Since the COVID-19 pandemic meant there were restrictions on field trips involving overnight accommodation‚ as far as possible I asked companies and lecturers in the Kitakyushu area to assist with the training. Fortunately‚ Kitakyushu has been designated a model city for robotics and is home to many digital transformation initiatives‚ so I was able to find some excellent companies and lecturers. First-hand experience of actual work sites is one of the benefits of training courses in Japan‚ so I am deeply grateful to the companies who willingly undertook workshop training despite the pandemic. In addition‚ it was decided that the lecturer in Tokyo would handle part of the training remotely via live broadcasting and‚ thanks to our previous experience with remote training‚ we were able to run it smoothly.

The training was planned to last five weeks‚ and everything went according to schedule without any problems. I think this was thanks to the way the participants engaged seriously and enthusiastically with the training. I was impressed by their advanced level; they asked many shrewd questions and their reports were very much to the point. This training course clearly confirmed the transition to the co-creation step from the previous mentoring and education-based training.

Many of the action plans were designed to achieve success with regard to policies and strategic issues‚ but everyone developed a logical storyline‚ and I think it is highly likely that their action plans will be realized. Overseas‚ the speed of digital transformation is expected to accelerate because it is less regulated than in Japan.
However‚ as many instructors have pointed out‚ digital technology is merely a means and tool‚ and may not progress well if it becomes an end in itself. This is something that I want to be kept in mind.

Lastly‚ in the spirit of digital training‚ I have proofread and slightly modified this article using Chat GPT. Do you find it easy to read?