Asian economies, even those currently registering slower growth, should be looking for ways to leverage digital technologies -- not only to become more efficient, but also to create new jobs and businesses. Optimizing the use of digital skills and technologies could generate $2.3 trillion of additional global economic output by 2020, according to a recent Accenture Strategy study.
Digital technologies include many components -- software platforms, mobile apps, data analytics, the industrial Internet of Things -- that can be integrated to create a powerful competitive advantage and new enterprises.