KPMG energy and chemicals industry technology insights report
KPMG reports on the state of energy and chemicals industry digital transformation, automation, artificial intelligence, and machine learning
Digital to the core
In May and June 2022, KPMG U.S. surveyed 1,052 U.S.-based, executive-level technology leaders across eight broad industry sectors. The 2022 KPMG U.S. Technology Survey Report covers the current state of their organization’s digital transformation journey, the challenges they are facing along that journey and their planned technology investments. This Energy and chemicals industry insights report highlights the most significant differences in the survey findings for the 100 technology leaders in the energy and chemicals sector relative to all sectors represented in the survey.
Key findings
Our survey of technology leaders in the energy and chemicals industry reveals that they are well behind their peers in other sectors when it comes to making use of and generating value from digital technologies. More than any other industry, those in energy and chemicals companies are inclined to cite the high cost of purchasing and implementing new systems (and adding the necessary talent) as a significant impediment to digital technology adoption.
2022 KPMG U.S. Technology Survey Report
Here are a few highlights:
Energy and chemicals companies lag on most technology fronts.
Percentage who say they’re proactive in progressing against their strategy and continually evolving in the following areas:
- AI & automation (18% vs. 40%)
- Cloud (27% vs. 48%)
- Data & analytics (36% vs. 51%)
They are less likely to say they've been effective using digital technology:
- Have been very or extremely effective using digital technology to advance business strategy (55% vs. 66%)
- Say digital transformation efforts have boosted profitability or performance by more than 10% (15% vs. 21%)
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