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BCG: How the Metaverse Will Remake Your Strategy

 

By Rony AbovitzSumit BanerjeeGuy GillilandChristy LiuEdwardo SackeyAlexey Timashkov, and Rob Trollinger

The metaverse is already a big part of business. It will only become more central.

As digital technologies move to the next stage of advancement—the metaverse—there are two questions companies should ask: How will the metaverse change our business? And how can we get ahead of the change and shape it to our advantage? This is our perspective on both.

The Data and Technology Universe

There’s plenty of debate about the definition of the metaverse, but we find it more useful to take a practical view and focus on the productive use cases that it enables. The metaverse is based on the convergence of multiple technologies and the proliferation of data and content, which combine to create value for users. In the case of consumers, the result might be a virtual-reality (VR) gaming platform, while for business it could be a machine-learning algorithm that incorporates multiple diverse data sets to provide better insights and improve decision making.

In this sense, the metaverse encompasses broad categories of technology (including computing, connectivity, artificial intelligence, and machine learning) that come together in rich ways to create new and unprecedented value. It’s an aircraft engine technician connecting via the company’s help line to an expert 3,000 miles away. It’s the digital twin of an electrical grid that highlights maintenance needs or security vulnerabilities. It’s a smartphone app that integrates with an augmented-reality-enabled windshield to serve up driving directions, which it feeds to the car’s self-driving algorithms. It’s the technology that enables emergency services to respond when a phone or watch belonging to an injured person automatically sends an SOS.

It’s hard to pinpoint where the metaverse ends. It is flourishing, in part, thanks to continuing advancements in technologies such as augmented reality (AR) and VR, big data, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and blockchain. Just as our understanding of the universe and what it encompasses has been vastly expanded by the Hubble space telescope, the nature of the metaverse is a work in progress. Were we able to define its boundaries today, some future technological advance would almost certainly cause us to reassess.

If the metaverse seems a bit amorphous, its use cases are easier to spot and are multiplying fast. (See Exhibit 1.) Many companies already see the metaverse as an opportunity to connect with consumers in new ways. But for both B2C and B2B enterprises, it really represents a new way to do business and an opportunity to reinvent everything from customer journeys to operational processes. We can point to dozens of use cases for companies in all sectors and industries—and the technology underlying these applications is still only in its infancy. Their impact ranges from greater convenience and efficiency (remote maintenance, for example) to the life-changing and disruptive (enhanced surgical assistance and in-home health care). The new use cases can lead not just to quicker and easier ways of doing things but to whole new industries and business models.

More: BCG Metaverse Services

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Deloitte: platformy handlu elektronicznego B2B przyczyniają się do wzrostu wydajności i efektywności przedsiębiorstwa

GŁÓWNE WNIOSKI Z BADANIA

Wszystko wskazuje na to, że platformy handlu elektronicznego B2B przyczyniają się do wzrostu wydajności i efektywności w wielu przedsiębiorstwach działających w obszarze B2B.

Mimo wielu zalet, wykorzystanie platformy handlu elektronicznego B2B wiąże się z pewnymi wyzwaniami występującymi na etapie planowania i wdrażania.
Przede wszystkim należy świadomie projektować wskaźnik ROI, należycie uwzględniać czynnik ludzki i przygotować się na problemy występujące w toku wdrożenia. Każdy nowy proces wymaga bowiem odpowiedniego przygotowania i czasu potrzebnego na realizację. Warto zdobyć się na cierpliwość i wypracować podejście systemowe.

Tego rodzaju rozwiązania znacząco zwiększają możliwości całego procesu sprzedaży, a także obsługi promocji i cross-sellingu. Przynoszą korzyści zarówno działom handlowym, jak i konsumentom. Ponadto przynoszą realne zyski – zarówno finansowe, jak i w formie oszczędności czasu, co znajduje odbicie w wartościach procentowych, zwłaszcza jeśli porównamy firmy korzystające z platform z firmami, które na wprowadzenie takich rozwiązań się nie zdecydowały.Więcej: Deloitte Pl

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McKinsey – Tech highlights from 2022 — in eight charts

From metaverse mania to eye-popping breakthroughs in generative AI, it has been quite a year for technology. We present some of the stories that helped shape the last twelve months, as told through eight charts—with a smattering of insights to go along with them.

At first glance, our latest AI survey shows adoption leveling off over the past few years, though it has more than doubled since 2017, and applied AI continually ranks high in our annual tech trends analyses.

Quantum computing progress brings high expectations—and a little fear

 

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Container Terminal Automation Conference (CTAC) – Hamburg – 14th & 15th March 2023

The 7th edition of the Container Terminal Automation Conference (CTAC) will take place early next year at Radisson Blu Hotel, Hamburg, Germany on the 14th & 15th March 2023. With great links to transport around the city and the close proximity to the Port of Hamburg, Radisson Blu is the ideal central location to host CTAC 2023 and bring together the maritime industry for it’s annual two-day event. The open plan layout of the rooms allows for seamless access from the conference room to the networking sessions and exhibitor booths for an uninterrupted event.

If you wish to stay at the hotel during the conference, we’ve secured block bookings for attendees. Secure your spot at the hotel and use CODE: CTAC2023 for 10% OFF each room booked. Why not take advantage and stay at the venue, to be closer to the event and the networking opportunities on offer.
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The conference will have multiple networking opportunities and breaks as well as an exclusive Welcome Drinks and Gala Dinner to enhance the networking experience and bring together the maritime industry for thought-leading discussions.

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Networking Opportunities at CTAC 2023

 

Welcome DrinksIf your planning on arriving a day early, why not join us for our Welcome Drinks on the eve on the conference. Attending the Welcome Drinks is a great way to connect with other attendees before the official start of CTAC 2023. ​​​​​ welcome drinks image
​​​Gala DinnerDay one of the event will conclude with an exclusive Gala Dinner, giving attendees the opportunity to continue their networking experience in a relaxed environment with great food and drink to make the evening more enjoyable! Gala Dinner Image
Networking BreaksThe social hub for the conference, where you can catch up with likeminded industry experts to reflect on conference sessions so far and discuss ways in which you can potentially work together in the future.Grab a refreshment and network in an area designed to enhance connectivity between maritime professionals. Networking Breaks image
Official Event AppOur official event app for CTAC 2023 is Swapcard. This fantastic event networking app will allow you to search for, and connect with, other attendees, speakers and exhibitors before, during and after the conference.Use the app to arrange meetings and download the details of the people you have connected with to expand your business network. Event App image

 

 

We look forward to seeing you in Hamburg!

Kind regards,
The Port Technology TeamP.S. Sign up before the 5th of January 2023 to get your ticket at a reduced price with our Super Early Bird Offer!

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BCG Executive Perspectives – Artificial Intelligence: Ready to Ride the Wave?

There’s a reason AI has risen to the top of many executives’ agendas. It’s difficult to overstate the ways the technology has already changed the world—and this is just the beginning. AI is leading a global shift in human activity away from routine labor and toward creative endeavors, enhancing productivity, sharpening analytics capabilities, and vastly improving the consumer experience.

And according to a BCG-MIT SMR survey, 84% of respondents believe that harnessing AI is increasingly becoming a key source of competitive advantage, while 75% say that AI has allowed them to move into new business areas. But given its ever-expanding application, AI may soon be more than just a way to gain a competitive edge. It could become essential to survival. The pressure is on.

Leaders looking to improve their organizations’ AI capabilities should start by understanding the following trends and considering what they mean in the marketplace today.

At this point, AI is by no means a niche area of investment or capability. Since the advent of the pandemic, more than half of all companies have accelerated their adoption of the technology, which is also gaining increasing attention from VC investors. A closer look at spending suggests that businesses are particularly focused on AI’s potential in four areas: optimization, personalization, automation, and predictive maintenance. Collectively, these capabilities can be used to improve the consumer experience—via self-driving cars, smart homes, new therapeutics, curated content offerings, and more. They are also revolutionizing industries. Customer forecasting, cybersecurity, and diagnostic abilities are just a few of the many applications constantly making progress thanks to AI.

Despite these advancements—as well as the technology’s hidden cultural benefits and positive effects on employees—very few companies are reaping the corresponding financial rewards. Discovery and implementation are important early steps in effective AI usage, but many organizations stop there. Firms that see the greatest returns from their investments reimagine processes across the enterprise while putting a premium on learning between humans and machines. Successful businesses recognize that harnessing the full power of AI is ultimately a strategic, not technological, endeavor.

In fact, many of the prevailing obstacles to effective AI use aren’t related to technology. A lack of data capabilities poses a critical challenge, but labor market dynamics and broader societal issues are concerns as well.

It’s up to leaders to address these challenges while identifying the best path forward for their organizations. Harnessing the full power of AI is no easy task, but it’s an essential one for surviving and thriving now and in the years ahead. The following actions—though not exhaustive—are key elements of an executive playbook for strengthening AI capabilities.

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