Amane Career and SHA Inc. Form Business Alliance to Support AI Governance x Organization & Human Resource Development for Large Enterprises

Amane Career Inc. (Headquarters: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture; CEO: Amane Sawatari), which supports organizational transformation and human resource development, has announced a business alliance with SHA Inc. (Headquarters: 1-13-13 Izumizaki, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture; CEO: Keita Kawamoto), a company with specialized knowledge in AI governance. Together, they will begin offering an "AI Governance Implementation and Organizational Adoption Support Service" for large enterprises.

Through this partnership, they will provide integrated support for the challenges companies face in utilizing generative AI, covering both "risk management (defense)" and "value creation (offense)." This includes everything from the formulation of AI governance to the construction of associated organizational structures and the development of skills and knowledge for employees on the ground.

■ Background and Challenges: Preventing AI Governance from Becoming a 'Mere Formality'

With the advent of generative AI, AI has evolved from an IT tool for a few specialists into a "management foundation" that drives company-wide operational efficiency and business creation. Consequently, while AI use is rapidly expanding within companies, new risks such as departmental siloed adoption (shadow AI), information leakage, copyright infringement, and decision-making errors due to hallucinations have become apparent.

As the demand for AI governance grows on a global scale, with regulations like Europe's "EU AI Act," the US's "NIST AI RMF," and Japan's "AI Operator Guidelines," it has become urgent for large enterprises to establish their own risk management systems and guidelines.

However, many companies face significant hurdles, such as "creating strict guidelines that end up stifling practical application," "rules that are out of touch with the reality on the ground and become a formality," and "an organizational structure and employee skills that can't keep up." For AI governance to function properly, it is essential not only to create rules but also to implement accompanying "organizational updates" and "employee reskilling."

■ Value Proposition of the Business Alliance: Building a 'Management Foundation for Offense and Defense' with a Three-Pronged Approach

This partnership combines SHA's specialized knowledge in building AI governance compliant with global standards and Amane Career's execution capabilities in organizational culture reform and reskilling. They will offer a comprehensive program for large enterprises that combines the following three elements.

1. Consideration and Formulation of Effective AI Governance (SHA Inc.)

SHA will assess a company's current situation and risk tolerance to design AI usage policies, guidelines, and risk assessment processes that are linked to business strategy. They will build a governance framework that "does not stifle innovation" to maximize AI investment ROI, rather than simply restricting usage.

2. Support for 'Organizational Response' to Make Governance Functional (Amane Career)

To ensure that the formulated governance is not just a paper exercise, Amane Career will support the establishment of a practical promotion system. This includes appointing a Chief AI Officer (CAIO), setting up an AI governance committee, and clarifying the division of responsibilities with business departments. They will also provide hands-on support for organizational change management to integrate new AI processes into daily operations.

3. Support for 'Skill and Knowledge Development' for On-the-Ground Adoption (Amane Career)

From conducting company-wide AI literacy training to fostering personnel who can correctly understand and safely utilize the guidelines.