Business Chief Europe Magazine June 2021 | Page 16

$ 55,717 Devices Up 9.9 % on 2020
Enterprise software Up 24.7 % on 2020
$ 237,827 Communications Up 6 % on 2020
$ 28,378 IT services Up 16.5 % on 2020
Datacentre systems Up 9.6 % on 2020

THE BRIEF

“ I believe that the reliance on remote working has brought an extra layer of humanity to the way we experience our professional lives ”
Max Morielli President for Europe , Accenture Interactive �
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“ AI empowers leaders to make far more informed decisions about a candidate , unearthing their true potential and eliminating the risk of hiring based upon relationship ”
Andrew Duncan UK CEO , Infosys Consulting �
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“ Ransomware will continue to rise but crypto-jacking will explode ”
Jean-Michel Azzopardi Founder and CEO , Kralanx Cyber Security , Malta �
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BY THE NUMBERS

The IT investments organisations in the Middle East and Africa will make this year and next . Gartner forecasts IT spending across MENA to total US $ 171bn in 2021 and US $ 178bn in 2022

$ 55,717 Devices Up 9.9 % on 2020

$ 16,662

Enterprise software Up 24.7 % on 2020

$ 237,827 Communications Up 6 % on 2020

$ 28,378 IT services Up 16.5 % on 2020

$ 10,697

Datacentre systems Up 9.6 % on 2020
Beware the risk of risk blindness The pandemic has exposed the failure of many boards to predict risk , says John Harte , Integrity Governance . So , what are the pitfalls and how can organisations effectively prepare for risk ?
Why shareholder value matters CEOs should put more focus on shareholder value , argues Andy Clayton , founder of Scale . So , how can businesses improve value without losing purpose ?
16 June 2021