Use technology as a significant enabler for closing the manufacturing efficiency and productivity gap that currently exists.

As a must-attend landmark for the end-to-end digital transformations for the companies and organizations of all sizes, Connectikpeople.co soon Retinknow® is excited to observe that, Saudi Arabian manufacturers, progressively become aware of the critical role that IT can play in today's manufacturing landscape.

Henceforth, the Big data and Analytics methodologies and technologies; mobility; cloud computing technologies and the social media are must-attend, when it comes to performance, competiveness and smart decisions.

Connectikpeople.co soon Retinknow® encourages manufacturers, to use technology and good practices as a significant enabler for closing the manufacturing efficiency and productivity gap that currently exists.

As part of our global commitment, Connectikpeople.co soon Retinknow® has captured for you a recent study from IDC Manufacturing Insights.

Entitled 'Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa Manufacturing Value Chains: IT Focus', the report aims to provide in-depth IT insights across manufacturing value chains and CEMA sub-regions.

According this index, compared to the rest of the CEMA region, a desire to 'Improve Productivity & Efficiency' ranks as the top business driver for 2014 among Saudi Arabian manufacturers. 53% of the Saudi respondents admit that IT will play a significant role in helping them to achieve their objectives for the year. 50% of Saudi respondents acknowledge that their IT budgets had increased for 2014.

Connectikpeople.co soon Retinknow® can also observe that, Saudi manufacturers are declaring some very high-level interest in mobility, business intelligence, and cloud

computing.

The interest shown in these technologies is among the highest seen across all the CEMA countries that participated in the survey, said IDC analyst.