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What are the key challenges of digital transformation?

Digital transformation faces challenges in cultural perceptions, technology, innovation talent, management, security.

digital transformation

Headline

Digital transformation faces challenges in cultural perceptions, technology, innovation talent, management, security.

Context

The new generation of ICT (information and communications technology) has become a new factor of production, digital transformation is the new generation of ICT as a new factor of production, added to the original factors of production of the enterprise, thus causing innovation and reconstruction of the enterprise business. Also read: Capacity Middle East 2024 unites key ICT players for future-proofing digital infrastructure

Evidence

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Analysis

The digital enterprise will operate in a different form and manner, the process of digital transformation will dramatically break out of the comfort zone of the traditional enterprise, exploring uncharted territories where there is no experience. Barriers between departments and traditional ways of thinking may impede collaboration and communication, thus affecting the company’s ability to realise the full potential of digital technology. The clash of old and new cultural perceptions will continue for a long time. Also read: IGF 19 to address digital challenges and opportunities Digital transformation not only requires businesses to be able to learn and master new technologies quickly, but also to integrate new technologies to form a combined advantage and to find the right combination of business changes to apply and transform existing businesses.

Key Points

  • A traditional and conservative corporate culture may resist digital transformation, and employees may be resistant to new technologies and processes.
  • The integration of new digital technologies into existing systems and infrastructure may face complexity and compatibility issues.
  • Digital transformation can bring with it cybersecurity threats and data privacy issues that can be damaging to a company’s reputation and customer trust.

Actions

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Author

Yun Zhao