13/04/2016

Smart technologies that digitalize the working method

Multimedia of communication has placed the use of smartphones in first place among the predominant channels in work environments. Already Google had detected that searches from mobile devices have exceeded those from desktop.

The work environment of Italians is also undergoing changes linked to the evolution of technological solutions. This phenomenon is confirmed by the research* conducted by Avande and Digital4 on the role of smart technologies within companies. A technology can be defined as smart when it allows connections with one or more devices, such as smart TVs, smartphones, up to smart cities, cities in which innovation and sharing are encouraged.

The research has found that mobile applications are changing the habits of workers, who see smart working as the indispensable tool for greater efficiency in business activities. of business and decision making:

_In 92% of cases it is email is the predominant solution in data exchange, followed by Cloud platforms at 44%.

_The smartphone, for 78% of those interviewed, is the favorite tool for the job.

_Desktop computers are still used in 74% of participating companies.

_45% of survey participants are thinking of introducing technological innovations and 38% of the companies interviewed think that smart technologies will increase revenues already from the year following the investment.

_Only 34% of managers prefer the laptop as a device for their business activities. of business, while IT managers believe there is room for growth around portable PCs, preferring them to other devices.

From the research, it is the need is evident to share data with their collaborators, making smart technologies a fundamental means of guaranteeing workers a dynamic and efficient working environment.

However, these technologies do not completely replace the in-person meeting, which remains the preferred form of meeting for 94% of interviewees followed by 55% who prefer conference calls.

Italian companies are increasingly tending towards the digital workplace to face evolution and keep up with market cycles. Investing in smart technologies translates into an improvement in the customer experience, worker satisfaction and, consequently, company revenues.

* The research is was conducted between December 2015 and January 2016 by Wakefield on a sample of 500 top managers (C-level), company business unit managers and decision makers in the IT sector, coming from Italy, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.