{"id":24854,"date":"2024-10-23T07:08:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T07:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citea.cy\/2024\/10\/23\/presentation-of-citea-2024-survey-results-and-citea-index-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-11-04T07:08:37","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T07:08:37","slug":"presentation-of-citea-2024-survey-results-and-citea-index-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citea.cy\/en\/2024\/10\/23\/presentation-of-citea-2024-survey-results-and-citea-index-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESENTATION OF CITEA 2024 SURVEY RESULTS AND CITEA INDEX 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24854\" class=\"elementor elementor-24854 elementor-24812\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-930fdb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"930fdb0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d084c6\" data-id=\"6d084c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd21817 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd21817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PRESENTATION OF CITEA 2024 SURVEY RESULTS AND CITEA INDEX 2024<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e8965f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e8965f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d04ad66\" data-id=\"d04ad66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb67ea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb67ea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The Cyprus Information Technology Enterprises Association (CITEA), a member of the Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB), hosted an event on Monday, October 21, 2024, to present the results of the CITEA Survey and the CITEA Index. The research was conducted by IMR in collaboration with Capacitor Partners.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8e8243 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8e8243\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94ba2c7\" data-id=\"94ba2c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d77685 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d77685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/citea.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3B1A9520-Enhanced-NR-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-24820\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citea.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3B1A9520-Enhanced-NR-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citea.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3B1A9520-Enhanced-NR-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citea.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3B1A9520-Enhanced-NR-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/citea.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3B1A9520-Enhanced-NR-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/citea.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3B1A9520-Enhanced-NR-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/citea.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3B1A9520-Enhanced-NR-1000x667.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c87269\" data-id=\"0c87269\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50bf031 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50bf031\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The event highlighted key findings regarding the perceptions, challenges, and forecasts of Cypriot businesses in the field of digital transformation. Some of the major conclusions from the survey include: <br \/><b>Investments in Digital Transformation: <\/b>92% of businesses plan to invest in digital transformation within the next year.<br \/><b>Challenges: <\/b>78% of businesses identified the enhancement of their employees&#8217; digital skills as their greatest challenge.<br \/><b>Customer Experience:<\/b> 80% consider a user-friendly interface as a critical factor for their customers&#8217; digital experience.<br \/><b>Cybersecurity: <\/b>18% of businesses experienced a cyberattack in the past year, while 82% see cybersecurity as a key factor in their digital transformation.<br \/><b>Artificial Intelligence (AI):<\/b> 58% of businesses are using AI tools, including ChatGPT, with their main priorities being task automation and data analysis.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfb3e39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfb3e39\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75db215\" data-id=\"75db215\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4998af7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4998af7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, the CITEA Index, which measures the digital maturity of Cypriot businesses, was analyzed, providing valuable insights into their digital capabilities and weaknesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">The CITEA Index classifies businesses into five levels of digital maturity:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\"><b>Beginner: <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\">Businesses at the early stages of digital transformation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\"><b><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\">Explorer: <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\">Businesses experimenting with and learning about digital tools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\"><b><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\">Competent: <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\">Businesses with a good understanding and use of digital technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\"><b><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\">Transformer:<\/span><\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\">Businesses actively innovating and optimizing their digital processes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\"><b><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\">Leader:<\/span><\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\">Businesses leading and setting trends in digital transformation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">According to the findings, approximately 56.8% of Cypriot businesses are still in the early stages of their digital journey (Beginner and Explorer levels), 18.8% are at a satisfactory level (Competent), and 24.4% demonstrate a high degree of digital maturity (Transformer and Leader levels).<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40b7df7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40b7df7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08903f6\" data-id=\"08903f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c703d72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c703d72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/citea.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3B1A9554-Enhanced-NR-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24818\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citea.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3B1A9554-Enhanced-NR-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/citea.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3B1A9554-Enhanced-NR-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citea.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3B1A9554-Enhanced-NR-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citea.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3B1A9554-Enhanced-NR-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/citea.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3B1A9554-Enhanced-NR-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/citea.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3B1A9554-Enhanced-NR-1000x667.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f63f43f\" data-id=\"f63f43f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a42df3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a42df3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Following the presentation, a panel discussion took place with the participation of the Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation, and Digital Policy, Mr. Nikodimos Damianou, the Director General of the Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB), Mr. Michalis Antoniou, and the President of CITEA, Mr. Dimitris Nisiotis. The discussion was moderated by CITEA board member Mr. Michalis Tyrimos.     <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">The event concluded with a reception, offering an opportunity for networking and exchanging views on digital technology and innovation topics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESENTATION OF CITEA 2024 SURVEY RESULTS AND CITEA INDEX 2024 The Cyprus Information Technology Enterprises Association (CITEA), a member of the Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB), hosted an event on Monday, October 21, 2024, to present the results of the CITEA Survey and the CITEA Index. 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