Wealthy Design Enhances Consultation Services for AI and DX Implementation

Wealthy Design Co., Ltd., headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, is stepping up its consultation services for companies exploring the integration of AI, digital transformation (DX), and operational efficiency with the use of subsidies. Recognizing that many businesses are often unsure of where to start, Wealthy Design assists by aligning operational challenges, technical requirements, and estimation scopes before diving into the adoption of new technologies.

To facilitate this initial assessment, the company has publicly released checklists titled "AI Implementation Pre-checklist / Subsidy Utilization Pre-checklist" on its official website. The focus of this effort is to encourage companies to define their objectives, target operations, data usage, system integration needs, and security requirements before they choose specific tools or subsidy programs.

The Context Behind This Initiative

While the interest in generative AI and DX is increasing, many companies often find themselves stalled at the early stages of consultation. The key to successful AI utilization lies not merely in introducing tools but in understanding which challenges need resolution, which data is applicable, and the scope of development and operation.

Some typical scenarios include:

- Desire to leverage AI, but uncertainty about which operations to start with.
- Possible eligibility for subsidies but lack of clarity on the associated costs and estimation.
- Difficulty determining which methods—such as chatbots, RAG, operational automation, or data analysis—are suitable for their needs.
- Concerns regarding the integration of existing systems, Excel files, paper processes, and cloud environments.
- Worries about security, personal information management, permissions, and log management.
- A need to refine considerations internally before consulting with a vendor.

Organized Assessment in Consultations

During the consultations, Wealthy Design focuses on several key points regarding AI and DX implementation:
1. Business Challenges: Identifying the operational issues to be resolved with AI.
2. Target Operations: Understanding the workflows, users involved, and business processes to optimize.
3. System Integration: Determining how existing systems, Excel, SaaS, and cloud environments can be linked.
4. Available Data: Assessing the kinds of data, including documents and logs, that can be utilized.
5. Technical Infrastructure: Outlining how AWS, web systems, APIs, databases, and AI models will be structured.
6. Security Considerations: Focusing on personal information, permissions, logging, and operational frameworks.
7. Project Phases: Differentiating between proof-of-concept (PoC), prototype development, final implementation, and ongoing maintenance.
8. Estimation and Planning: Outlining different cost segments, deliverables, timelines, and internal structures.
9. Subsidy Considerations: Discussing specific items to confirm when evaluating subsidy utilization.

What the Checklists Can Help With

The newly released checklists provide a comprehensive outline for aspects companies should confirm before considering AI adoption or subsidy utilization. Key points include:

- Identification of operational tasks or challenges they would like to improve with AI.
- Current state of target operations, including areas where tasks are manual or overly reliant on individuals.
- Status of data and documents available for use.
- The feasibility of integrating with web systems, operational systems, and cloud environments.
- Evaluating security and compliance with internal policies.
- The necessity for development, training, operational support, and ongoing assistance.
- Information that should be organized before looking into potential subsidies or grants.

Important Notes Regarding Subsidy Utilization

It's vital to understand that subsidy programs vary by purpose, eligible expenses, application requirements, submission periods, and evaluation criteria. Wealthy Design does not guarantee subsidy approvals or use. Instead, the consultations aim to clearly organize the objectives of AI adoption and system development, enabling clients to easily verify official information, relevant agencies, and application support services.

The order of consideration follows: rather than saying "subsidies can fund AI, we should adopt it," companies are encouraged to clarify their actual needs for utilizing AI and subsequently check for applicable grants.

Typical Consultation Scenarios

Wealthy Design anticipates consultations at both initial consideration and specific development stages. These include scenarios such as:

- Transitioning inquiry responses or internal Q&A into AI-driven chatbots.
- Digitizing paper, PDFs, images, and audio information for more efficient searching and summarizing.
- Migrating Excel-centric operations to web systems or cloud solutions.
- Integrating generative AI, RAG, or AI agents into their operations.
- Creating secure structures for AI deployment on AWS.
- Considering educational opportunities alongside AI adoption.
- Organizing the estimation scope and objectives before leveraging subsidies.

Support Areas Offered by Wealthy Design

Wealthy Design specializes in cloud infrastructure construction centered on AWS, web system development, AI application development, and retraining and engineering support. Their mission is to promote sustainable AI utilization beyond mere PoCs, integrating AI solutions into businesses or services. Key areas of support include:

- Clarifying requirements before AI adoption.
- Structuring workflows, data, and existing systems.
- Implementing AI capabilities across various applications like chatbots, visual recognition, translation, demand forecasting, and recommendation systems.
- Designing AI infrastructure using AWS, inclusive of data systems and API functionalities.
- Incorporating AI functionalities into web systems and dashboards.
- Providing training, reskilling, and internal support.
- Transitioning AI solutions from PoCs to live environments.

Information Available Before Consultation

Wealthy Design offers various resources online to aid companies in their pre-consultation preparation, including service information, estimated costs, and resource pages:

Company Overview

Wealthy Design Co., Ltd. is an IT firm specializing in constructing cloud infrastructures centered on AWS, developing web systems, supporting AI integration, offering reskilling training, and providing engineering support. With the corporate message "Engaging the world through rich creativity," the company is committed to not only implementing technologies but also assisting with business challenge organization, structuring, human resource development, and operational improvement. Through its initiative for AI/DX pre-consultation assessment, Wealthy Design supports local and small-to-medium enterprises in making realistic and safe considerations for AI utilization, while helping to clarify business challenges, technical requirements, costs, and operational frameworks.