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Compliance: Aligning IT and strategic goals
News But according to a new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the future will see that burden on IT grow even more. The nature of IT's role in compliance varies widely among companies, but it's clear that growing regulatory requirements...
[May 27, 2005, 12:05]
Failing IT staff under pressure
News The second annual ICT spend survey sponsored by Telewest Business and carried out by the Economist Intelligence Unit found that the climate for IT investment remains cautious, with 57 per cent of respondents saying IT budgets will be cut or stay...
[February 3, 2005, 8:35]
Growing businesses make the most of IT
News Separate research by the Economist Intelligence Unit supports this view, showing that better performing medium-sized companies attach more importance to technology than their counterparts. Dan Armstrong, senior editor at the Economist Intelligence...
[September 26, 2007, 12:32]
UK climbs up tech-competitiveness rankings
News The US remains the most competitive IT industry in the world for incubating high-tech start-ups and breeding technology innovation, but the UK and a host of other nations are snapping at its heels, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit.
[September 17, 2008, 13:17]
Customers to devise killer-gadgets of the future
News Within five years it's the customers that could be whipping up the latest gadgets from their living-room chairs, according to a report by analysts the Economist Intelligence Unit. Apple's style gurus should watch their backs because the killer...
[July 14, 2008, 8:51]
Technology Investment and Growth Patterns: the Conditions and Trends Making Way for Mid-Market Success
White Papers This informative study conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit takes a close look at the issue of technology investments in mid-sized companies. The study is based on extensive economic analysis, surveys, and in-depth supporting interviews...
[May 12, 2009, 8:59]
Organisational Agility - How Business Can Survive and Thrive in Turbulent Times
White Papers A recent Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) survey found that nearly 90 percent of global executives believe that organizational agility is critical for global business success. The attendee will discover the findings of a new global survey...
[April 30, 2009, 1:19]
IT and the environment; a new item on the CIO's agenda?
White Papers The Economist Intelligence Unit conducted a major online survey in June and July 2007, supplemented by in-depth interviews with senior IT executives, to investigate what's really happening in IT departments.Are efforts being made by organisations...
[May 16, 2008, 0:00]
Seeing the Big Picture: A Corporate Guide to Better Decisions through IT
White Papers This is particularly worrisome given the lack of confidence in data available to decision makers: a 2007 report conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and commissioned by Business Objects found that nine out of ten corporate executives...
[October 12, 2009, 17:36]
What the credit crunch means for IT
News Carla Rapoport, managing editor for technology with analysts the Economist Intelligence Unit, believes companies will prefer the more flexible charging models of hosted software. Despite forecasting a fall in global IT spending, the Economist...
[September 17, 2008, 12:58]
Techno-Economics
Blog However, when I caught sight this week of an Economist Intelligence Unit report sponsored by Oracle I was briefly tempted back into the fold. I haven’t spent much time reading the Economist since I studied the subject for my degree.
[November 26, 2007, 13:44]
UK drops in ICT league table
News The UK has dropped sharply in the Economist Intelligence Unit's annual 'e-readiness' league table, as the recession harmed many countries' ability to use ICT for social and economic development. The E-readiness rankings 2009: The usage imperative...
[June 19, 2009, 16:57]
Businesses unprepared for IT disasters
News A third of businesses have no disaster recovery plan in place at all, according to a report produced for AT&T by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), while another third have a disaster recovery plan that has not been tested in the last year...
[May 17, 2005, 16:20]
China and India losing cost advantage
News With rising costs eroding their low-cost advantage, Asian powerhouses China and India will need to find alternatives that can help maintain their edge in the technology space, says a new report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
[July 12, 2007, 13:30]
Index ranks most-competitive IT countries
News The US grabbed the top spot, with Japan coming second and South Korea third, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). A recent IT industry competitiveness index has found that the UK has the fourth most competitive IT industry.
[July 12, 2007, 9:31]
UK firms ready to spend more on IT
News The survey of 150 senior UK executives, conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit on behalf of Telewest, found that many firms are planning to increase investment in high-tech systems and services in the hope of cutting costs and improving...
[January 13, 2004, 12:05]
UK on track to be global talent hotspot
News The results of the Global Talent Index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit and headhunter firm Heidrick & Struggles puts only the US ahead of the UK. The UK will be one of the world's talent hotspots within the next five years thanks to the...
[September 27, 2007, 8:23]
Compliance: Turning IT cost into benefit
News A recent survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit, Sustainable Compliance, revealed that complying with legislation was cited as one of the biggest issues facing the IT departments of more than 74 percent of all US companies and 45 percent of...
[April 18, 2006, 16:05]
Executives highlight importance of convergence
News The Economist Intelligence Unit study of 236 executives worldwide, sponsored by AT&T, found that 45 percent of the executives surveyed - which included 77 chief executives - said converged networks are "important" or "critical" to supporting...
[September 13, 2005, 16:15]
China and India power Asian growth
News The rest of Asia will expand only modestly, according to analysts Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), in a report from wire agency AFP. China and India will become the twin powerhouses of Asia between now and 2007, according to a new report.
[August 7, 2003, 13:20]
