Research released by Ricoh Europe has revealed that Digital Transformation could increase EU and UK GDP by 3.4% over the next five years – equivalent to €622 billion of growth.
The research, conducted by Opinium and analysed by CEBR on behalf of Ricoh Europe, polled 6,000 workers and 1,500 decision-makers across the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain. It found that business leaders recognise the drain of time-intensive processes on their workforce, with 76% making the automation of tedious tasks a core part of their Digital Transformation strategy.
But with the average worker currently spending almost a third (30%) of their day on administrative tasks, businesses must accelerate their plans if they are to facilitate these productivity gains and the employee engagement needed to trigger sustained growth.