KUALA LUMPUR – The new hybrid workforce model combining working from home and the office, which has become the new norm in Malaysia, is expected to continue after the Covid-19 endemic.
Ricoh (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd managing director Alice Lee said this was in line with digital technology transformation.
“Digital transformation is about people, not just technology. Enabling employee engagement via creativity generates data-driven insights, greater internal communication, and increased productivity and profitability,” said Lee at the recent unveiling of Ricoh Malaysia’s exclusive Smart and Hybrid Workplace in Shah Alam, Selangor.
She said Ricoh has a solid international reputation for providing cutting-edge information management and digital technology.
“The modern digital approach aims to reduce operating costs for prospective clients, while increasing organisational revenue,” Lee added.
Ricoh’s newly introduced workplace concept integrates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals to support a “climate-safe future”, as well nurture and encourage an office digital culture that embeds sustainability.
The company’s cutting-edge technological design enables its hybrid workforce, user-friendly solutions for a seamless workflow, and resilient IT infrastructures with cyber-attack prevention capabilities.
“Ricoh is on a journey to assist businesses and organisations in making the transition to this new future, with a focus on digitisation and digitalisation. Digitisation is crucial for data processing, storage, and transmission because it enables information to mix and be processed with the same efficiency.
“Data may now be shared and retrieved, propagated without loss, and moved to new formats as needed thanks to digitisation,” Lee said.
She also said the security and secrecy of a document are improved by digitisation and only specific users can access papers if necessary, because scanned documents can be tracked.
“Paper dissolves every time it is touched manually, hence information recorded on it is a degradable kind of information.
“Businesses can generate organisational change, develop new business models, and unlock new value from data that has been pooled through digitisation with the use of automation and digital technologies.
“Our ‘Fulfilment through Work’ vision is guided by Ricoh’s three principles: loyalty to people, patriotism, and a love of work.
“Ricoh Malaysia welcomes and looks forward to collaborating with key partners, clients, and investors to transform existing conventional workplaces into smart and hybrid environments towards complete digital transformation”, Lee concluded.
It has become a critical component of Ricoh’s corporate strategy to reduce carbon emissions by 63% by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. These assertions are supported by the technology that the corporation is now prioritising.
The event was officiated by Ricoh’s regional managing director Joji Tokunaga and Lee with the aim to support small and medium enterprises and companies in meeting ESG to draw the attention of investors and customers. – The Vibes, November 15, 2022
