數碼轉型的步伐

數碼轉型是企業面對的一個重要議題,特別是在疫情後加速了企業對數碼轉型的關注。根據統計,超過九成的香港公司將數碼轉型列為首要任務。數碼轉型是指企業運用數位技術和資訊科技改變業務模式、運作流程、產品和服務。它可以帶來多種好處,包括簡化工作流程、降低成本和創造新的商業模式。

數碼轉型可以包括幾個方面的轉型。首先是使用最新的通訊技術,如Microsoft Teams和Zoom等即時通訊工具,可以大大提高內部和外部溝通的效率。其次是電子支付,電子支付平台在香港越來越廣泛使用,從傳統的八達通和信用卡到新興的Apple Pay、Alipay和WeChat Pay等。對於零售商來說,這是一個不可或缺的轉型。另外還有網店,網絡購物已成為不可逆轉的趨勢,未來幾年內實體店將轉型為網店。對於剛剛創業的小型零售商來說,網店可以帶來比實體店更高的收益,並且依靠數碼科技支持整個業務流程。最後是大數據、雲端和人工智能,這些技術解決方案可以有效提升公司的業務表現。

儘管企業都認識到數碼轉型的重要性,但實際上真正實施的企業數量卻少於預期。根據統計,雖然有九成的受訪公司將數碼轉型視為首要任務,但最終真正制訂內部計劃實踐的卻不到三成。另一項統計顯示,香港領先數碼轉型的企業只有7%,落後於亞太地區的11%。分析表明,大多數未成功實施數碼轉型的企業面臨幾個問題。首先,企業受限於傳統框架,特別是已經取得成功的企業,擔心轉型後無法取得同樣的成就。其次是人才短缺,數碼轉型需要大量的人才支持。第三,企業缺乏堅持力,實施轉型需要時間,有些企業可能無法堅持下去,選擇繼續使用傳統方式經營。

數碼轉型理論上可以增加企業的競爭力,但每個企業的情況不同,必須在計劃或決策轉型之前評估當下公司的狀況是否適合進行轉型。
 

尹展軒
Senior IT Consultant

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