This Accenture report tracks how quickly the world’s 3,000 largest companies are building AI readiness – the essential capabilities that organisations need to extract maximum value from AI investments, including high-quality data, a skilled workforce, and focus on growth over efficiency.
It reveals that Europe’s AI momentum is building, with companies accelerating on strategy, talent and process reinvention, signalling a shift from experimentation to execution. However, the report warns of a growing readiness divide, with Europe’s largest companies steadily strengthening their capabilities while smaller organisations risk being left behind. It argues that future competitiveness will depend on rethinking operating models, redesigning how work gets done, strengthening data and technology foundations and ensuring strong leadership, governance and change management.
