Profile & Business Information

Consulting and solutions that realize transformation

Realizing digital transformation
with 20 years of experience and trust

With experience across industries—from major automobile manufacturers and pharmaceuticals/chemicals to government agencies, telecommunications, and IT companies—we guide your business to the next stage.

Although we do not have corporate status, we contract directly with companies including major domestic automobile manufacturers.

Hidetoshi Ito - AI Transformation Strategist

Hidetoshi Ito Founder / AI Transformation Strategist

Thank you for visiting this page. Digital transformation is not about introducing digital technologies; it is about redesigning the assumptions of your organization and operations themselves. While traditional IT has aimed at "making existing work more efficient," AI is a catalyst for questioning how work itself should be done.

When introduced systems go unused, efficiency efforts instead add burden, or returns don’t match the investment—many of these challenges stem from misunderstanding the essence of transformation. As a transformation advisor, I identify fundamental organizational challenges, and as a generative AI architect, I design to extend human judgment and creativity.

What matters is to ask, "Why this way?" Starting from the right questions, we partner from concept design through execution and adoption to create sustained value. If you’re interested or would like to discuss, please feel free to contact us.

Consulting Service Details

Why Choose ePrize

With experience from every side, we pinpoint the causes of stalls and get you back on track

Founder-led Hands-on Fast Decisions

Founder-led engagement

Delivered by the founder’s hands-on expertise—not just a brand. We ensure repeatable outcomes with a clear methodology and standardized assets.

Rich Experience Supporting Founder-Led Approach

Real-world experience on both sides (client/vendor/frontline)

Drawing on hands-on experience across roles—client and vendor; business, consulting, vendor, and think tank—we understand incentives in three dimensions. We establish requirements, contract design, and operating model early to minimize rework and lock‑in.

Cross‑industry, real-world experience

Across government, schools, manufacturing (automotive, chemicals, pharma, home appliances), telecom, IT, and general trading companies—and with consultancies, vendors, and think tanks—we design what fits each organization. No one‑size‑fits‑all; we maximize impact without undue strain.

Hands-on across the IT stack

From infra and security to operations, governance, data use, rollout/migration, and adoption—we support end-to-end. With experience on both client and vendor sides, we connect technology and organization to deliver outcomes.

Experience across scales (enterprise to SMB)

Based on experience from large enterprises to SMEs, we don’t force a uniform approach. We design for your scale, structure, and maturity so you can expand without rework or strain.

Strong at restarting stalled projects

[Support Case] 6-month delay resolved in 3 months

We quickly diagnose, redesign, set priorities, and restart stage gates to regain momentum. We have extensive experience taking on projects in a problem state.

Founder Profile

Business Name: e-Prize
Founded: 2003
Founder: Hidetoshi Ito

Built on extensive IT experience, focused on cutting-edge AI

Since our founding in 2003, we have built on IT consulting know-how and now help organizations adopt and leverage advanced technologies such as generative AI.

We take an end-to-end perspective—from concept to adoption—partnering to ensure change that sticks across infrastructure, security, development, and service rollout through to operations and enablement.

We view AI not as a mere tool but as a partner that amplifies human creativity to maximize value.

Office Information

Honmachi Southern Building TDFloor 1F, 2-1-1 Minamihonmachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan

ePrize utilizes a community office to balance cost reduction with enhanced security.
Customer information is handled in a separate environment with thorough security measures in place.
The cost benefits from these initiatives are allocated to strengthening security measures and investing in new business ventures, contributing to improved operational quality.
We appreciate your understanding and support.

Business Activities

Drawing on broad industry experience, we provide advisory and development support tailored to your challenge

DX Promotion Support

Supporting strategy planning to implementation for successful digital transformation

Business Process Improvement

Analyzing existing business flows and designing optimal processes for efficiency and quality improvement

IT & AI Utilization Advisory

Strategic advice for business innovation and competitive strengthening through the latest technology

DX Education/IT Education

Practical educational programs to improve organizational digital literacy and promote transformation

Infrastructure/Security

Protecting your business with safe and stable IT infrastructure and comprehensive security measures

Message

We support practical transformation and value creation by staying close to our customers' operations. Please feel free to contact us.

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