Trends Identified

Improving consumer/ customer demand

42% of the respondents view this as a positive trend

2017

Adoption of intelligent automation does not equal success. 4Q 2017 KPMG Global Insights Pulse Survey Report.

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Improving/rebounding global economic conditions

32% of the respondents view this as a positive trend

2017

Adoption of intelligent automation does not equal success. 4Q 2017 KPMG Global Insights Pulse Survey Report.

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Expanding emerging market opportunities for selling goods/services

28% of the respondents view this as a positive trend

2017

Adoption of intelligent automation does not equal success. 4Q 2017 KPMG Global Insights Pulse Survey Report.

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The ability to tap into skilled global talent pools

24% of the respondents view this as a positive trend

2017

Adoption of intelligent automation does not equal success. 4Q 2017 KPMG Global Insights Pulse Survey Report.

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New, more business-friendly governments and administrations

17% of the respondents view this as a positive trend

2017

Adoption of intelligent automation does not equal success. 4Q 2017 KPMG Global Insights Pulse Survey Report.

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Supportive environment for M&A

16% of the respondents view this as a positive trend

2017

Adoption of intelligent automation does not equal success. 4Q 2017 KPMG Global Insights Pulse Survey Report.

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Improving Eurozone conditions and stability

13% of the respondents view this as a positive trend

2017

Adoption of intelligent automation does not equal success. 4Q 2017 KPMG Global Insights Pulse Survey Report.

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Continued trade liberalism; globalization

13% of the respondents view this as a positive trend

2017

Adoption of intelligent automation does not equal success. 4Q 2017 KPMG Global Insights Pulse Survey Report.

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Demographics

Higher life expectancy and falling birth rates are increasing the proportion of elderly people across the world, challenging the solvency of social welfare systems, including pensions and healthcare. Some regions are also facing the challenge of integrating large youth populations into saturated labor markets.

2014

Future State 2030: The global megatrends shaping governments

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Rise of the individual

Advances in global education, health and technology have helped empower individuals like never before, leading to increased demands for transparency and participation in government and public decision-making. These changes will continue, and are ushering in a new era in human history in which, by 2022, more people will be middle class than poor.

2014

Future State 2030: The global megatrends shaping governments

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