Becoming an Organization of Intuition by Being Exposed to a Shower of Peripheral Information from the Frontlines and Market

Promote implementation of new technologies in-house and confidently propose our accumulated results and expertise-What is the main role that the Technology Planning Department plays in the NTT Group's technology strategies?Resolving social issues is the mission of the NTT Group, and the mission of the Technology Planning Department is to formulate technology strategies and incorporate them into the business operations of our operating companies.When talking about NTT technology, some people may think of our research laboratories, but the laboratories and the Research and Development Planning Department that oversees them are engaged in research themes ranging from basic research to practical application of futureoriented technologies.The Technology Planning Department formulates strategies for developing and introducing new technologies in the market as well as our laboratories' technologies for NTT's overall network and information technology systems; implements such technologies at each NTT Group company; and refines and introduces the technologies into society by using the peripheral information possessed by our operating companies' employees.Our frontline employees are exposed to a shower of peripheral information and accumulate experience and expertise, which enables us to hone our technologies to the Becoming an Organization of Intuition by Being Exposed to a Shower of Peripheral Information from the Frontlines and Market