Welcome to your roundup of some of the past week’s most interesting surveys, statistics and reports relevant to those involved in the UK tech industry.
This week, we have statistics relating to large-scale investment in automated intelligence, online dating, technological transformation, charging facilities in venues and the state of innovation.
Automated Intelligence investment
Large scale investment in automated intelligence across UK technology businesses is imminent, according to experts at NatWest’s annual technology conference.
A survey carried out at the event included a live survey of some of the key issues facing businesses in the technology sector with over half (51.4%) saying they planned to invest in AI or IoT ‘any day now’.
Additionally, some 28% of attendees said disruptive new tech entrants would have the biggest impact on their organisation over the next decade. This was followed closely by 26% voting for AI/automation, 18% saying digital transformation, 15% voting big data and analytics, 8% mobile and just 2% robotics....