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News Roundup: Top 10 Digital Transformation Trends for 2019
By Ideas @ AppDirect / September 18, 2018
Here’s a selection of recent digital economy news from around the world that we’re talking about at AppDirect.
Top 10 Digital Transformation Trends for 2019
Daniel Newman, Forbes.com, September 11, 2018
“In this year’s predictions, I try to take a year’s worth of technology and digital transformation research to better predict where are we going? Why are we going there? And what potential surprises are in store?” Read more.
Why Digital Transformation Is About Embracing Change: Survey
Tim Sandle, Digital Journal, September 14, 2018
“These factors are, alongside the proportion of those polled who raise them as problem areas: Insufficient internal skills (55 percent), lack of a clear vision for a digital customer journey (46 percent), integrating new technologies (36 percent), and resistance to change (34 percent).” Read more.
Yes, Data Is the New Oil in the Digital Economy
Mark Minevich, InformationWeek, September 5, 2018
“Corporations must see data not simply as something to gather and store, but as their most valuable asset, one that can be turned kinetic to drive action, results, creating an efficient planet, new products, solutions, and ultimately revenue.” Read more.
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