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Singapore – October 14, 2026 -- NTT, Inc. held 79 business meetings between NTT Group companies and Asian startups at its second Partnership Day in Singapore on September 3, 2026, after 20 partner organizations submitted 325 startup recommendations.

Nine NTT Group companies set the challenges for startups

The recommendations responded to business and regional challenges presented by nine NTT Group companies. The source names NTT EAST, NTT WEST, NTT DATA, NTT DOCOMO GLOBAL, NTT DOCOMO SOLUTIONS, NTT Advanced Technology, NTT TechnoCross and NTT Com Ashi, plus one other company. Selection and advance coordination preceded the meetings.

NTT DATA joins fully and partner network grows from 15 to 20

NTT fully launched collaboration with the NTT DATA Group in 2026 and broadened the range of challenges covered by the program. It also expanded the partner organization base from 15 to 20 after the first Partnership Day in 2025.

Tokyo – October 12, 2026 -- NTT DATA has been named a Leader in two ISG Provider Lens® reports, Insurance ITO Services and Insurance Strategic Advisory and Enablement Services, following the launch of its NTT DATA AI for Insurance solution.

The reports assess how providers of insurance consulting and technology outsourcing help global insurers handle AI-led modernization, regulatory complexity and operating model reinvention. NTT DATA also holds a Leader ranking in the ISG Provider Lens® 2025 Insurance GenAI and Agentic AI Services study, supported by its agentic capabilities and its proprietary GIDP and LifeSysTM platforms.

Tokyo – -- NTT DATA will send a dozen employees to Antarctica from November 25 to December 2, 2026, as the first chapter of "Intact, intelligent action.", a global sustainability initiative meant to turn corporate commitments into practical steps for fragile places.

The program combines awareness, technology and stewardship. It grows out of the company's "Planet. Prosperity. People." framework, which guides its operations, innovation, sustainability solutions and client engagement.

Twelve NTT DATA employees join 60 other leaders on Robert Swan's final-led Antarctic expedition

The NTT DATA team will travel aboard the Magellan Explorer with polar explorer Robert Swan, OBE, and his 2041 Leadership on the Edge expedition. More than 60 other business and community leaders will take part. The agenda covers leadership under pressure, climate policy, sustainability and innovation.

TOKYO – October 12, 2026 -- NTT DATA Group has published its Sustainability Report 2026, organizing its fiscal 2026 sustainability initiatives around 13 material issues under three shared pillars.

NTT DATA groups 13 material issues under three "positive" pillars

The Group coordinates its global initiatives under the "3 Positives": Planet positive, Prosperity positive and People positive. The report gives stakeholders a structured overview of the latest measures addressing each of the 13 material issues.

Kazuhiko Nakayama uses the report to set his sustainability agenda as new CEO

Kazuhiko Nakayama became CEO of NTT DATA Group in June 2026. His message opens the report and outlines the Group's approach to sustainability management as a route to what the company calls Quality Growth.

Reading, Pa. – October 06, 2026 -- Shippers are deploying AI for predictive analytics and risk planning at nearly 1.5 times the rate of third-party logistics providers, 66% versus 43%, according to the 2027 Third-Party Logistics Study released alongside the CSCMP EDGE conference. The annual study, founded by Dr. John Langley, emeritus professor at the University of Tennessee, is supported by Penske Logistics and NTT DATA and is based on survey responses from supply chain leaders.

Data quality and legacy systems remain the top barriers to AI scale-up

While AI adoption is embedded in operational planning, 61% of respondents cited data quality and availability as a barrier, followed by legacy system integration at 54% and budget constraints at 46%. 3PLs are focusing AI investment on generative AI, machine learning, optimization and autonomous decision-making.