Comprehensive Revision of AI Tasks with Cooperation from NTT DATA Group

The iCD Association (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Chairman: Norihiko Kida) has conducted a comprehensive revision of AI-related tasks in the Task Dictionary of the i Competency Dictionary (hereinafter "iCD") in collaboration with NTT DATA Group (Koto-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazuhiko Nakayama, hereinafter "NTT DATA Group") and NTT DATA University (Meguro-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazuo Kakeya, hereinafter "NTT DATA University").

Overview

The Association has long been actively expanding the iCD task framework, now reaching approximately five times the number of tasks compared to the initial version released by the Information-Technology Promotion Agency (IPA) on July 31, 2014.

While many companies have adopted iCD, including its expanded tasks, a comprehensive review based on the practical use of rapidly advancing AI—particularly generative AI—has become an urgent necessity.

Meanwhile, NTT DATA Group has continuously worked on cultivating and securing AI talent within the company, establishing frameworks and expertise for training practical generative AI professionals. At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting (Davos 2026) held in January 2026, the company announced its intention to widely disseminate these insights to corporations, governments, and educational institutions to contribute to the advancement of AI talent development.

[Reference URLs]

① Framework for Generative AI Talent Development Targeting Approximately 200,000 Global Employees

② Creating Opportunities For All In The Intelligent Age | World Economic Forum

Fortunately, as part of this social contribution initiative, iCD has been adopted, and now, with the participation of NTT DATA Group and NTT DATA University, the Association has launched a project to revise the AI tasks by incorporating the generative AI talent development frameworks and practical insights cultivated by NTT DATA Group. The revision includes the following:

ⅰ. Significant expansion of AI04 "Generative AI"*

ⅱ. Addition of new tasks from an AI utilization perspective to existing engineering and other task categories

ⅲ. Creation of an AI utilization level and iCD task correspondence table covering all tasks, including existing ones

* The AI04 "Generative AI" task cluster was formulated and published in December 2023 with the cooperation of AXR Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Kazunari Maeda, formerly DXHR Inc.).

[Reference URL] NEWS_iCDA_GenerativeAI_20231211

Deliverables

※ Black text indicates existing tasks; blue text indicates newly added tasks

The number of newly added tasks at the subcategory level is as follows:

Development Members

This deliverable was developed through joint research by the following members, leveraging the unique strengths of each organization.

Kazunori Arakawa (Chair)

Manager, Talent Development, HR Management Division, Human Resources Headquarters, NTT DATA Group

Kentarou Takeda

Head of Global AI Office, Global Innovation Headquarters, Group Strategy Planning Division, NTT DATA Group

Nazuki Nabeshima

Director, Business Strategy, NTT DATA University

Osamu Endou

Executive Director, Secretary-General, iCD Association

(Titles as of development period; honorifics omitted)

Availability

The license for this framework, one of the Association's key achievements, is held by the Association. Therefore, distribution is原则上 limited to member organizations of the iCD Association.

iCD Association

Headquarters: 6F, Chiyoda Building, 2-2-22 Kanda-Tamachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0046 Chairman: Osamu Kin Established: February 2018

Business Overview: Conducts research, surveys, promotion, guidance, and information collection and dissemination regarding the "iCD (i Competency Dictionary)" published by the Information-Technology Promotion Agency (IPA).

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