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From Strategy to Execution, from Practice to Excellence
This report provides insights into digitalization by presenting six changes, four carriers, four phases, more than 20 scenarios, and more than 100 country and project case studies. It explains how digitalization is implemented across multiple levels and scenarios, and how it ultimately creates value for the economy and society at large.
Digitalization Rings in Changes
Digitalization is always progressing. As it does so, it brings with it profound changes, impacting individuals, families, enterprises, and industries — even entire cities and countries. With the introduction of digital technologies into all aspects of human society — from Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the cloud, to the Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G — digitalization is actively supporting the construction of Smart Cities, driving the digital transformation of industries, comprehensively improving the consumer experience, creating new unimagined products and services, and promoting social progress and development.
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Digitalization Establishes High-Quality Connections, Anytime, AnywhereFor individuals, digitalization ensures the availability of connections, reinforcing in people a sense of safety, even happiness. We never have to be alone. Indeed, through digital connections, people can work, attend school, receive healthcare — and more — all online. And there are other benefits, too, from social media that keeps distant loved ones close to hand, to digital forms of entertainment, the ease of digital payments, and a wealth of other, all new digital services.Get the Report
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Step-by-Step, Digitalization Promotes Intelligence, Helping to Create a Cleaner and Lower-Carbon LifeThe introduction of digital technologies into our homes unlocks a range of benefits, of course. Here, the accessibility of home broadband connections is absolutely key. They help connect formerly unserved households. They improve coverage, now extending from buildings to homes and even rooms, providing a premium experience, with bandwidth upgraded from megabits to gigabits, finally realizing fully intelligent homes.Get the Report
IntelligenceSmart homeGreen energy
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Digitalization Makes Work More Efficient and AgileFrom the digitalization of information to the digitalization of processes, before whole business digitalization takes place, enterprises are empowered to meet diverse new applications, improving the working experience as well as production efficiency, in the end promoting innovation in business models.Get the Report
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Digitalization Impacted Information-Intensive Industries in Its First Wave — Legacy Industries Are NextConsolidating digital technology and industry know-how, industrial digitalization consistently brings added economic value. Now, it is moving from information-intensive industries, such as consumption services, to legacy and pillar industries, including energy, manufacturing, oil and gas, and more. Even seemingly unrelated industries — like real estate and agriculture — are feeling the impact.Get the Report
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Investing in New Digital Infrastructure Promotes Safety, Efficiency, and SustainabilityOur cities are accelerating the digitalization of government affairs, public services, and economic activities: the Smart City is coming to life. Over 1000 cities worldwide are already implementing digitalization, step by step.Get the Report
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Digitalization Impacts All Aspects of the Economy, Society, and GovernanceAt the national level, over 170 countries have already released a dedicated digital strategy, covering the construction of digital infrastructure as well as digitalized, real-world applications. They are — finally — achieving systematic digitalization.Get the Report
EconomyEmergingDevelopingDeveloped
GovernanceEfficientTransparent
SocietyEducationHealthcareEmployment
Overview of Digital Transformation
From strategy to execution, from practice to excellence, digitalization will
create new
value, fostering economic growth, industrial upgrades, business innovation, and social
contributions.
Digital Infrastructure Has a Positive Impact on Economic Growth
Over the past 10 years, a 10% increase in fixed and mobile broadband penetration rates has
directly resulted
in a 1–3% increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Similarly, a 7% increase in cloud adoption
by the
private sector results in a 1% increased contribution to GDP.
According to forecasts, by 2030, 5G, AI, and other digital technologies will have a significant
impact on
economic scale, driving the digitalization of industries, along with automation and product and
service
innovation.
New Value Together
One person can only achieve so much. As individuals, isolated, our ambition has limited scope.
But when we
collaborate as a team, our power combines and our strength is unbounded.
Points of View
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Francesco Ruccione
Principal, Roland Berger
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Jiang Hao
Partner, Roland Berger
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Kushal Shah
Partner, Roland Berger
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Ugo Valenti Vazquez
CEO, Smart City Expo World Congress
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Xu Xujing
President, Global Government Business Sales, Huawei
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Chen Kun Te
CDxO, Global Financial Services, Huawei; Former CIO, China Merchants Bank
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Wu Lianfeng
Vice President and Chief Research Analyst, IDC
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Denis Depoux
Global Managing Director, Roland Berger
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Dr.-Ing Bernhard Langefeld
Partner, Roland Berger
Digital Drives Sustainability Development Goals (SDG)
Huawei believes that, for the world to grow and develop, everyone has basic
rights.
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Health and Well-being
Digital tools help to realize people-oriented healthcare, improving the overall health of everyone.
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Quality Education
Digital tools help to realize easy and equal access to resources, providing fair and quality education.
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Affordable and Clean Energy
Digital tools help to create flexible and intelligent power 7 system based on clean energies.
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Work and Economic Growth
Between 2016 and 2020, digitalization created up to 6.5 million jobs for key industries.
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Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Digitalization enables innovation in other industry sectors.
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Reducing Inequality
Digitalization benefits all and promotes inclusiveness.
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Sustainable Cities and Communities
Drive the development of the Smart City, to create an inclusive, safe, and robust space.
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Climate Action
Over 2016–2020, the total net emissions reduction of CO2 was approximately 29 billion tonnes, thanks to digitalization.