Shoji Morishima

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The Challenge of Age and Gender in the ICT
Industry Activities of NTT Data
Maintaining Motivation to Improve Skills and a
Working Environment that Allows Employees to
Easily Continue Working
Shoji Morishima President of NWJ, All NTT Workers
Union of Japan
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1. Makeup of NTT Group and All NTT Workers Union
of Japan (NWJ)
NTT Holding Company
NTT East
NWJ East HQ
Wholly owned
Sales \2.1 trillion Employees 6,500
(Regional telecommunications services)
Outsourcing companies 42,600 employees
NWJ Holdings HQ
NTT West
NWJ WEST HQ
Wholly owned
NWJ National Headquarters
Sales \2.0 trillion Employees 5,800
(Regional telecommunications services)
Outsourcing companies 52,400 employees
NTT Group
Total assets \18.3 trillion Consolidate
subsidiaries 419 Consolidated net sales \10.7
trillion Employees 199,750 (settlement of
accounts FY 2006)
Wholly owned
NTT Communications
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NTT????
Sales \1.1 trillion Employees 8,800
(Long distance and international
telecommunications services)
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NTT DoCoMo
59subsidiary
Sales \4.8 trillion Employees 21,600
(mobile communications services)
NWJ Data HQ
NTT Data
54subsidiary
Sales \1.0 trillion Employees 22,600
(System integration)
NTT Comware
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Wholly owned
Sales \200 billion Employees 5,500
(communications software)
NTT Facilities
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Wholly owned
Sales \200 billion Employees 5,800
(Construction/Electric Power)
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2. NTT Data Corporate Overview
Subsidiary Companies 14,300
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3. A Challenge Facing the Japanese ICT Industry
software
software
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4. Response to Aging ICT Workers
Decreased motivation in middle-aged workers -
Change job
Before
Improve specialized skills
Join company
Management position
Advancing age
Independent skills development of middle-aged
workers
After introducing Professional CDP
Improve specialized skills
Improve specialized skills
Join company
Specialist
Management position
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4. Response to Aging ICT Workers
Decreased motivation in middle-aged workers -
Change job
Before
Improve specialized skills
Join company
Management position
Advancing age
Independent skills development of middle-aged
workers
After introducing Professional CDP
Improve specialized skills
Improve specialized skills
Join company
Specialist
Management position
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5. Improving Work Environment for Women-1
Ratio of Female Workers (Information Services)
Source Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
survey (2005)
Womens thoughts on continuing work at time of
giving birth
Source Japan Institute of Workers' Evolution
(2005)
N.A.
21.8
15.8
18.4
11.5
32.6
Did not think of quitting, continued to work
Thought of quitting but decided continue to work
Quit out of necessity
Quit because wanted to
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5. Improving Work Environment for Women-2
System to help women easily balance work and
family
1. NTT Group Standardization (1) Child-Care
Leave (2) Nursing Leave (3) Special Working Hours
for Child-Care 2. NTT Data (1) Introduces
telecommuting (2) Re-employment system for taking
child-care leave
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5. Improving Work Environment for Women-2
System to help women easily balance work and
family
1. NTT Group Standardization (1) Child-Care
Leave (2) Nursing Leave (3) Special Working Hours
for Child-Care 2. NTT Data (1) Introduces
telecommuting (2) Re-employment system for taking
child-care leave