With digital transformation, companies prioritize artificial intelligence

The digital transformation experienced in all sectors should cause companies to focus investments on artificial intelligence, engineering design and cybersecurity this year, according to research by industrial software and energy company Aveva. Technologies that provide predictive data for large-volume information analysis will be a priority. Artificial intelligence was cited by 75% of the interviewees, followed by augmented reality (64%); virtual or mixed reality (60%) and big data processing (59%). Priorities. Artificial intelligence was highlighted by facilitating the understanding of operations in all segments analyzed, being more relevant in the areas of energy and Utilities and oil & gas. Among the countries surveyed, it is a priority in Japan and China, by 88% and 84% of respondents, respectively, followed by the United Kingdom (79%) and usa (77%). Around the world. Conducted with 1,240 executives, the survey heard companies with a global presence operating in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, China, Japan, Australia and India, as well as countries in North America, the oil and gas sectors; construction and infrastructure; packaging; energy and Utilities; naval industry; mining and growing industries.