Recent report published by the
International Data Corporation (IDC) Health Insights has shown that enterprise
mobility will have penetrated over 80 per cent of Middle East and Africa (MEA)
healthcare organizations by 2017, reports ITRealms.
The report which is based on IDC's
annual survey of the region's CIO community, ITRealms informs, indicates that corporate smart devices have
already been deployed by over one-third of MEA healthcare organizations, with
another 50 per cent planning to adopt them by 2017. Mobilizing enterprise
applications, adopting mobile device management (MDM) solutions, and developing
policies for enabling enterprise mobility are at the peak of priorities of the
IT executives that are planning to embrace mobility.
The press release made available to ITRealms revealed that Information Technology (IT) security remains
the greatest concern for healthcare CIOs, with the surveyed IT leaders
identifying insider threats and staff-related issues as their most critical
security challenges. These concerns are being further aggravated by
insufficient budgets, the lack of mature security strategies, and a shortage of
skilled IT security personnel.
The lead research analyst for Central
Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMA) at IDC Health Insights, commenting on the
report said, "The need for a mobile healthcare workforce will be one of
the key drivers of mobile technology investments in MEA over the coming years.
In line with the rapidly-rising importance of enterprise mobility within the
MEA healthcare industry, mobile security will dominate investments in IT security
solutions. Investments in MDM solutions will see particularly strong
growth."
IDC Health Insights assists health
businesses and IT leaders, as well as the suppliers that serve them, in making
more effective technology decisions by providing accurate, timely, and
insightful fact-based research and consulting services. Staffed by senior
analysts with decades of industry experience, their research analyzes and
advises on business and technology issues facing the payer, provider and life
sciences industries, ITRealms gathered.
For the Middle East, Africa, and
Turkey region, ITRealms learnt, IDC
retains a coordinated
network of offices in Riyadh, Casablanca, Nairobi, Lagos,
Johannesburg, and Istanbul, with a regional center in Dubai with an
international perspective to provide a comprehensive understanding of markets
in these dynamic regions, and also their market intelligence services are said
to be unparalleled in depth, consistency, scope, and accuracy. IDC Middle East,
Africa, and Turkey currently fields over 130 analysts, consultants, and
conference associates across the region
Cyriacus Nnaji/GEE
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