Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 09 | Page 16

TRENDING MANUFACTURING & TRANSPORTATION TO DOMINATE $6.6 BILLION MEA IOT INVESTMENTS IN 2016 In an update to its Worldwide Semiannual Internet of Things Spending Guide, International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts that organisations in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) will invest more than $6.6 billion in Internet of Things (IoT) hardware, software, services, and connectivity in 2016. The global ICT consulting and advisory services firm expects IoT revenues in the region to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.3% over the next four years to total more than $14.3 billion in 2020. 16 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com