Pandemic spurs asian surge in tech development
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic acceleration of Asian companies deployment of data and digital innovation, according to a report from global management consultancy McKinsey & Company.
David Sapsted22 December 2020
The report - compiled by Faridun Dotiwala, a partner in McKinsey’s Mumbai office, and Jatin Pant and Joydeep Sengupta, senior partners in the Singapore office - is based on interviews with business leaders from some of the Asia-Pacific region s top-performing companies.The executives all voiced the opinion that the pandemic had presented unprecedented opportunities to accelerate business trends that would make the region more self-sufficient and efficient across a range of areas.The findings in the report, Emerging Stronger, Fitter, Faster: The Rise of the Asian Corporation , are of particular importance to the UK as it forms new trade relations with the Asia-Pacific region and even harbours ambitions of jo