In the second article of our digital transformation series, RSM experts explore the risks European businesses face when turning to external providers for assistance in their digital journeys. If you missed the first article, you can find it here.
If you want something done properly, it is not always wise to do it yourself.
The adoption of digital technologies to harness data, automate processes, augment decision-making and drive improvements in efficiency, productivity and service has been a boon to many businesses.
According to research commissioned by Amazon Web Services, in the UK alone, digital technology could create over £413 billion in additional value for the country’s economy by the end of this decade.
As the ministerial forward to the UK Digital Strategy put it: “The UK’s economic future, jobs, wage levels, prosperity, national security, cost of living, productivity, ability to compete globally and our geo-political standing in the world are all reliant on continued and growing success in digital technology.”
Likewise for Europe, which estimates the potential value of realising the EU Commission’s targets in its Digital Decade strategy is likely to be €2.8…
