The 110th Stockholm Seminar on Japan: Digital Transformation & Japan: Inevitable, but When?
Japan’s digitalisation faces several challenges despite its advanced technology sector. Bureaucratic structures and reliance on outdated systems hinder progress. A rapidly aging population creates gaps in digital literacy. In industry, risk-averse corporate cultures limit innovation and transformation. Cybersecurity concerns also rise as digital integration expands. Additionally, talent shortages in IT and data-driven fields make it difficult to sustain growth. Balancing tradition with modernisation remains a key challenge for Japan’s digital future.
The seminar will give an overview of digitalisation in Japan.
William W. Baber has combined education with business throughout his career, his professional experience includes economic development in the State of Maryland, language services in the Washington, DC area, supporting business starters in Japan, auditor of the Nagoya based research organisation, IAFOR, and advisory board member of TRBC, a leading craft brewer in Japan. He completed his PhD on intercultural adjustment of expatriate workers in Japan in 2016 at University of Jyväskylä, Finland. He regularly teaches business students in Japan, Europe, and Canada and is currently Professor at the Graduate School of Management at Kyoto University.
Moderator: Dr. Patrik Ström, Director, European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics.
• Date and Time: Wednesday, September 10, 13:30-15:00
• Language: English
• Location: Room Torsten, Stockholm School of Economics, Sveavägen 65
• Sign up here until September 8th.
The Japan seminar series is jointly organised by the European Institute of Japanese Studies at Stockholm School of Economics, the Asia Programme at The Swedish Institute of International Affairs, the Department of Asian, Middle Eastern and Turkish Studies at Stockholm University and the Swedish Defence University. It features monthly seminars on Japanese economy, politics and society.
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