Digitization is simply the converting of hard/paper files and documents into digital files and documents. Think of scanning a picture, uploading paper documents, or converting a report into PDF form and storing it on a computer.
Digitalization is the process of leveraging digital technologies to transform a business model, creating new revenue streams and value-producing opportunities. This involves integrating digital tools and systems into various aspects of a business’s operations, from management and communication to production and customer service.
While Digital transformation focuses on converting and recording data, digitizing all processes and changing workflows to improve manual work to automate data collection or use the content, data, results of this module as an input for other modules without re-entering data.
Summary:
When scanning a paper document to a digital format, it is a conversion=digitization.
When you include collecting data, using online tools to analyze them, and form decisions, it is a process=digitalization.
When embracing technology as a part of your job or daily life and using it smartly, it is a transformation=digital transformation.