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  • Jul 10, 2019 7:53 pm GMTJul 10, 2019 7:53 pm GMT
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Energy Execs Rank Artificial Intelligence as the #1 Technology to Impact Their Organization Over the Next 3 Years - Energy Manager Today

According to the “Accenture Technology Vision for Energy 2019” report, the energy industry continues to play catch up with changing consumer expectations and the pace of digital transformation. Technology companies are larger (as measured by market capitalization) and are looking to disrupt all sectors including energy. Accenture says the energy industry will need to defend itself from these disruptors at a time when it is experiencing diminishing returns (despite widespread cost efficiencies) and increasing investor and activist scrutiny. The report argues that a combination of emerging technologies known as “DARQ”—distributed ledger (blockchain), artificial intelligence (AI), extended reality (XR) and quantum computing—will become the foundation for the industry’s future.

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This article is referring to an interesting study on the impact of AI, Blockchain, Extended Reality and Quantum Computing: 

Accenture Technology Vision for Energy 2019

 

Some of the key findings of the Accenture study include:

  • 97% of upstream and 92% of downstream executives says the pace of innovation in their organization has accelerated over the past three years due to emerging technologies.
  • 76% of upstream and 80% of downstream executives believe DARQ will have a transformational or extensive impact on their organizations over the next three years
  • 80% of upstream and 90% of downstream executives are currently experimenting with one or more DARQ technologies
  • 76% of upstream and 63% of downstream executives agree their employees are more digitally mature than their organization, resulting in a workforce “waiting” for the organization to catch up

Considering both upstream and downstream executives ranked AI as the #1 DARQ technology to impact their organization over the next three years, What do you think of AI's impact on these items in your sphere of the energy sector: pace of innovation, transformational or extensive impact in your organization?

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Matt Chester on Jul 10, 2019

76% of upstream and 63% of downstream executives agree their employees are more digitally mature than their organization, resulting in a workforce “waiting” for the organization to catch up

Oh man, 100% this. The more you hear about the great progress going on technologically with all sorts of digital tools, the more you look around and realize how much they're not being taken advantage of

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Stephane Bilodeau on Jul 11, 2019

Yes, this is at the same time shocking and full of potential for improvement.  Organizations should listen more to their downstream staffer...  and especially in the digital economy which is now touching almost all sectors.

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