IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Future of Industry Ecosystems 2023 Predictions

IDC FutureScape Figure

• Figure: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Future of Industry Ecosystems 2023 Top 10 Predictions

Executive Summary

IDC FutureScape Predictions

• Summary of External Drivers

• Predictions: Impact on Technology Buyers

• Prediction 1: By the End of 2023, Organizations that Share Data, Applications, or Operations with Their Ecosystem Partners Through Joint Ventures Will Increase Profitability by 5 Percentage Points

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 2: By 2028, Consortium-Based DAOs Will Be the De Facto Standard for Complex Industry Ecosystem Ventures that Involve a Combination of Process, Application, and Data Sharing for New Revenue Growth

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 3: By 2025, 60% of Intercompany Shared Applications Available on Industry Clouds Will Be Built on Blockchain Technology, Enabling a Robust Web3 Foundation for Industry Ecosystem Activities

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 4: By 2024, Although 80% of Global Organizations Will Leverage on-Demand Resources in Industry Ecosystems to Improve Supply Chain Logistics, only 40% Will Improve Profitability

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 5: By the End of 2026, 40% of G20 Governments Will Promote the Global Data Economy Through Funding of Technology Infrastructure, Enablement of Legal Provision, and Active Participation in Data Spaces

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 6: By 2025, 60% of G2000 Organizations Will Form Cross-Ecosystem ESG Teams that Are Accountable for Sharing of Data, Applications, Operations, and Expertise that Facilitates Sustainable Ecosystem Practices

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 7: By 2023, Only 20% of Metaverse Experiments for Industry Ecosystems Will Succeed, as Organizations Continue to Evolve Their Ability to Deliver Products and Services in a Blended Physical and Digital Way

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 8: By 2025, 25% of Organizations that Do Not Share Operations and Expertise Across Their Industry Ecosystems to Address Talent Shortages Will Struggle to Remain Viable or Be Acquired

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 9: By 2027, 60% of Industry Ecosystems Will Be Driven by Regulations for Data, IP, and Cloud that Require Standards to Be Collectively Adopted to Ensure Digital Sovereignty and Reduce Cross-Border Risk

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

• Prediction 10: By 2024, Organizations that Automate IT Processes for Data Model and Application Development as Well as Sharing Across Their Industry Ecosystems Will Deliver Products and Services 30% Faster

• Associated Drivers

• IT Impact

• Business Impact

• Guidance

Advice for Technology Buyers

External Drivers: Detail

• Storms of Disruption — Accelerating, Interconnected Uncertainty

• Geopolitical Reality — Sovereignty in the Digital World

• Cybersecurity and Risk — Scaling and Evolving Threat Environment

• Global Supply Shock — Refocusing on Multisource and Resilience

• Digital Business — Stepping Stone to the Future Enterprise

• Meaningful Intelligence — Differentiated Decision Power

• Ecosystem-Based Innovation — Driving Enterprise Value

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