seals” and will accelerate its efforts for trust services including electronic seals in parallel to these demonstrations.
(1) Japanese version of an electronic seal : Technology to verify the origin (publisher) and integrity of digital data. The development of technology, equipment, examination, operation standards, and standards for the Japanese electronic seal has become an urgent issue in order to achieve compatibility with the existing European standards. (2) Fujitsu Develops Digital Trust Management Technology to Ensure Authenticity of Business Data (3) Trust Platform: A platform consisting of technologies that enable the distribution of data useful for solving business and social issues while ensuring confidence in privacy, security, and intellectual property rights. (4) “Guidelines for e-seals (June 25, 2021)” (Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications): https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000756907.pdf (in Japanese) (5) Announcement of the start of in-house use of “EU-qualified e-seals” (Press release from Teikoku Databank): https://www.tdb.co.jp/info/topics/k220205.html (in Japanese)
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company offering a full range of technology products, solutions and services. Approximately 126,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to shape the future of society with our customers. Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 3.6 trillion yen (US$34 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. For more information, please see www.fujitsu.com.
About TEIKOKU DATABANK
TEIKOKU DATABANK is committed to providing outstanding business intelligence for actionable insights and high-quality decision making.
TEIKOKU DATABANK was established in 1900, with the mission of “protecting corporations from fraud.” Since then, TEIKOKU DATABANK has been continually fine-tuning the craft of gathering, maintaining and communicating business intelligence.
TEIKOKU DATABANK is now proud owners of Japan’s largest corporate database, and have an extensive network across Japan and also internationally. With this, we are able to respond to diversified customers’ requests with high-quality information and a wide range of services, which includes: – Corporate Credit Research – Targeted business list – Market research – Credit management support – Online services – Publications on bankruptcies, economic trends, and corporate attitudes – Operation of Certificate Authorities issuing Electronic Certificates
HSM Advisory and Fujitsu Limited have published a joint research report on the current state and future of hybrid work, which sits at the convergence of the digital and real-world. The report introduces Fujitsu and HSM Advisory’s Sustainable High Performance Model that highlights key success factors for hybrid work initiatives, offering a framework to enhance employee productivity, promote creativity, and deliver better customer experiences. In this joint report, HSM Advisory and Fujitsu introduce strategies for realizing effective hybrid working derived from the experiences and lessons learned during the past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, which redefined the ways in which organizations work. The report concludes that holistic approach encompassing purpose, culture, management, autonomy, performance, and innovation proves essential to embedding effective hybrid working practices. Video message from Lynda Gratton and Hiramatsu Hiroki: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bosMD9fY4OU&feature=youtu.be
You can watch the video message from Lynda Gratton and Hiramatsu Hiroki from the below. Lynda Gratton, Professor of Management Practice at London Business School and founder of HSM Advisory comments “We are pleased to be working with our partner Fujitsu to conduct this very important study. Through a series of interviews and focus group sessions conducted as input to this report, we gained new insights into how companies and managers are responding to the shift to hybrid work.”
Hiroki Hiramatsu, CHRO at Fujitsu Limited comments, “With our successful ‘Work Life Shift’ initiative, Fujitsu has demonstrated its global leadership in the development and execution of new work styles that empower employees to realize their purpose, as well as the company’s. As we strive to make hybrid working a reality, we remain focused on building autonomy and mutual trust between employees and the company. This report reflects our hope that the efforts of Fujitsu and HSM Advisory will contribute to the wellbeing and creativity of organizations and serve as a model for other organizations exploring new ways of working.”
Moving forward, HSM Advisory and Fujitsu will continue to research, demonstrate, and implement hybrid working models that improve employee wellbeing and bring together diverse talent to drive innovation in the workplace and beyond.
A paradigm shift in the ways we work
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has served as a catalyst for change, challenging our most basic assumptions about how, when, and where we work. In response, many organizations have shifted to hybrid working, as employees grapple with the challenges of collaborating effectively across differences in both time and place. At the same time, with many employees enjoying greater autonomy, some organizations have leveraged the freedoms and flexibility offered by hybrid working models as a way to stand out amidst an increasingly competitive global labor market.
Designing new ways of working that drive both performance and wellbeing now represents a key concern for organizations looking to attract and retain top talent.
Survey Report Summary
HSM Advisory and Fujitsu began a joint study in August 2021 to gain better insight into these themes. In this joint study, Fujitsu and HSM Advisory surveyed how leaders, employees, and organizations are responding to the challenges and opportunities of hybrid work. Adopting a cross-organizational, global approach, we have developed a Sustainable High Performance model to support organizations in the redesign of work.
Through this research, we hope to share best practice and insights into redesigning work.
The research, undertaken in partnership with HSM Advisory from August to November 2021, consisted of interviews with 9 Fujitsu Leaders and 46 Fujitsu employees, and 4 Fujitsu Client leaders. This was followed by a survey, shared broadly through Fujitsu and HSM networks, which gathered data about the experiences of an additional 200 people. Further insights were derived from 8 leaders from HSM advisory partnerships.
Notes to editors: Fujitsu introduced its own “Work Life Shift” initiative in July 2020 to redefine working styles for thousands of its employees. As employees worked from home, Fujitsu aimed to ensure that their experience was empowering, productive and creative, with the goal of boosting innovation and delivering new value to customers.
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company offering a full range of technology products, solutions and services. Approximately 126,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to shape the future of society with our customers. Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 3.6 trillion yen (US$34 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. For more information, please see www.fujitsu.com.
About HSM Advisory
HSM Advisory is a specialist research and advisory group founded by Professor Lynda Gratton of the London Business School. Lynda is one of the world’s leading thinkers on the future of work and organizational behavior. For more information, please see https://hsm-advisory.com/.
Fujitsu today announced that it was the first company in the world to be honored by the Global Patient Advocacy Coalition of the International Headache Society(1)(IHS-GPAC) as a world leader in migraine workplace awareness, education, and employee support programs. Chronic headache disorders, which include migraine, tension, and other chronic headache types, have a significant impact on daily life and work productivity. To address this problem, Fujitsu has developed and implemented training programs for employees globally in the workplace to promote awareness and treatment of headache disorders, as well as prevention programs for employees suffering from such disorders. Fujitsu’s efforts were evaluated by the International Headache Society as a model case of corporate measures to support employees living with headache disorders.
As a leader in migraine workplace awareness, education, and employee support programs, Fujitsu will further promote the dissemination of information related to health measures including headache countermeasures not only for employees, but also to their families, customers, and business partners. Fujitsu anticipates that these efforts will encourage greater understanding and continue to provide employees with advanced support for headache disorders and a variety of other related health issues.
Background
In the workplace, chronic headache disorders tend to be trivialized due to a common lack of understanding. As a result, many employees that suffer from these disorders continue to work while enduring painful headaches and other severe symptoms, leading to a decline in productivity and quality of life (QOL).
In June 2018, Fujitsu conducted an in-house survey among Fujitsu employees in cooperation with International Headache Society, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Japan Headache Society. The survey was designed to evaluate the impacts of chronic headache disorders on their work. Of the 2,500 people surveyed, 85% had experienced headache disorders. Of those who experienced headache disorders, 84% had never been treated. In addition, it was found that the economic loss to Fujitsu due to headache disorder-related sick leave and lower performance was approx. 900 USD per year per chronic headache disorder-affected employee. The cost was even higher for those affected by migraine (approx. 2,300 USD). The total cost was approx. 197 million USD per year for all employees, representing approximately 1% of the total annual salary paid to all employees. It was also revealed that health related QOL scores(2) of employees with chronic headache disorders were lower than the national standard for Japan. This demonstrates that headache disorders have a significant impact on daily life and work productivity. To address this issue, Fujitsu launched the “FUJITSU Headache Project” as a headache disorder prevention program that is now globally available to all employees.
Outline of the “FUJITSU Headache Project”
Based on the results of a joint study conducted in 2018 (Fujitsu employee survey on the degree of impact of chronic headache disorders on work), Fujitsu in fiscal year 2019 developed the FUJITSU Headache Project in cooperation with IHS-GPAC and the Japanese Headache Society. Utilizing e-Learning programs to help Fujitsu Group employees in Japan acquire correct knowledge about headache disorders, Fujitsu held video seminars for headache patients, online headache consultations with specialists, and headache exercises. Through these initiatives to help employees with headache disorders, Fujitsu attempts to improve QOL and boost work productivity, and aims to create a workplace where people suffering from headache disorders can work comfortably and with peace of mind.
1. Project period: July 2019 to February 2022 2. Target: Approximately 70,000 Fujitsu Group employees in Japan 3. Content: e-Learning programs and on-demand video seminars, online headache consultations, etc.
Future plans
Based on the results of the various initiatives of the “FUJITSU Headache Project,” Fujitsu, the IHS-GPAC, WHO, and the Japanese Headache Society will analyze and verify the impact of the Fujitsu Headache Project on the improved awareness and understanding of headache disorders among all employees, as well as changes in the burden and work productivity of employees with chronic headache disorders.
(1) International Headache Society : UK-based charity organization founded in 1981 for people committed to helping people with headaches or facial pain. International Headache Society Global Patient Advocacy Coalition (IHS-GPAC) is a coalition of global and regional headache, neurology, and pain societies, leading patient and headache advocacy organizations, regulatory agencies, patient advocates and leading headache specialists from around the world. The coalition was launched in 2019. (2) Health-related QOL Score : Quantifies the impact of disease and treatment on the patient’s subjective sense of health (mental health, vitality, pain, etc.) and daily work, housework, household work, as well as family, leisure, and social activities.
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company offering a full range of technology products, solutions and services. Approximately 126,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to shape the future of society with our customers. Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 3.6 trillion yen (US$34 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. For more information, please see www.fujitsu.com.
Fujitsu Limited today announced the following new graduate recruitment plans for fiscal 2023, as well as its mid-career recruitment plans for fiscal 2022.
For its new graduate recruitment plan for fiscal 2023, Fujitsu plans to hire approx. 750 new graduates as in the previous year. In fiscal 2022, Fujitsu plans to further increase the number of career recruits without specifying a target number. In doing so, Fujitsu aims to acquire talent to drive the five technology sectors to support Fujitsu’s seven “Key Focus Areas” within the Uvance brand, as well as realize Fujitsu’s Purpose to “make the world more sustainable by building trust in society through innovation.”
Fujitsu will continue to conduct year-round recruitment, accepting applications from final-year university and graduate students, as well as those that have already graduated throughout the year.
Under its job-based human resources management system, Fujitsu will recruit global talent to assign the right people to the right jobs. In addition, Fujitsu will offer appropriate compensation (including individual compensation) based on the level of responsibility and expertise.
The Fujitsu Group aims to be a company in which talented, passionate people with a strong sense of purpose can contribute to the resolution of issues facing society and customers on a global scale, and all employees can continue to take on challenges and grow toward the realization of their own purpose.
Moreover, Fujitsu will conduct fair recruitment in accordance with the “Request for Employment and Recruitment Activity for University Students who are Graduating in FY2022” issued by the Japanese government.
(1) Key Focus Areas : Based on its vision of society in the year 2030, Fujitsu formulated seven Key Focus Areas that are comprised of the four cross-industry areas (“Vertical Areas”) “Sustainable Manufacturing,” “Consumer Experience,” “Healthy Living,” “Trusted Society,” and the three technology platforms (“Horizontal Areas”) “Digital Shifts,” “Business Applications,” and “Hybrid IT,” based on Fujitsu’s vision of society in the year 2030 (2) Key Technologies : Fujitsu’s technology strategy centers on five technology areas: “Computing,” “Network,” “AI,” “Data & Security,” and “Converging Technologies.”
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company offering a full range of technology products, solutions and services. Approximately 126,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to shape the future of society with our customers. Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 3.6 trillion yen (US$34 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. For more information, please see www.fujitsu.com.
Fujitsu today announced that it has been selected for the “Green Innovation Fund Project/Construction of Next Generation Digital Infrastructure” project in the field of “Technology Development of the Next Generation Green Data Center” by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). Fujitsu has been selected along with NEC Corporation, AIO Core Corporation, Kioxia Corporation, Fujitsu Optical Components Co., Ltd. and KYOCERA Corporation.
To address the challenge of increasing power consumption at data centers in today’s digital society, companies participating in this project will work to develop innovative solutions to realize greater energy efficiency, larger capacity, and lower latency in data centers to contribute to the achievement of a carbon-neutral society. Within this project, Fujitsu will lead the development of low-power consumption CPUs and photonics smart NIC optimized for next-generation green data centers. Additionally, Fujitsu Optical Components will work with Fujitsu to develop photonics smart NIC.
Through its contribution to this national initiative, The Fujitsu Group aims to strengthen the development of advanced computing and networks technologies that play a vital role in the digital infrastructure of society and to promote the use of total solutions globally, with the ultimate goal of achieving its commitment to delivering a more sustainable society through innovation.
As society makes a digital shift, demand for energy and sustainable solutions mounts facing growing energy demands from the ever-increasing needs of data centers, Japan’s NEDO has launched an ambitious initiative that aims to achieve energy savings of 40% or more in datacenters domestically by 2030.
Development of low-power consumption CPUs and photonics smart NIC (The Fujitsu Group)
1. Low-power consumption CPUs Fujitsu designs its own microarchitecture which is a key factor for CPU performance and power efficiency. This technology made it possible for the supercomputer Fugaku to achieve the world’s highest levels of performance and energy efficiency. Fujitsu will further refine this technology and develop a low-power consumption CPU that can be used in next-generation green data centers.
2. Photonics smart NIC Fujitsu and Fujitsu Optical Components will develop a photonics smart NIC that reduces network power consumption in data centers by applying optical transmission technology that achieves greater efficiency in size and energy consumption, as well as greater data capacity, and by refining hardware and software technologies cultivated through the development of leading-edge optical transmission devices.
Roles and Responsibilities Fujitsu Limited – Development of low-power consumption CPUs and photonics smart NIC NEC Corporation – Development of low-power consumption accelerators and disaggregation technologies AIO Core Corporation – Development of photoelectric fusion devices Kioxia Corporation – Development of Wideband SSD Fujitsu Optical Components Co., Ltd. – Development of photonics smart NIC KYOCERA Corporation – Development of photonics smart NIC
Comment from Vivek Mahajan, Corporate Executive Officer, CTO, Fujitsu Ltd.: “We are excited to take on the challenge of developing leading-edge technologies for energy efficient CPUs (code name: “FUJITSU-MONAKA (tentative name)”) and photonics smart NIC as part of our work with NEDO. Fujitsu will harness this technology to deliver robust, yet environmentally-sustainable digital infrastructure that takes full advantage of Fujitsu’s strengths in areas like computing and network technologies. I am confident that our work on this initiative will help demonstrate Japan’s technological capabilities, and show how Fujitsu can lead the way globally in innovation that contributes to the realization of a carbon-neutral and sustainable society.”
Fujitsu’s Commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in 2015 represent a set of common goals to be achieved worldwide by 2030. Fujitsu’s purpose — “to make the world more sustainable by building trust in society through innovation”–is a promise to contribute to the vision of a better future empowered by the SDGs.
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company offering a full range of technology products, solutions and services. Approximately 126,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to shape the future of society with our customers. Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 3.6 trillion yen (US$34 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. For more information, please see www.fujitsu.com.
