62%YES

61%YES

43%YES

66%AGREE

Determining European business views on the workplace of the future

Which of the following do you expect to be in common usage in business within the next 10 years?

Is remote working the norm, or do you expect it to become the norm over the next decade for your company’s employees?

Does your company currently allow employees to work remotely?

What technology does your company currently use to facilitate remote working?

In general, do you fear your business may struggle to keep pace with the rate of technological development?

Artificial intelligence: 47%

Virtual reality: 39%

Blockchain: 33%

Cryptocurrency: 23%

Connected cars: 28%

In-vehicle working: 25%

Microchip implants: 21%

None of the above: 10%

I'm not sure: 8%

Businesses that fail to embrace technological advancements or anticipate trends risk being adversely disrupted.

TomTom Telematics sought the opinion of 1,400 business managers in seven EU markets to help you better understand the workplace of the future.

THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY & YOUR BUSINESS

SMART BUSINESS INSIGHTS:

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DIRECTION OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE

THE WORKPLACE OF THE FUTURE

In general, does the threat of a data security breach make your company reticent to invest in new technology systems?

Has your company made any changes to its data security/privacy processes to comply with GDPR?

In general, do you fear that the increasing importance of the Internet of Things in the workplace puts your business at greater risk of data security breaches?

“Technology providers are not doing enough to ensure the security (confidentiality, integrity and availability) of data”

FACING DATA SECURITY FEARS

France46%

Poland45%

Italy51%

Germany44%

Netherlands35%

Spain50%

UK32%

“Businesses that fail to embrace digitalised processes and the Internet of Things are at a greater risk of going out of business than those that do embrace them”

France46%

Poland57%

Italy46%

Germany44%

Netherlands38%

Spain53%

UK37%

France65%

Poland88%

Italy71%

Germany69%

Netherlands62%

Spain73%

UK51%

France59%

Poland66%

Italy54%

Germany56%

Netherlands44%

Spain66%

UK40%

France57%

Poland69%

Italy60%

Germany54%

Netherlands47%

Spain64%

UK58%

France64%

Poland79%

Italy77%

Germany59%

Netherlands52%

Spain81%

UK49%

SMEs: 61% Large Corporates: 72%

SMEs: 60% Large Corporates: 80%

SMEs: 52%Large Corporates: 66%

France PolandItalyGermany Netherlands SpainUK

46% 67% 59% 64% 56% 74% 67%

Mobile apps: 40% Video conferencing: 45% Cloud-based file hosting: 45% Cloud-based project management tools (e.g. Trello): 35% Performance management software: 35% Online messaging/group chat: 45% Other technology: 9%Not applicable / Not sure: 7%

YES

46%

68%YES

55%YES

58%AGREE