IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Future of Industry Ecosystems 2024 Predictions

This IDC study provides IDC's top 10 predictions for future of industry ecosystems."The move to more open, extended, pan-industry ecosystems is the next phase of digital transformation. Organizations continue to recognize that innovation is more successful, resiliency is stronger, and customer, consumer, citizen, or patient experience is better with a varied, diverse ecosystem of partners in place," said Jeff Hojlo, research vice president, Future of Industry Ecosystems.

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Executive Summary

IDC FutureScape Predictions

• Summary of External Drivers
• Predictions: Impact on Technology Buyers
  • Prediction 1: By 2025, 40% of Global Organizations Will Have a Digital Platform in Place for Ecosystem Operation, Driving a 10% Higher Data Capitalization Rate Than Those That Do Not Take This Approach
    • Associated Drivers
    • IT Impact
    • Business Impact
    • Guidance
  • Prediction 2: By 2027, Seamless Integration of Augmented Reality into Omni-Experiences Will Lead to a 15% Improvement in Customer Support Satisfaction and a 15% Rise in Virtual Teamwork Productivity
    • Associated Drivers
    • IT Impact
    • Business Impact
    • Guidance
  • Prediction 3: By 2026, 50% of Global 2000 Organizations Will Co-Invest in Ecosystem-Specific AI LLM Tuning to Increase Operational Efficiency by 25% Speed Co-Innovation by 50%
    • Associated Drivers
    • IT Impact
    • Business Impact
    • Guidance
  • Prediction 4: By 2025, 75% of Service Providers Will Offer GenAI Tools, Data Models, and Other Services for Simulation and Offer Advisory on Which Industry Ecosystem Partners to Work With Per Initiative
    • Associated Drivers
    • IT Impact
    • Business Impact
    • Guidance
  • Prediction 5: By 2028, 75% of Global Organizations Will Build Customer Digital Twins and Share With Their Ecosystem Partners for 30% More Successful Product Launches and Faster Delivery of Products and Services
    • Associated Drivers
    • IT Impact
    • Business Impact
    • Guidance
  • Prediction 6: By the End of 2026, 45% of the Software Developers of Data Spaces Will Use AI and Low-Code/No-Code Tools to Improve Quality and Reduce Time to Design, Engineer, and Develop Compliant Code by 15%
    • Associated Drivers
    • IT Impact
    • Business Impact
    • Guidance
  • Prediction 7: By 2028, G8 Countries Will Pass New Regulation Governing Decentralized Ecosystems That Mandates Common Accreditation, Liability, and Privacy Standards to Reduce Co-Innovation and Data Sharing Risks
    • Associated Drivers
    • IT Impact
    • Business Impact
    • Guidance
  • Prediction 8: By 2027, 50% of Global Organizations Will Invest in Predictive Analytics, Simulation, and GenAI for Environmental Sustainability and to Improve Energy Efficiency and Reduce CO2 Emissions by 25%
    • Associated Drivers
    • IT Impact
    • Business Impact
    • Guidance
  • Prediction 9: By 2025, 25% of CIOs Will Also Have the Role of Chief Ecosystem Officer, Orchestrating IT and Business Across Their Ecosystem to Meet Customer Needs and Lower the Cost of Ecosystem Participation by 25%
    • Associated Drivers
    • IT Impact
    • Business Impact
    • Guidance
  • Prediction 10: By 2027, 80% of Global 2000 Organizations Will Embed GenAI Capabilities Through Open APIs Within Their Data Sharing Architectures to Improve Ingestion and Speed of Data Access by 50%
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    • IT Impact
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    • Guidance

Advice for Technology Buyers

External Drivers: Detail

• AI Everywhere - Generative AI Takes the Spotlight
• The Drive to Automate - Maximizing Efficiency and New Opportunities
• Global Supply Chain Resiliency - Push for Diversification
• The Digital Business Imperative - Competitiveness and Outcomes
• Everything as a Service Intensifies - Transforming Models to Drive Change
• Dynamic Work and Skills Requirements - New Work Mode Era
• Operationalization of ESG - Measuring and Implementing Sustainability

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