3. Creating New Business through
Open Innovation- Creating New Value through the New Businesses of Overseas SoftBank Corp. Group Companies -
Develop cutting-edge technologies and innovative business models in Japan by
leveraging our relationships with global leading innovative companies.
Concurrently, promote the development of a highly-skilled workforce and the establishment of
an organization that supports the expansion and penetration of new businesses.
Sustainable development goals
SDGs value creation
(1)Developing new business with cutting-edge technologies
We leverage cutting-edge technologies to create new businesses together with our partners, in anticipation of the era to come.
Main businesses
- Develop new businesses to promote the social implementation of digital technologies (mobility × AI, stratosphere-based high-altitude platform station, autonomous mobility)
- Research, develop, and promote new technologies
| Representative KPI | FY2023 | FY2024 | |
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| Target vision | Promotion of new business and social implementation using cutting-edge technologies | ||
| 1 | KPI | Promote initiatives for HAPS commercialization
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Pursuing initiatives to realize the NTN concept (FY2027)Update |
| Result | Implemented the following initiatives for commercialization realization:
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| 2 | KPI | - | Construction of a domestically produced LLM (Large Language Model) with 390 billion parametersNew |
| Result | - | - | |
(2)Incubate and spiral-up cutting-edge businesses overseas
We strive to develop cutting-edge businesses in Japan, through partnerships including joint ventures and business alliances with companies engaged in cutting-edge businesses overseas.
Main business
- Roll out successful SoftBank Vision Fund projects in Japan and overseas through global partnerships
| Representative KPI | FY2023 | FY2024 | |
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| Target vision | Promotion of business operations in Japan | ||
| 1 | KPI | Promote business start-up and development in new business areas | Strategic partnerships and business investments in new business areasUpdate |
| Result | 6 businesses | - | |
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(3)Build systems to recruit and develop human resources to
lead growth and create new businesses
We promote the recruitment of personnel with a high level of expertise, and the formation of organizations that will be the key drivers to create new businesses, in anticipation of the era to come.
Main businesses
- Job posting system to shift human resources to new and growing businesses
- Allocate personnel to new businesses through improvements in operational efficiency
- Human resource recruitment, development, systems*1 and compensation necessary to create and promote new businesses
- Cutting-edge R&D
| Representative KPI | FY2023 | FY2024 | |
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| 1 | KPI | Promote SoftBank InnoVenture commercialization | |
| Result | Considered commercialization: 7 projects (158 applications) | - | |
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[Notes]
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SoftBank Academia, SoftBank InnoVenture, SoftBank University
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Unless otherwise specified, the KPI metrics and targets, as well as results, are for SoftBank Corp. on a non-consolidated basis.
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“Main businesses” include initiatives by SoftBank Corp. and companies in the SoftBank Corp. Group.