Leaders: Hiroto Matsumoto
In recent years, large changes are taking place in the ICT field. The first change is the convergence of telecommunications and broadcasting, and the second change is the advancement in Web services following the quantitative and qualitative expansion of websites and users. These two changes will influence corporate management and people’s lifestyles, and these changes are also likely to exert considerable influence on enterprises , which conduct business under the current environment.
Focus
This research revisits the basic question of “what is the essence of these changes?” and arrives at recommendations by conducting original analysis of the effects of the changes on companies and on the types of business chances , through research on various case studies and new analysis methods.
Currently, only certain aspects, such as regulatory reform and technological progress, of these changes tend to receive attention , but we conduct multifaceted analysis, bearing in mind the history of the development of the Web and of telecommunications and broadcasting.
