Dematerialisation could make going green profitable As cloud and mobile technology allows enterprises to become more agile , we can expect to see the average enterprise become increasingly dematerialised as the decade continues .

Almost 60 % of ( white collar ) work will be done remotely by 2030 The COVID-19 crisis may have accelerated the migration away from on-premises work significantly . By the end of the decade , 44 % of decision-makers believe that there won ’ t be an office to go into .

Here comes the gig economy ? The darker side of dematerialisation is that many workers are worried that a shift of remote work will invite a corresponding shift to more temporary employment , a la Uber Eats and Upwork .

International growth isn ’ t slowing down Over 50 % of domestic enterprises believe that they will have an international presence by the end of the decade . Crises like COVID-19 and the US-China trade war might slow international growth down , but they ’ re not stopping it .

54 May 2021