Scaling AI Responsibly: Business, Data, and Talent Strategies from the Vienna AI and Data Exchange

This IDC Market Note summarizes insights from the 2025 IDC AI and Data Xchange Summit in Vienna. It reflects the region's evolving AI maturity, with participants emphasizing responsible scaling, AI governance, use-case alignment, and readiness of data infrastructure. It also covers emerging themes such as agentic AI, talent strategy, HR-IT collaboration, and geopolitical risk. It then provides practical strategies and peer insights on managing AI transformation through structured, business-centric approaches.