Domestic Investments to IT in Japan: Key Research Findings 2015
Research Outline
- Research period: From July to October, 2014
- Research targets: Domestic companies, organizations and public institutions
- Research methodologies: Mail-in survey to domestic companies, organizations, and public institutions, and literature research
What are the Market Size of IT Investments from Domestic Private Companies?
The market size of investments to information technologies, or IT, from the domestic private companies in this research is calculated based on the data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Ministry of Finance, added with the results of the questionnaire to the domestic companies on the IT investments conducted by Yano Research Institute.
Period of Questionnaire Conducted: August to October 2015; Targets of the Questionnaire: 546 domestic private companies and public institutions; Methodologies: Mail-in Questionnaire.
Summary of Research Findings
- Market Size of IT Investments from Domestic Private Companies Expected to Grow by 2.8% on a Y-o-Y Basis to Attain 11,635 Billion Yen in FY2015
The market size of investments to IT, or Information Technologies (including both hardware and software) from the domestic companies in FY2015 is expected to attain 11,635 billion yen, up by 2.8% from the previous fiscal year. Due to improved business sentiment shown at large and mid-size companies, investments to IT are likely to be continuously on the rise.
- Information Security Became Significant Concern
The results of the survey showed that many companies are concerned to ensure more robust information security.
A system to manage and operate personal information has become the top priority for many enterprises after recent cases of personal information leakage occurred, which seem to have increased the investments to IT at many companies and organizations.
- Figure 1:Transition and Forecast of Domestic Private IT Market Size
- Figure 2: Objectives of IT Investments for the Next 3 Years (Results of Questionnaire to Enterprises)
