According to a report from Nikkei Asia, Japanese industrial conglomerate Hitachi has plans to hire 30,000 specialists in the field of digital transformation over the next three years, which is a stark contrast to U.S. information technology behemoths like Twitter and Meta which are reducing their workforce.
This occurs at a time when major digital companies, like Amazon, Meta, and Twitter, are laying off workers to save on operating expenses amid a volatile global tech industry. Hitachi plans to increase its digital transformation staff on a consolidated basis to 98,000 by March 2025, up 31,000 from the end of fiscal 2021, as part of the hiring that will take place over the next three years.
Additionally, the corporation has set aside 500 billion yen ($3.69 billion) for strategic investments over the next three years, especially in the digital industry.
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