Chieru
Basic Information
- Stock Code
- 3933
- Industry
- Information and Communications
- Category Detail
- Systems & Software
- Prefecture
- Tokyo
- Establishment Year
- October 1997
- Listing Year
- March 2016
- Official Website
- https://www.chieru.co.jp/
- TSE Information
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Overview
Chieru is a specialized company in the systems and software field belonging to the information and communications industry, founded in 1997, with strengths primarily in educational software development.
Current Situation
Chieru has maintained stable sales in fiscal 2023, strengthening the provision of interactive lesson support software centered on the education market. Its main business involves educational systems utilizing PCs and tablets, offering superior interactivity compared to competitors. The company is actively pursuing cutting-edge technology development, creating teaching materials that meet educational site needs and supporting ICT infrastructure development. It is also implementing sustainability initiatives to foster sustainable educational environments, contributing to the improvement of education quality. In the medium to long term, it aims for market expansion and cloud service enhancement, planning to advance the digitalization of education-related services by 2030. In recent years, under new leadership, management structure strengthening has progressed, including a review of dividend policy. Regular personnel rotations are strengthening the management foundation while balancing technological innovation and service expansion.
Trivia
Interesting Facts
- Holds top-class market share domestically as an educational software company
- Specialized in educational ICT since the 2000s with pioneering developments
- Highly acclaimed by numerous educational institutions for interactive lesson support
- Early adopter of proprietary e-learning platform
- Multiple joint development projects with Tokyo boards of education
- Comprehensive teacher training support services
- Promotes integration of digital and print media in material production
- Provides extensive programming education content for children
- Participates in industry association's educational ICT promotion committee
- Emphasizes multi-language support for ICT materials
- Swift support for educational sites during COVID-19
- Numerous collaboration projects with local governments
- Develops special support materials for children with disabilities
- Hosts numerous lectures and seminars on educational digitalization
- Many employees with strengths in cloud technology
Hidden Connections
- Expanded market share through long-term partnerships with boards of education and local governments
- Strengthened material production via collaborations with major domestic educational publishers
- Established product improvement cycle leveraging school teacher communities
- Advancing industry-academia collaborations with IT firms for programming education support
- Actively participating in public-private educational IT advancement projects
- Customization reflecting diverse educational site feedback provides competitive edge
- Independently designs and operates industry-specific talent development programs
- Achieves high-quality products through fusion of software development and on-site educational experience
Future Outlook
Growth Drivers
- Increasing ICT investments in public education
- Growing demand for individualized adaptive learning
- Market expansion from mandatory programming education
- Further spread of cloud technology
- Normalization of online and remote education
- Rising demand for operational efficiency in educational sites
- Expanding demand for special needs education services
- Digital transformation by local governments
- Teacher ICT literacy enhancement and support
- Influence of government education DX initiatives
- Sophistication of diverse customer needs in education market
- New growth opportunities from overseas expansion
Strategic Goals
- Maintain and expand top domestic share in educational ICT market
- Advanced AI-utilizing individualized adaptive learning platform
- Achieve over 80% cloud service utilization rate
- Establish leadership in special needs education field
- Reach 30% sales ratio from new education-related businesses
- Strengthen strategic partnerships with domestic and international educational institutions
- Achieve specific sustainability goals
- Promote ICT skills support for teachers and students
- Realize over 90% teaching material digitalization
- Build industry-standard compliant security management system
Business Segments
ICT Solutions for Educational Institutions
- Overview
- Systematically provides software and services to support ICT adoption in educational institutions.
- Competitiveness
- Established reputation for extensive educational site track record and ease of use
- Customers
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- Elementary schools
- Junior high schools
- High schools
- Universities
- Vocational schools
- Boards of education
- Municipal education departments
- Cram schools and prep schools
- Training centers
- Public educational facilities
- Products
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- Interactive lesson support software
- Learning management system
- Lesson tablet apps
- Assessment management system
- Online lesson platform
- Content management system
- School operations support system
- Teacher training programs
- Material customization services
- ICT implementation consulting
Teaching Material Planning and Production Services
- Overview
- Provides custom-made teaching material production and planning services tailored to diverse educational needs.
- Competitiveness
- High customizability and planning capabilities
- Customers
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- Educational publishers
- School corporations
- Government agencies
- Education-related companies
- Online learning companies
- Advertising agencies
- Educational NPOs
- Training companies
- Digital material vendors
- Local governments
- Products
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- Digital material planning
- Material production support
- Video production services
- Problem creation and editing
- Material package development
- e-Learning content creation
- Teacher training materials
- Assessment tool development
- Material translation and localization
- Material operation support
Educational Digital Infrastructure Development
- Overview
- Builds ICT infrastructure and operation support services for educational sites.
- Competitiveness
- Extensive implementation track record and support structure
- Customers
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- School corporations
- Local governments
- Private schools
- Boards of education
- Corporate training facilities
- Education service companies
- ICT vendors
- Infrastructure service companies
- Consulting firms
- Public educational facilities
- Products
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- Cloud learning management system
- Network construction services
- Device management tools
- Security solutions
- Remote lesson system implementation
- IT asset management support
- System operation support
- Data analysis services
- Customer support services
- Training programs
Corporate Training Support Services
- Overview
- Provides ICT systems and material production to support corporate human resource development.
- Competitiveness
- Practical materials leveraging educational site know-how
- Customers
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- Corporate training departments
- Human resource development companies
- Education-related companies
- Local governments
- NPO corporations
- Training centers
- Education consultants
- Online training companies
- Universities
- Vocational schools
- Products
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- e-Learning systems
- Training management systems
- Custom material production
- Online seminars
- Assessment and feedback tools
- Learning progress tracking
- Participant management systems
- Training effectiveness measurement services
- Learning consulting
- Content updates
Education-Related Consulting
- Overview
- Offers consulting services to support educational ICT adoption and operational efficiency from multiple perspectives.
- Competitiveness
- Practical proposal capabilities based on industry knowledge
- Customers
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- School administrators
- Boards of education
- Government education agencies
- ICT vendors
- Local governments
- Private education companies
- NPO corporations
- International educational institutions
- Education investors
- Business development companies
- Products
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- ICT implementation support
- Education program evaluation
- Operation optimization services
- Education policy advice
- Cost-benefit analysis
- Technology selection consulting
- Market research and analysis
- Education DX promotion support
- Data utilization strategy
- Staff training planning
Competitive Advantage
Strengths
- Technological expertise specialized in interactive lessons
- Extensive product lineup for educational sites
- Long track record in the education field
- Flexible customization capabilities
- Strong customer base
- Integrated proposals combining ICT and materials
- Continuous R&D investment
- Professional support structure
- Provision capabilities for both online and offline
- Collaboration experience with diverse schools
- Rapid response to education trends
- Excellent user interface
- Comprehensive teacher training programs
- Coverage across a wide range of educational levels
- Assessment and feedback functions
Competitive Advantages
- Advanced interactive lesson systems in the educational ICT field
- High market share and reliability in Japan's school education market
- Flexible platform integrating PCs and tablets
- One-stop services leveraging comprehensive material production know-how
- Product improvement capabilities based on rich customer feedback
- Smooth operations with cloud-based educational services
- Fine-tuned customer support and educator assistance
- Proactive product development anticipating market trends
- Services compliant with various educational laws and guidelines
- Consulting capabilities leveraging deep understanding of education business
- Effective teacher-student communication via dedicated tools
- Sustainable social contributions through education and IT integration
- Applicability to multi-language support and special needs education
- Regular system updates and security enhancements
- Scalability accommodating large-scale implementations
Threats
- Intensifying price competition with industry peers
- Risk of obsolescence due to rapid technological innovation
- Demand fluctuations from changes in education policy
- Constraints and cuts in public education budgets
- Increasing cyber security threats
- Rise of new market entrants
- Widening regional market disparities due to digital divide
- Increased operational burdens from stricter regulations
- Risks from dependency on external platforms
- Suppressed educational investments amid economic downturn
- Disruptions in educational sites from natural disasters
- Burden from stricter personal information protection
Innovations
2024: Development of Personalized Learning System Applying AI Technology
- Overview
- Launched provision of individualized learning programs using artificial intelligence.
- Impact
- Achieved improved learning efficiency and reduced teacher workload.
2023: Renewal of Cloud-Based Lesson Support Platform
- Overview
- Introduced a new platform enhanced in convenience and scalability using cloud technology.
- Impact
- Succeeded in increasing users and improving maintenance efficiency.
2022: Major Expansion of Tablet-Compatible Materials
- Overview
- Produced numerous new materials in response to educational site needs, strengthening tablet lessons.
- Impact
- Increased tablet utilization rate and improved customer satisfaction.
2021: Development of AI-Powered Lesson Analysis Tool
- Overview
- Launched AI tool analyzing lesson progress and student comprehension to the market.
- Impact
- Well-received for supporting teachers' lesson improvements.
2020: Expanded Introduction of Online Lesson Platform
- Overview
- Strengthened online lesson functions in response to COVID-19 and rolled out nationwide.
- Impact
- Secured emergency response capabilities and continuous learning.
Sustainability
- Promotion of energy-saving in educational ICT infrastructure
- Support for recycling used electronic devices
- Free provision program to address educational disparities
- Promotion of material digitization to reduce environmental impact
- ICT education support and volunteer activities for local schools