News Tobishima Construction and NTT East, NTT companies established the new company "Next Field Co., Ltd." to promote DX in the construction industry.

　Tobishima Construction Co., Ltd., East Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co., Ltd. (hereinafter NTT East), Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co., Ltd. (hereinafter NTT) on the 3rd, a new company "Next Field Co., Ltd.), which promotes DX (digital transformation) in the construction industry.Was announced on April 1st.By providing BPOs related to IT at construction sites, we will support the DX at the site and also provide EC platforms for materials procurement at construction sites.[See another image about this article] The capital is 490 million yen, Tobishima Construction is 50 % and the NTT Group (NTT and NTT East) are 50 %.Mr. Hiroyasu Ohori, who is from Tobishima Construction, will be the president.The head office is located in Shibuya, Tokyo, and has 20 employees.Aim for sales of 5 billion yen or more in five years.Mr. Okobori, who is planning to be the president of the Next Field, said, "I was familiar with the most advanced ICT technical skills of the NTT Group, a wide variety of assets, community -based operating capabilities, and the construction of Tobishima Construction, and the construction site.Construction engineers, we will combine the achievements of DX at the construction site in the industry. Construction by solving construction sites such as improving productivity, reforming work style, standardizing the field, and ensuring safety.Bring a digital transformation to the field, which is the site, provides new value. "He explained that the next field, which is the name of the company name, combines the field of the construction site and the next generation of the construction industry."The mission is not to be transient, but to be close to the site and keep providing added value -added solutions. We aim to realize the next (Next) construction site (field)."The specific initiatives of the new company are "ICT business site supervision", "ICT service / business improvement service", and "EC platform".Among them, "ICT work site supervision" provides human resources with construction sites and ICT know -how to construction companies that are in trouble with DX as "IT director" and support the DX at the site.It is said that solutions according to needs will be one -stop from introduction to maintenance."IT coach who understands the site accurately gets the needs and decides what services are needed. We propose the optimal construction site DX. Support for introduction of IT tools and devices, operation and maintenance after introduction, IT -related.Do the site supervisor. "Products handled by IT directors are a wide range of devices such as surveillance cameras, smart glasses, and facial authentication systems, infrastructure services such as local 5G and Wi-Fi, multi-device operation and maintenance, and help desk.IT will initially start with a 10 -person system and increase the number of employees as the business expands."At the moment, there is no human resource with IT director who can cover both construction sites and ICT, so two people with each knowledge will move in one set.If you ask, it will realize an environment that can solve all the problems at the site in one -stop. "In the second “ICT Service / Business Improvement Service”, the services required for construction sites are widely available, from our own development service to other companies' development services, and the issues on the site are accurately extracted, and planning new services., Develop and provide.Specifically, the central control function of the surveillance camera is under development, as well as the provision of entry and exit management face authentication by face authentication, and a smart glass equipped with a multilingual translation function."The know -how to set up a surveillance camera in where the construction site is best is accumulated by us who knows the site. The construction site has many technical terms and a special environment. Therefore, it is difficult for the manufacturer to enter.There are many reasons why IT services have not penetrated there. The new company will be able to demonstrate more strength than manufacturers. If more foreign workers increase in the future, smart glass multilingual translation functions.It will be possible to provide business support and communication support, but we will proceed with these proposals. "In the third "EC platform", the analog purchase style at the construction site was transformed.The provision of open platforms will provide service platforms that can be used by all construction stakeholders.It is possible to purchase construction materials, tools used on site, insurance services, etc., and can lead to reduction of back offices."We will build an EC platform that can be used by major construction companies, specialized construction shops, and each craftsman."It is said that the tools and daily necessities required for the construction site can be immediately available and provide an environment to be provided the next day.In addition, the company plans to gradually expand the range to large materials such as raw cones and steel materials, and in full swing to expand sales from three years later.In addition, the new company has strengthened the provision of services necessary for construction sites as an initiative for the future.We aim to promote DX, such as automation of construction work by introducing robotics, safety support utilizing image AI technology, and realizing KY (dangerous prediction).In addition, by converting the procurement process in the field, the company will promote DX at construction sites, such as optimization of materials procurement and procurement at just -in -time in cooperation with logistics systems.Mr. Ohori said, "We can support the creation of an environment that can focus on tasks such as quality, cost, delivery, and safety (QCDS) that the construction site must be done. It will be possible to change the sustainable construction industry."At the same time, "Through the support of the DX support of the construction site, the productivity improvement and the safety of the construction industry will solve the issues in the construction industry that will be responsible for building and maintaining social infrastructure. It will contribute to sustainable society and regional revitalization, and next generation.We will realize the transformation. "Meanwhile, President Tobishima Construction President Masahiro Norikyo said, "The new company provides unprecedented services. From June 2020, with NTT East, to solve the construction of the construction industry and to revitalize it.We have been promoting DX co -creation. We believe that it can contribute to further development of the construction industry, establish a new company, accelerate business development, solve social issues, and contribute to regional revitalization,I will embody the way. "According to NTT East President Fukuzo Inoue, "In the future, in small and medium -sized factories and construction sites, the introduction of 5G will be actively promoted. However, the important thing is how to use the communication environment.There is a variety of proposals so far, but in order to meet the needs of the industry, there is nothing better than a professional on the road, and the construction industry thinks that Tobishima Construction will be a powerful partner. It moves on behalf of the human resources.There are all kinds of lights and 5G tools that connect to the clouds that provide machines, robots, and the clouds that provide a variety of functions. A new product producing and using the accumulated data so that it does not rotate the treasures.Providing added value will be the role of the new company. "In addition, "NTT East will provide existing technology, and NTT will participate in R & D cooperation. It is not decided to provide specific technologies, but further high -speed communication on site.It is also assumed that the technology related to the enhancement of the accuracy of the authentication, the accuracy of the authentication accuracy, and the data analysis by AI are assumed.In the construction industry, the number of skilled workers has decreased due to the aging of working personnel.It is expected that the number of skilled workers in 2020 will decrease to 2.86 million in 2025.However, construction investment is expected to remain in size 50 trillion yen, and is required to improve productivity.Mr. Ohori said, "I need to use DX here. But there are 15 Japanese companies who understand and work on DX..It is only 7 %, and it is just a large company ahead.Furthermore, by industry, the construction industry is the most delayed DX, only 11.It is only 4 %.In the construction industry, in addition to the lack of human resources who can handle DX, the lack of necessary skills and know -how, the construction site changes every day at the tempo, the place where the location has changed, and the location is different, and it is even more different.It has the characteristics that various human resources of companies are working.That is the cause of the delay in DX in the construction industry. ""The construction industry consists of about 470,000 companies, but most of them are mid -sized and small and small construction companies. New companies (Next Field) provide services to these companies.He said, but he would first approach the primary contractor. There is already a reference to providing some tools such as entry and exit management by face authentication. "

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