Management Resources in the age of AI/IoT（1/2）Digital Age, Action urgently required

This article is written by Mr. Motoyuki Matsunaga , Senior Fellow, Institute for International Socio-Economic Studies（NEC Group）

From ownership to shared utilization

Since Social Networking Service (SNS) appeared in the world, Sharing Economy evolved, and, there has been change in one's sense of values from ownership to shared utilization. Community is structured and formed in the information space of SNS where self-participation is essential, and, in this community lately new sense of social value is being formed. 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be equipped even in SNS environment, and “Intelligence” will be promoted and progressed further in the digital space where we all are closely involved. 

The reason why these changes have been continuously made, and, why there will be more and more possible and drastic changes in the people’s sense of value and style of living could be reverse phenomenon of the flow of management resources.

Sharing of management resources

The management resources in the 20^th century is often quoted as people, goods, money and information. Information is lastly added in 1980s and the computer to process information at that time was highly sophisticated and required high level of expertise to manage, therefore, only state government or large enterprises could afford to own such computers. 

At that time management resources were essential factors that modern enterprises could utilize to maximize their competitiveness. In the late 20^th century there was fierce competition globally, in the world and there was positive shift or transfer of these management resources as tangible assets of people and goods and intangible assets of money and information across the borders.

Private enterprises were all required to change or adjust their organization to pursue profits globally, and, they made their utmost efforts to retain these management resources. It was essential that they kept maximum level of management resources starting from people, then, goods, money and information to gain the maximum cash flow. 

Sharing economy evolved in SNS is the economic activities where people, goods and money are gathered or collected and these resources are shared and utilized.

Cloud funding is also widely accepted to collect money which is somewhat different from the conventional profits or collection of money of private enterprises.

Reverse Phenomenon

The management resources in the 20^th century provide physical consumption and people and goods are considered tangle assets. The management resources in the sharing economy, however, is characterized by providing experience and value based on such experience.

The community is formed in the information space where money, goods and people are emergent and inter-connected by the value of experience. The community carries out economic and social activities, and, reverse phenomenon is seen in the flow of management resources. 

AI・IoT (Internet of things) and virtual currency are the management resources equivalent to conventional people, goods and money, and, are considered as concept as seeds to create intelligent digital space. 

The paradigm shift is progressing and superimposed on conventional economic activities that shared management resources are created in the information space organized by users themselves.

 

We are facing with the challenge to identify how the reform is planned and organized to be well in line with new digital space.