Abstract

This IDC Market Presentation discusses major industry and technology trends and drivers for 2019. It takes a deep view of the role that Innovation Accelerators are playing in drawing new opportunities for European vertical markets and presents real-world use cases and measurable business outcomes supporting technology adoption. It introduces the IDC Industries Innovation Index and the IDC Industries Innovation Scoreboard. The Industries Innovation Index, leveraging data from IDC's European Vertical Markets Survey and the IDC Worldwide Semiannual Digital Transformation Spending Guide, measures industries propensity toward innovation. It is one of the main dimensions of the Industries Innovation Scoreboard, which identifies industries that are on the edge of innovation and digital maturity and those that are now catching up. This scoreboard locates sweets spots and pockets of growth and provides industry-specific advice to steer successful go-to-market strategies.

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