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2022 Taiwan Manufacturing Industry IT Spending Survey

  • Report

  • 86 Pages
  • August 2022
  • Region: Taiwan
  • Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute (MIC)
  • ID: 5659599

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Thanks to the rapid advances in information and communications technologies, companies around the world have adopted a wide variety of hardware, software, and services to support daily business operations and have planned to boost their IT (Information Technology) spending in 2022. They continue to increase IT budgets to integrate existing systems and resources more effectively, thereby reducing operating costs and improving overall productivity.

This survey was conducted in late 2021 to present estimates of IT spending in five major industries in Taiwan, including manufacturing, construction, finance, merchandise (retail & wholesale), and healthcare. Hundreds of IT companies in Taiwan were asked a series of questions about their IT spending patterns, habits, and plans.

This report consolidates survey data on IT spending, enterprise software solution spending, cloud spending, smart factory spending, and information security spending in the manufacturing industry; analyzes the abovementioned spending across four sub-industries of the manufacturing industry, including livelihood, chemistry, metal & machinery, and information & electronic; provide spending forecasts for 2022 to help the stakeholders gain a better understanding of changes in the Taiwanese manufacturing industry's IT spending as a whole.

Table of Contents

1. The State of IT Spending
1.1 IT Workforce Analysis
1.2 IT Spending Analysis
1.3 Analysis of the Total IT Spending in the Manufacturing Industry
2. Summary: IT Spending
2.1 Average IT Workforce in the Manufacturing Industry to Grow by 4.1% in 2022 to 8.6 Persons
2.2 Average IT Spending in the Manufacturing Industry to Grow by 8.3% in 2022 to US$357,903
2.3 IT Spending in the Manufacturing Industry Amounts to US$783.5 Million in 2021
3. Enterprise Software Solution Spending in the Manufacturing Industry
3.1 The Adoption of Enterprise Software Solutions
3.2 Changes in Enterprise Software Solution Spending in 2022
4. Summary: Enterprise Software Solution Spending
4.1 HRM and FMS Systems Tout 80% Adoption Rate
4.2 Spending on Enterprise Software Solutions in the Next 2 Years to Concentrate on MES
5. Cloud Spending in the Manufacturing Industry
5.1 General Analysis of Samples
5.2 Analysis of Samples by Sub-Industry
6. The State of Cloud Adoption
6.1 Adoption Level
6.1.1 General Analysis of Samples
6.1.2 Analysis of Samples by Sub-Industry
6.2 The Adoption of Different Clouds in the Manufacturing Industry
6.2.1 General Analysis of Samples
6.2.2 Analysis of Samples by Sub-Industry
6.3 The State of Public Cloud Adoption
6.3.1 General Analysis of Samples
6.3.2 Analysis of Samples by Sub-Industry
6.4 The State of Private Cloud Adoption
6.4.1 General Analysis of Samples
6.4.2 Analysis of Samples by Sub-Industry
7. Summary: Cloud Spending
7.1 Spending on Private Clouds Slightly Higher than Spending on Public Clouds
7.2 Private Clouds and Hybrid Clouds Seize a Larger Share of Pie
7.3 Azure/AWS/GCP and CHT Lead in Public Cloud Adoption
8. Key Factors Affecting Cloud Adoption
8.1 Reasons for Cloud Adoption
8.1.1 General Analysis of Samples
8.1.2 Analysis of Samples by Sub-industry
8.2 Barriers to Cloud Adoption
8.2.1 General Analysis of Samples
8.2.2 Analysis of Samples by Sub-industry
9. Cloud Adopton Intention
9.1 General Analysis of Samples
9.2 Analysis of Samples by Sub-industry
10. Summary: Cloud Adoption Intention
10.1 Operational Management as Main Reason for Cloud Adoption
10.2 Information Security and Maintenance Costs as Major Concerns
10.3 Cloud-based Video Conferencing, Data Storage, and Information Security Driving Cloud Adoption
11. The State of Spending on Smart Factory
11.1 Average Spending on Smart Factory
11.1.1 General Analysis of Samples
11.1.2 Analysis of Samples by Sub-Industry
11.2 Spending on In-house/Outsourced Smart Factory Development
11.2.1 General Analysis of Samples
11.2.2 Analysis of Samples by Sub-Industry
12. Smart Factory Adoption
12.1 Current Development
12.1.1 General Analysis of Samples
12.1.2 Analysis of Samples by Sub-Industry
12.2 Smart Factory Applications and Changes in Spending
12.2.1 Analysis of Samples by Sub-Industry
12.3 Changes in Spending on Smart Factory in 2022
12.3.1 General Analysis of Samples
12.3.2 Analysis of Samples by Sub-Industry
12.4 The Adoption of Smart Factory Technology
12.4.1 General Analysis of Samples
12.4.2 Analysis of Samples by Sub-Industry
12.5 Pain Points in Adopting Smart Factory
12.5.1 General Analysis of Samples
12.5.2 Analysis of Samples by Sub-Industry
13. Summary: Smart Factory Adoption
13.1 Spending on Smart Factory Expected to See Nearly 10% YoY Growth in 2022
13.2 Nearly 60% of Companies Opt for Outsourced Smart Factory Development in the Information & Electronic sub-industry
13.3 Data Analytics Holds the Largest Share in the Smart Factory Technology
13.4 Difficulty in Talent Recruitment and Training as the Biggest Pain Point in Smart Factory Adoption
15. Spending on Information Security and IT Workforce
15.1 General Analysis of Samples
15.2 Analysis of Samples by Sub-Industry
16. Staffing Status of CISO (Chief Information Security Officer)
16.1 General Analysis of Samples
16.2 Analysis of Samples by Sub-Industry
17. Spending on Informaton Security
17.1 General Analysis of Samples
17.2 Analysis of Samples by Sub-Industry
18. Analysis of Information Seucirty Solution Adoption
18.1 General Analysis of Samples
18.2 Analysis of Samples by Sub-Industry
19. Summary: Information Security Spending
19.1 Most Information Security Personnel Concurrently Served by IT Personnel with Less Than 10% Having CISO in Place
19.2 Information & Electronic Sub-industry and Livelihood Sub-industry Spend More on Information Security
19.3 The Adoption Rate of Information Security Solutions to See Significant Growth in Next Two Years
20. Appendix
20.1 Scope of Survey
20.2 Research Methodologies and Sample Characteristics
List of Tables
Table 1 Corporate Characteristics and IT Workforce
Table 2 Estimation of Total IT Spending in the Manufacturing Industry
Table 3 Cross-analysis of Corporate Characteristics and Adoption of Enterprise Software Solutions
Table 4 Cross-analysis of Corporate Properties and IT Spending
Table 5 Cross-analysis of Corporate Properties and Smart Factory Spending
Table 6 Cross-analysis of Corporate Properties and Smart Factory Adoption
Table 7 Cross-analysis of Corporate Properties, IT Spending, and Smart Factory Adoption by Application
Table 8 Cross-analysis of Corporate Characteristics and IT Workforce
Table 9 Cross-analysis of Corporate Characteristics and Information Security Spending
Table 10 Population of Interest
Table 11 Analysis of Sub-Industries
List of Figures
Figure 1 Changes in IT Workforce
Figure 2 IT Workforce in the Manufacturing Industry by Sub-Industry
Figure 3 IT Spending in the Manufacturing Industry by Hardware, Software, and Service Category
Figure 4 IT Spending in the Manufacturing Industry by Sub-Industry
Figure 5 The Adoption of IT Enterprise Solutions in the Manufacturing Industry
Figure 6 The Adoption of Enterprise Software Solutions in the Manufacturing Industry by Sub-industry
Figure 7 Changes in IT Budgets for Enterprise Software Solutions in the Manufacturing Industry in 2022
Figure 8 Changes in Budgets for Enterprise Software Solutions in the Manufacturing Industry by Sub-industry in 2022
Figure 9 Total Cloud Spending in the Manufacturing Industry
Figure 10 Total Cloud Spending in the Manufacturing Industry by Sub-Industry
Figure 11 The Level of Cloud Adoption in the Manufacturing Industry
Figure 12 The Level of Cloud Adoption in the Manufacturing Industry by Sub-Industry
Figure 13 The Distribution of Different Clouds in the Manufacturing Industry, 2021
Figure 14 The Adoption of Different Clouds in the Manufacturing Industry by Sub-Industry
Figure 15 The Adoption of Public Clouds in the Manufacturing Industry
Figure 16 The Adoption of Public Clouds in the Manufacturing Industry by Sub-Industry
Figure 17 The Adoption of Private Clouds in the Manufacturing Industry
Figure 18 The Adoption of Private Clouds in the Manufacturing Industry by Sub-Industry
Figure 19 Reasons for Cloud Adoption in the Manufacturing Industry
Figure 20 Reasons for Cloud Adoption in the Manufacturing Industry by Sub-industry
Figure 21 Key Factors Affecting Cloud Adoption in the Manufacturing Industry
Figure 22 Key Factors Affecting Cloud Adoption in the Manufacturing Industry by Sub-industry
Figure 23 Cloud Adoption Intention in the Manufacturing Industry
Figure 24 Cloud Adoption Intention in the Manufacturing Industry by Sub-industry - Part I
Figure 25 Cloud Adoption Intention in the Manufacturing Industry by Sub-industry - Part II
Figure 26 Average Spending on Smart Factory in the Manufacturing Industry
Figure 27 Average Spending on Smart Factory in the Manufacturing Industry by Sub-Industry
Figure 28 Spending on In-house/Outsourced Smart Factory Development in the Manufacturing Industry
Figure 29 Spending on In-house/Outsourced Smart Factory Development in the Manufacturing Industry by Sub-Industry
Figure 30 The Adoption of Smart Factory in the Manufacturing Industry
Figure 31 The Adoption of Smart Factory in the Manufacturing Industry by Sub-Industry
Figure 32 Changes in Spending on Smart Factory in the Manufacturing Industry by Application
Figure 33 Changes in Spending on Smart Factory in the Manufacturing Industry by Sub-Industry
Figure 34 Changes in Spending on Smart Factory in the Manufacturing Industry by Application in 2022
Figure 35 Changes in Spending on Smart Factory in the Manufacturing Industry by Sub-Industry in 2022
Figure 36 Smart Factory Technology Adopted in the Manufacturing Industry
Figure 37 Smart Factory Technology Adopted in the Manufacturing Industry by Sub-Industry
Figure 38 Pain Points in Adopting Smart Factory in the Manufacturing Industry
Figure 39 Pain Points in Adopting Smart Factory in the Manufacturing Industry by Sub-Industry
Figure 40 Information Security Personnel Allocation
Figure 41 Information Security Personnel Allocation and Workforce and by Sub-Industry
Figure 42 The Staffing Status of CISOs
Figure 43 The Staffing Status of CISO by Sub-Industry
Figure 44 The State of IT Spending on Information Security
Figure 45 The State of Spending on Information Security by Sub-Industry
Figure 46 The State of Information Security Adoption Intention
Figure 47 The Adoption of Information Security Solutions by Sub-Industry
Figure 48 Characteristics of Sample by Sub-Industry
Figure 49 Characteristics of Samples by Employment Size

Executive Summary

In the face of the rapidly changing global business environment, digital transformation is the key to industrial upgrading. To keep pace with digital transformation and provide tips on how Taiwan's industry can have a better shift into digital transformation, the analyst of the Institute of Information Industry (III) holds the "Digital Vortex Winning Strategy" seminar on November 14, 2022, in cooperation with the prestigious IMD (International Institute for Management Development). Digital Vortex is a series of biennial studies launched in 2015 by the IMD.

When deploying the Digital Vortex research framework for the first time, the analyst has invited several IMD's experts to assess the impacts of digital transformation and digital disruption facing the globe and Taiwan based on three aspects of performance measures: "responses to digital disruption", and "digital business agility," and "impact sentiment." Taking international trends into account, the analyst aims to identify the pain points of Taiwanese industries affected by digital transformation and plays its role as a trusted third party to assist Taiwanese companies and organizations in formulating their next-step transformation strategies.

Note: The analyst conducted the survey in 2022 with 431 effective questionnaires collected. Respondents were from five industries: manufacturing (including high-tech), financial services, retail, healthcare, and construction. Respondents are in charge of digital transformation and digitalization tasks within organizations. Nearly 30% were CXO-level and over 60% were management-level.

Methodology

Primary research with a holistic, cross-domain approach

The exhaustive primary research methods are central to the value that the analyst delivers. A combination of questionnaires and on-site visits to the major manufacturers provides a first view of the latest data and trends. Information is subsequently validated by interviews with the manufacturers' suppliers and customers, covering a holistic industry value chain. This process is backed up by a cross-domain team-based approach, creating an interlaced network across numerous interrelated components and system-level devices to ensure statistical integrity and provide in-depth insight.

Complementing primary research is a running database and secondary research of industry and market information. Dedicated research into the macro-environmental trends shaping the ICT industry also allows the analyst to forecast future development trends and generate foresight perspectives. With more than 20 years of experience and endeavors in research, the methods and methodologies include:

Method

  • Component supplier interviews
  • System supplier interviews
  • User interviews
  • Channel interviews
  • IPO interviews
  • Focus groups
  • Consumer surveys
  • Production databases
  • Financial data
  • Custom databases

Methodology

  • Technology forecasting and assessment
  • Product assessment and selection
  • Product life cycles
  • Added value analysis
  • Market trends
  • Scenario analysis
  • Competitor analysis

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