DSS-P Role Mapping Matrix

This document maps this technical skill classification (12 sections) to the 5 talent roles defined in the IPA "Digital Skills Standard for Promotion (DSS-P)" to indicate the level of importance for each role.

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• 4 (Must Have): Core skills and knowledge areas essential for the role.
• 3 (Nice to Have): Areas desirable for execution or necessary for collaboration.
• 2 (Partially Relevant / Specialized): Relevant in specific contexts/projects or requires basic understanding.
• 1: Low direct relevance or outside the area of expertise.

The 5 Roles

• BA (Business Architect): Focuses on creating business models and leading DX projects. They require strong foundational knowledge in management and business strategy.
• DS (Data Scientist): Responsible for analyzing and utilizing data. Their core expertise lies in data science, AI, and machine learning.
• SE (Software Engineer): Focuses on designing, building, and maintaining software systems. They require broad technical capabilities across development, infrastructure, and programming.
• Sec (Cybersecurity): Dedicated to ensuring information security and privacy across the organization's digital assets.
• Des (Designer): Focuses on user experience (UX), user interfaces (UI), and overall service design to ensure digital products are effective and accessible.

Skill Mapping by Section

Section	BA	DS	SE	Sec	Des
01 - Software Development, Management & Business	4	3	4	3	3
02 - Web Application Development	2	2	4	4	3
03 - Cloud & Cloud-Native Computing	2	3	4	4	1
04 - Security & Privacy	3	2	4	4	2
05 - Data Science & Engineering	3	4	4	2	1
06 - AI, Machine Learning & LLM	3	4	3	2	2
07 - Terminal & IDE	1	4	4	4	1
08 - OS & Network Basics	1	2	4	4	1
09 - Programming Concepts & Paradigms	1	3	4	3	1
10 - Advanced Programming	1	2	4	3	1
11 - Specialized Development Domains	1	1	2	3	3
12 - Interdisciplinary Foundations	4	2	2	2	4

Advice for Usage

1. Identifying Common Skills

Section 01 can be positioned as "Common Literacy" that should be broadly educated regardless of the role to foster an organizational culture for promoting DX.

2. Deepening Expertise

• Business Architect (BA): Focuses heavily on Section 01 and 12 (Economics, Psychology) for business modeling. They should also be evaluated on their "Utilization/Planning level" understanding of Security, Data, and AI (Categories 04, 05, and 06).
• Data Scientist (DS): Focus evaluation on Categories 05, 06, and 07, which represent their core tools and scientific knowledge.
• Software Engineer (SE): Focus evaluation on Categories 02, 03, 04, 05, 07, 08, 09, and 10. (Note: Section 11 is highly specialized, so it is rated a 2 for general SEs).
• Cybersecurity (Sec): Focus evaluation on Categories 02, 03, 04, 07, and 08, as modern security strongly overlaps with web, cloud, and infrastructure.
• Designer (Des): Focus evaluation on Categories 02, 11, and 12, representing their core knowledge of UI (Web/Mobile/Desktop) and human psychology.

Supplementary Note: About IPA

The IPA (Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan) is a policy implementation agency under the jurisdiction of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). It plays a central role in Japan's national IT strategy, including Human Resource Development (administering national IT examinations), Information Security Measures, and establishing Guidelines for Digital Transformation (DX).

The "DSS-P (Digital Skills Standard for Promotion)" referenced in this document is a public standard defined by the IPA to accelerate DX in Japanese companies. It is widely adopted by many Japanese enterprises as a benchmark for talent development and hiring.