The Technology Innovation Survey 2013 was carried out with 811 executives
Artificial intelligence, cloud computing and mobile devices are the key capabilities that will bring about a major business transformation in the next four years. This is the main conclusion of the Technology Innovation Survey 2013, carried out by KPMG International, with 881 executives from companies in the sector worldwide. The purpose of the survey is to identify instruments capable of breaking paradigms and the scope of change in the short term.
When it comes to the novelty that will drive this revolution, respondents cited cloud computing, mobile devices and Big Data. As for essential consumption, they pointed to biometrics (gesture, face or voice recognition), cloud computing and mobile devices as the three main technologies that will enable consumer acquisition.
"Continuous innovation in cloud computing, mobile devices and big data enables solutions for a variety of industries, such as enabling economies of scale, virtual access to supply chains and physical products operating in the cloud. The survey findings show that leaders in the sector are confident in the power of these technologies to continue to drive innovation even further in the coming years", says Diogo Sousa, partner at KPMG in Brazil. "At the same time, the steady emergence of other technologies, such as artificial intelligence and biometrics, supported by cloud computing and mobile devices, will – generate opportunities for innovation in the next three or four years in a way that we can't even imagine today. ", complete.
US remains a technology leader
Technology industry executives around the world believe that the United States is the country with the greatest potential to drive advances in technology that will have a major global impact over the next four years. Among respondents, 37% said the United States is most promising in terms of breakthroughs capable of breaking paradigms and causing global impact, 24% of respondents cited China and 10% India, followed by Korea (7%), Japan (6%) and Israel (6%). Compared to last year's survey, the United States gained greater prominence among executives in 2013, as it leads the survey. In 2012, the country tied for first place with China.
This year, the KPMG survey presented, for the first time, an innovative confidence index within the possibilities of each market in relation to technological innovation. The assessment takes into account ten success factors including talent, infrastructure, incentives and capital. The highest grades were given to categories such as talent supply and technology infrastructure, even in the emerging Asian markets of China and India. The lowest score was given to government incentives, a category that was rated the weakest globally by more than a third (36%) and by individual markets such as the United States (49%). At the regional level, the Americas surpassed the Asia region in terms of reliance on technological innovation resources while Europe and the Middle East lagged behind.
Survey respondents view the United States as the top technology innovator in the world rankings. This opinion translates into the fact that a smaller number of executives (33%) than the one presented in 2012 (44%) said that the world's technological innovation center would probably move from Silicon Valley to another country in the next four years. Not surprisingly, only 25% of US respondents believe such a change is likely. However, 64% of respondents in India, compared to 48% the year before, predict that the center will change. In China, 49% of respondents, compared to 60% the year before, predict a change. Among the respondents who believe that the center will change, many consider, once again, that China is the country that tends to be the main innovation center.
women in leadership
Although Bill Gates and Steve Jobs founded their own companies a few years ago and are no longer leaders in their respective companies, the fact that they were top visionaries and innovators in the world of technology is simply extraordinary to survey respondents. They named Larry Page and Elon Musk third and Marissa Mayer joined the list as the only woman among 19 visionaries worldwide. Google was considered the leader in breakthrough innovations, followed by Apple, Microsoft and Samsung, according to the survey.
The survey was conducted from May to June 2013. We interviewed 881 business executives from around the world whose organizations focused on technology. Among respondents, 34% were in the Americas region, 37% in the Asia-Pacific region and 30% in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Of the respondents, 27% were located in the United States, 13% in China and 10% in India.
When it comes to the novelty that will drive this revolution, respondents cited cloud computing, mobile devices and Big Data. As for essential consumption, they pointed to biometrics (gesture, face or voice recognition), cloud computing and mobile devices as the three main technologies that will enable consumer acquisition.
"Continuous innovation in cloud computing, mobile devices and big data enables solutions for a variety of industries, such as enabling economies of scale, virtual access to supply chains and physical products operating in the cloud. The survey findings show that leaders in the sector are confident in the power of these technologies to continue to drive innovation even further in the coming years", says Diogo Sousa, partner at KPMG in Brazil. "At the same time, the steady emergence of other technologies, such as artificial intelligence and biometrics, supported by cloud computing and mobile devices, will – generate opportunities for innovation in the next three or four years in a way that we can't even imagine today. ", complete.
US remains a technology leader
Technology industry executives around the world believe that the United States is the country with the greatest potential to drive advances in technology that will have a major global impact over the next four years. Among respondents, 37% said the United States is most promising in terms of breakthroughs capable of breaking paradigms and causing global impact, 24% of respondents cited China and 10% India, followed by Korea (7%), Japan (6%) and Israel (6%). Compared to last year's survey, the United States gained greater prominence among executives in 2013, as it leads the survey. In 2012, the country tied for first place with China.
This year, the KPMG survey presented, for the first time, an innovative confidence index within the possibilities of each market in relation to technological innovation. The assessment takes into account ten success factors including talent, infrastructure, incentives and capital. The highest grades were given to categories such as talent supply and technology infrastructure, even in the emerging Asian markets of China and India. The lowest score was given to government incentives, a category that was rated the weakest globally by more than a third (36%) and by individual markets such as the United States (49%). At the regional level, the Americas surpassed the Asia region in terms of reliance on technological innovation resources while Europe and the Middle East lagged behind.
Survey respondents view the United States as the top technology innovator in the world rankings. This opinion translates into the fact that a smaller number of executives (33%) than the one presented in 2012 (44%) said that the world's technological innovation center would probably move from Silicon Valley to another country in the next four years. Not surprisingly, only 25% of US respondents believe such a change is likely. However, 64% of respondents in India, compared to 48% the year before, predict that the center will change. In China, 49% of respondents, compared to 60% the year before, predict a change. Among the respondents who believe that the center will change, many consider, once again, that China is the country that tends to be the main innovation center.
women in leadership
Although Bill Gates and Steve Jobs founded their own companies a few years ago and are no longer leaders in their respective companies, the fact that they were top visionaries and innovators in the world of technology is simply extraordinary to survey respondents. They named Larry Page and Elon Musk third and Marissa Mayer joined the list as the only woman among 19 visionaries worldwide. Google was considered the leader in breakthrough innovations, followed by Apple, Microsoft and Samsung, according to the survey.
The survey was conducted from May to June 2013. We interviewed 881 business executives from around the world whose organizations focused on technology. Among respondents, 34% were in the Americas region, 37% in the Asia-Pacific region and 30% in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Of the respondents, 27% were located in the United States, 13% in China and 10% in India.
The study can be accessed at www.kpmg.com.
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