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United Kingdom

Europe seeking greater AI sovereignty amid geopolitical friction Concerns around fraught supply chains and geopolitical tensions are giving rise to demands for ‘sovereign AI’, as nations seek to develop and deploy the technology, without being reliant on overseas
20 November 2025
Middle East

Next wave of global AI innovation to shift investments toward the Global South The next wave of AI investment will see an increased focus on the Global South, according to a study by the Future Investment Initiative Institute in collaboration with Accenture.
04 November 2025
United Kingdom

UK companies top AI adoption in Europe A study from Accenture has argued that the UK’s multinational companies are among the leading adopters of AI in Europe, claiming almost half have scaled at least one strategic initiative.
21 August 2025
United Kingdom

Europe missing opportunity to plug productivity gap with AI Amid the current geopolitical and economic uncertainty that has characterised 2025, Europe needs to plan for a future where it can sustain itself without leaning on the US or China.
28 July 2025
Middle East

CEOs report greater rate of change - and expect more in 2024 Business leaders faced an all-time high rate of change in 2023 – and a majority of them expect that will likely continue this year.
22 January 2024
Middle East

Five trends driving transformative change in the next decade Accenture has released the 2024-edition of its ‘Life Trends’ report, an annual exploration into the foremost trends shaping economy, society, and people in the next decade.
01 November 2023
United Kingdom

UK business confidence remains strong as firms boost AI investment UK businesses are optimistic about their prospects in the coming months, as they hope to see investments in new AI technology pay off.
25 July 2023
United Kingdom

UK business optimism rebounds in 2023 Global business expectations have improved dramatically over the last five months, according to a new study.
17 March 2023
United Kingdom

UK business confidence lowest since Great Recession A new study has found business confidence in the UK to be its lowest since 2009.
16 November 2022
United Kingdom

Two-thirds of UK consumers to cut Christmas spending British retailers have become increasingly dependent on festive spending to help secure solid financial years.
08 November 2022
Africa

Market trends that are emerging in a post-digital African economy The discourse is now moving to a post-digital world, where the differentiating factor among a sea of digitalised firms will become the capacity to deliver personalised services based on individual cu
15 April 2019
United Kingdom

These top consulting firms are shaping WEF's Davos agenda Every year, the second half of January sees the global economic and political elite descend en masse on a Swiss ski-resort.
23 January 2019
South Africa

Adding AI as a factor of production could make a R1 trillion difference for SA In a new report, global management consultancy has argued for the addition of artificial intelligence (AI) and affiliated technologies to the list of factors of production when analysis the South Afr
22 October 2018
United Kingdom

Digital skills gap could cost UK £141 billion in GDP growth If G20 countries fail to adapt to meet the needs of the new technological era, they could be in line to miss out on as much as $1.5 trillion in GDP growth over the next 10 years.
03 October 2018
United States

Consulting firms rival tech companies in battle for H-1B visa talent IT consultancies and tech giants are securing top global talent with the highest number of successful H-1B visa applications.
08 June 2018
United Kingdom

The consulting firms that are a World Economic Forum partner Every year, thousands of CEOs, high-profile academics, scientists and international politicians converge upon the Swiss Alps to discuss the state of the world’s economy.
24 January 2018
India

AI could contribute nearly $1 trillion to Indian economy by 2035 In light of rapidly developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, markets across the world are ramping up investment in the sector in order to fully capitalise.
03 January 2018
South Africa

South Africa needs collaboration to unleash its innovation potential South Africa needs to wake up, work together and innovate in order to address socio-economic challenges, writes William Mzimba, Chief Executive of Accenture South Africa and Chairman of Accenture Afr
23 November 2017
United Kingdom

21 consulting firms contribute to World Economic Forum Yesterday the World Economic Forum (WEF) kicked off in Davos.
21 January 2016
United Kingdom

Climate change is opportunity for growth & innovation The phenomenal reality of climate change is ringing alarm bells, not merely in the halls of science, but also in the boardroom.
24 November 2015
United Kingdom

IoT to boost economic growth China by 1.8 trillion IoT has the potential to boost China’s yearly economic output by a further $1.8 trillion by 2030, a recent report from Accenture shows.
09 November 2015
United Kingdom

Top 5 cities that support innovation & entrepreneurship New York, London, Helsinki, Barcelona and Amsterdam are top five performing cities when it comes to supporting innovation and entrepreneurship, research by Accenture shows. In its report, the consulting firm considers different ways in which local
20 July 2015
United Kingdom

Industrial Internet of Things adds 14.2 trillion to GDP The Industrial Internet of Things has the potential to add 14 trillion to the global GDP, new research by Accenture shows. According to the firm, this could only be reached if both governments and companies step up their game and increase investmen
03 February 2015
United Kingdom

16 consulting firms partner of World Economic Forum Coming Wednesday the World Economic Forum (WEF) kicks off in Davos. Approximately 2,500 CEO’s of the largest corporations globally, international politicians and high-profile scientists and academics will make their way to the now
19 January 2015
United Kingdom

Talent shortage threatens US standard of living The U.S. standard of living is in danger of declining by 9% by 2030 – back to the level it was in 2000, warns global consulting firm Accenture in a new research report. If the consultants indeed are correct in their forecast, then for the fir
18 August 2014

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