Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 52 | Page 25

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TRENDING RESEARCH REVEALS KEY INVESTMENT PRIORITIES FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AGENDAS A new survey from AVEVA reveals findings about the investment priorities for organisations embarking on Digital Transformation, including demand for emerging technologies like AI. A VEVA, a global leader in engineering and industrial software, has revealed global survey findings identifying the key investment drivers of Digital Transformation across 1,240 EMEA, North America and APAC decision-makers across nine industry verticals. Middle East organisations demonstrate lower demand for AI than global trend The Middle East demonstrated less demand for AI (45% vs global mean 75%) and Advanced Process and Engineering Design (44% vs global mean 74%) yet led global demand in five technologies, more than any other nation: www.intelligentcio.com • 3D Visualisation (59% vs global mean 27%) • IoT or Edge (56% vs global mean 30%) • Enterprise mobility (51% vs global mean 31%) • Model simulations (50% vs global mean 25%) • Laser scanning (41% vs global mean 21%) “New emerging technologies like AI are taking time to gain traction in the Middle East so the research findings mirror what we are witnessing in the market,” said Mohamad Awad, Regional VP for the Middle East, AVEVA. “AI has the potential to disrupt markets in the Middle East by creating innovative new services and entirely new business models. We are already witnessing “ AI HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DISRUPT MARKETS IN THE MIDDLE EAST BY CREATING INNOVATIVE NEW SERVICES AND ENTIRELY NEW BUSINESS MODELS. INTELLIGENTCIO 25