Over next 4-5 years, Gen Z workers (born from 1995 to 2000) will also enter the workplace. IDC forecast 40% of digital transformation initiatives will be supported by cognitive and AI by 2020. IDC predicts around 1,000 firms in the region will use open innovation to allocate expertise to their new projects in 2020. Thaneth Angkasirisan, general manager of Indochina for Lenovo, said computer makers like Lenovo have designed products to serve such future workspaces. IDC projects the local business notebook market this year will grow by 12% from 2016, posting sales of 230,000 units.

Source: Bangkok Post December 13, 2017 23:48 UTC