In addition, NEC will increase the number of core personnel engaging in IoT-related systems construction from the current level of around 100 to nearly 500 by 2020.
NEC will be moving forward with the development of world-leading technologies in areas such as image processing, sensors and big data analysis, together with new solutions development and partnerships. It aims to make positive use of IoT in extensive areas including social infrastructure, such as water demand forecast and traffic monitoring, security management for communities and for key facilities and energy management, in addition to the corporate use of IoT by manufacturers, distributors, transport operators and others.