January 19, 2021
Earlier this month, NewVantage Partners released the 9th edition of their annual Big Data and AI Executive Survey, a comprehensive analysis of c-executives feedback on the impact of data collection and processing at market-driving corporations. Specifically, the 2021 report is titled The Journey to Becoming Data-Driven: A Progress Report in the State of Corporate Data Initiatives. With 85 Fortune listed companies and blue-chip firms participating, the report boasts a wealth of executive feedback, which we’ve broken down for you here.
Interest has increased and investment is up:
77.8% of the respondents confirmed that their companies had AI capabilities (up 12% from last year) and 96% of the participants affirmed that innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) and data science (DS) have had a positive impact on them. Only 4.1% of these Big Data execs reported no applications of AI in use.
Implementation still comes with its challenges:
As enthusiastic as executives are for the possibilities AI and DS boast, they’re also realistic about the difficulties of implementing a new data-driven approach. Beyond the technical difficulties and administration required to keep up with continuously developing privacy legislation, 92.2% of the surveyed executives identified the complexities of the corporate cultural environment – people, process, organization, change management – as the biggest impediment to fully adopting a strong data culture. There are a lot of moving parts with more being added daily, and a lot of work to be done to make adoption more viable.
Nonetheless, optimism is bountiful:
Surprisingly, despite the struggles everyone faced in 2020, survey respondents expressed that more than ever, they saw the advantages of a more data-driven operation and grew even more eager to pursue it. 81.0% expressed optimism about growing AI/DS adoption in their organizations, 91.9% affirmed that investing in AI/DS was increasing popularity, and 45.4% considered their own organizations as industry-leaders in AI/DS progress. With the proper optimism, commitment, and investment, the applications for data-driven technologies will blossom across all industries and services.
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