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ICT delivers productivity gains for transport and logistics: new report

2012/2013 will see Australia’s transport and logistics sector focus more on investments in ICT technologies that deliver productivity improvements or reduce operational costs, according to a new report by IDC.

The Transport and Logistics ICT Market Forecast and Analysis 2011 to 2015 study notes that opportunities for vendors will focus around collaborative technologies, ERP, BI and mobility.

The study details opportunities within the transport and logistics vertical of the Australian ICT market, with a particular focus on how the dynamics taking place within this vertical segment are driving innovative use of ICT by the sector.

According to IDC research manager, Emilie Ditton, the transport and logistics sector is a critical industry for ensuring the continued competitiveness and growth of the Australian economy.

"[The sector] provides the backbone of passenger and freight services, by road, rail and air that fundamentally enable the economy to function. The efficiency and productivity that this sector operates with directly impacts the profitability and competitiveness of the customers it serves,” Ditton said in a statement.

Australia’s transport and logistics sector contributes 3.5% of ICT spending in the total Australia market, representing $1,629.0 million in 2012, according to figures released by the market analyst firm.

IDC has forecasted ICT spending within this sector to grow to $1,749.3 million by 2015, or 2.8% (CAGR) between 2010 and 2015. Telecommunications and particularly mobility continues to dominate ICT spending in this sector with telecommunication representing 38.7% of spending in 2012, according to the firm.

"The transport and logistics sector has a heavy focus on those technologies that can either contribute to reducing operational costs or increase productivity of staff," Ditton said in the same statement.

"The technology deployment plans within the sector reflect this. The top technology areas that are to be deployed in the transportation and logistics sector in the next 12 to 24 months are business analytics, new business applications based on Web 2.0 platform and technologies, desktop virtualization, service oriented architecture; business as a service, cloud computing platforms and mobile business applications.

Graph sourced: Australia Transport and Logistics ICT Market 2011–2015 Forecast and Analysis.

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