IDC picks 3 key priorities that will shape CIO decision making in 2022 & Beyond

IDC picks 3 key priorities that will shape CIO decision making in 2022 & Beyond

As industries across the Middle East recover from the COVID-19 induced economic turbulence over the last two years, International Data Corporation (IDC) believes that there are three broad themes that will shape the tech investment decisions of the region’s Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and the organizations they represent through 2022 and beyond, the implementation of a digital-first strategy, the quest for digital resiliency, and the pursuit of hybridity.

These are the observations made by IDC’s Group Vice President and Regional Managing Director for the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa, Mr. Jyoti Lalchandani, who attributes the first of these themes to the rapid acceleration of digital transformation seen since the start of 2020.

“The pandemic has led many organizations in the Middle East to bring their digital road maps forward by up to two years and increasingly shift towards a digital-first strategy,” Mr. Lalchandani observed.

Jyoti Lalchandani

Group VP

Regional MD

Middle East, Turkey, & Africa

IDC “This means choosing digitalization options over non-digital options as a rule, while implementing or enhancing new products, services, channels, customer/employee experiences, and operational processes. We are increasingly seeing organizations across the Middle East embrace this approach and expect it to proliferate further over the year ahead.”

The IDC Regional MD further added