Digirise Co., Ltd. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Masahiro Chaen; hereinafter referred to as "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a partnership agreement with USEN ICT Solutions Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Ryoichi Takahashi; hereinafter referred to as "USEN ICT Solutions").

While approximately 50% of business professionals use generation AI "almost daily" in their work, 27.11 TP3T respondents indicated that they "use it based on personal judgment without official implementation" (USEN ICT Solutions and USEN Smart Works joint survey, May 2026 *1), indicating that many companies are lagging behind in developing an organizational AI utilization platform. To leverage AI and empower a company, it is necessary to go beyond simply introducing tools and instead implement a comprehensive system encompassing employee training, internal rule development, and on-site implementation. The demand for AI utilization is rapidly increasing, particularly among small and medium-sized enterprises nationwide.

*1 Source:https://www.gate02.ne.jp/news/launch-ai-clutch/

■ About this partnership

USEN ICT Solutions, as one of Japan's leading ICT solutions companies, has assisted numerous companies in implementing cloud services and business DX. By combining USEN's nationwide customer network and strong sales capabilities with the practical training know-how we have cultivated through our AI implementation support, we will be able to deliver solutions to the challenges of AI utilization to many companies that want to leverage AI.

■ Future developments

Starting with this partnership, we will increase our contact with small and medium-sized enterprises more than ever before and further accelerate our efforts toward realizing our mission of "implementing AI in organizations." Moving forward, by leveraging the strengths of both companies, we will contribute to creating an environment where companies throughout Japan can transform to enhance their competitiveness through the use of AI by building a comprehensive support system that looks ahead from utilization support tailored to the specific challenges of each company to internal adoption.

■ Comment from Representative Director Masahiro Chaen

USEN ICT Solutions has a nationwide customer network and the ability to solve problems closely tailored to the needs of the field, truly connecting with companies across Japan. We are confident that by combining our accumulated practical AI training know-how with USEN ICT Solutions' sales capabilities and customer base, we can deliver truly usable AI solutions to many companies that we haven't been able to reach before. Through this collaboration, we will dedicate ourselves to establishing AI adoption at the operational level in Japanese companies.

■About Digirise Inc. (https://digirise.ai)

Digirise supports the use of AI by companies and individuals through AI training, AI utilization consulting, AI system development, and AI education for individuals. By building a foundation through training, supporting business transformation through ongoing support, and going as far as advanced AI implementation through development, we will accelerate AI-driven management for Japanese companies.

■ About USEN ICT Solutions Co., Ltd.https://usen-ict.co.jp)

USEN ICT Solutions offers the corporate ICT solution "USEN GATE 02 (https://www.gate02.ne.jpThis is a telecommunications company of the USEN & U-NEXT GROUP, which operates [the company name]. As a multi-service vendor that comprehensively provides network, security, and cloud services, it supports companies in solving their IT challenges.

■Company Overview
Company name: Digirise Inc.https://digirise.ai)
Address: 10F Tokyo Port City Takeshiba, 1-7-1 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Representative Director Masahiro Chaen
Business details:
● "Corporate Riskkilling®," the No. 1 AI riskkilling service for corporations in terms of the number of companies that have adopted it*2
https://digirise.ai/business/reskilling/
● AI system development and AI utilization consulting
●Claude Code Corporate Implementation Support
● Operates "DigiRise AI School," an AI school for individuals.
● Development and operation of AI products for businesses

[Inquiries regarding this press release]
Digirise Co., Ltd. Public Relations Department
Email: pr@digirise.ai

*2 Source: Tokyo Shoko Research Co., Ltd. "Survey on Reskilling Services for Corporations" (May 2026 / Survey period: March 26, 2026 - April 17, 2026 / Survey method: Desk research and interviews / As of the end of March 2026)