A Study Proves Digital Maturity In Organizations In Indonesia Still Lagging

Most organizations in Indonesia are still lagging behind in digital agility (photo: Freepik)

JAKARTA - A study conducted by Workday, a leading global company that provides cloud applications in the field of financial management and human resources, found that 9 out of 10 (88%) organizations in Indonesia are still lagging behind their maturity level in digital agility.

These organizations are still at a slow or tactical stage in the maturity level of their digital agility. The results of this study found that the lack of skills in acquiring and retaining talent (talent acquisition and talent retention) is the biggest challenge in pursuing digital transformation, according to these Indonesian organizations.

In collaboration with the International Data Corporation (IDC), this IDC-Workday Digital Agility Index Asia/Pacific 2022 study highlights how far organizations in Asia Pacific (APAC) have grown in terms of digital agility since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The study found that across nine Asia Pacific countries surveyed, progress in digital agility was uneven. In Indonesia in particular, only 1 in 10 organizations (12%) are already in the advanced digital agility stage, increasing technology adoption during the pandemic.

Thus, it helped Indonesia climb to 8th place in this year's Digital Agility Index compared to 2020. Then followed by Thailand which ranked ninth due to slightly lower technology adoption.

Organizations in Australia made the greatest progress in digital transformation efforts and ranked first this year, followed by Singapore, New Zealand, South Korea and Hong Kong. Taiwan, followed by Malaysia in 6th place.

From a regional perspective, only 38% of organizations in Asia Pacific are already advanced in terms of digital agility. However, overall there has been progress as this figure has increased by 18 percentage points when compared to 2020.

For the 62% of organizations in Asia Pacific that still lag behind in digital agility (agility followers), technology adoption is often driven by functional requirements and business needs such as e-commerce, security, and remote working during a pandemic.