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32 businesses surveyed said they were only at the start of their journey while 55 % linked that adoption of digital technology to business success in the future . “ So , there is a real rate of change in the industry and businesses need to get involved and be thinking about this early to make sure they keep up ,” says Highfield .
The second major finding addresses the culture of digital transformation . If companies are to benefit from digital technology and keep pace with the industry , organisations and employees need to be empowered to try out new ways of working . “ They need to be given the autonomy to change and also be given the right kind of training and tools to do these new jobs and to be thinking about different ways of working ,” Highfield explains . “ We found that around 40 % of the organisations surveyed are changing their organisational culture to kind of help them thrive in this new world , and actually , 49 % of them had a senior staff member who now has that kind of formal responsibility around digital technology .”
The third major takeaway from the report highlights the need for change
SEPTEMBER 2018