Economic headwinds impacting enterprises make it easy for executive leaders to delay innovation. However, in the long run, those that had the courage to innovate have come out ahead. Leverage Gartner's enterprise value equation framework to market internally, obtain seed money, staff resources, and deliver innovation creatively in uncertain economic times.

CIOs are catalysts for digital transformation that can evolve into a competitive edge. Join this first-ever Gartner panel discussion between tech company executives and a Gartner expert to learn how to navigate the increasingly fragmented world, innovate or incubate innovation, and enable data-driven enterprises.

CIOs are catalysts for digital transformation that can evolve into a competitive edge. Join this first-ever Gartner panel discussion between tech company executives and a Gartner expert to learn how to navigate the increasingly fragmented world, innovate or incubate innovation, and enable data-driven enterprises.

Innovation has moved beyond the experimental exploration of new revenue or efficiency opportunities and is now seen as a core capability used for strategic risk mitigation, external sustainability goals, corporate brand and reputation, and other goals with less obvious direct monetary value. This mandates new funding criteria, new governance approaches and new mindsets. Learn what leading innovators are doing differently.

According to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2022, Japan's gender gap index ranks at 116 out of 146 countries, the lowest among the G7 countries by a wide margin. Japan's GDP is the third in the world, overtaken by China and expected to be overtaken by India within a few years. Its GDP per capita and happiness ranking are even lower at twenty-seventh and forty-seventh position, respectively. Japanese CIOs have a clear mission to leverage digital technology and aim for a one-shot reversal in this highly uncertain business environment.