If digitization is a conversion of data and processes, digitalization is a transformation. More than just making existing data digital, digitalization embraces the ability of digital technology to collect data, establish trends and make better business decisions.

Is digitalization the same as digitization?

Some of this confusion likely lies in the language that we use. More specifically, the misapplication of two key terms related to digital transformation – digitization and digitalization. These words are often used interchangeably with digital transformation, but they point to very different things.

What's being digitized?

Digitization is the process of converting information into a digital (i.e. computer-readable) format. ... The result is called digital representation or, more specifically, a digital image, for the object, and digital form, for the signal.