SAPanoptikum September 2016

Digital stumbling blocks

90% of companies in the DACH region assume that the competitive situation will change fundamentally in 2020 as a result of digitalization. However, not all companies are prepared for this.

Only just under one in two companies in Germany has already started planning and drawn up a digital agenda. In Switzerland, the figure is 60 percent.

At the same time, companies are confronted with a number of obstacles when it comes to actual implementation. Determining the digitization potential of their own company, keeping costs from getting out of hand and closing training and development gaps are cited as stumbling blocks.

These are the results of the DACH study "Digital Agenda 2020" by CSC. In Germany, improving the IT platform (77%), investing in training and further education (76%) and improving processes (74%) are high on the agenda for implementation.

When it comes to the obstacles that stand in the way of getting started with the digital agenda, every third company in the DACH region is concerned about financing issues. In Germany, retailers in particular are complaining about financing gaps.

Furthermore, deficits in the training and further education of employees are recognized - in Germany, especially in industry. The managers surveyed were positive about the general openness of employees when it comes to digital innovations.

However, there are still significant differences in this question of corporate culture in Germany (15 percent), Austria (21 percent) and Switzerland (27 percent).