Global Scans · Digitalization · Weekly Summary

• [New] Asia-Pacific is forecast to be the fastest-growing region over the next several years, driven by growing smartphone penetration, increasing remote care adoption, and supportive digital health regulation in key markets such as China and India. Yahoo Finance
• [New] 2026 will be defined by the maturation of agentic AI, the expansion of digital ecosystems, and the global race to secure data, identities, and autonomous processes. Mexico Business
• [New] By 2030, leading enterprises will operate digital procurement intelligence ecosystems where AI agents, suppliers, and buyers collaborate seamlessly. Reveation Labs
• [New] Today's systems are siloed, but by 2030, open protocols should let agents talk across platforms. Reveation Labs
• [New] Unlock the future of digital trade with B2B eCommerce Consulting, guiding businesses to adopt agentic commerce strategies that bridge today's practices with 2030 innovations. Reveation Labs
• [New] In a world where data is king, Dubai's strategy to become a data city means it will showcase a level of digital maturity that few other cities can match. Explore Dubai
• [New] Operators across Scandinavia have launched urgent reviews after discovering that their vehicles, manufactured by Yutong, have remote digital access capabilities that some fear could be misused in a geopolitical crisis. Economic Times
• [New] Spending on AI systems will grow to $300 billion annually by 2026, with agentic AI platforms representing the fastest-growing segment. Futurist Speaker on AI Leadership, Future of Work, Futu
• [New] As PwC's Global Digital Trust Insights report emphasizes, Third-party risk management has become the weakest link in organizational cybersecurity postures, with 60% of significant breaches originating from supplier vulnerabilities. Futurist Speaker on AI Leadership, Future of Work, Futu
• [New] The IRS is rolling out new reporting requirements that will make hiding digital asset gains nearly impossible, fundamentally changing how millions of Americans handle crypto taxes. The Tech Buzz
• [New] We expect embedded finance to become a default extension for large-scale commerce platforms in the UK. Research and Markets
• [New] The European Commission's planned Digital Omnibus package could trigger the largest rollback of digital rights in EU history. CADE - Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment
• [New] India's digital transformation risks becoming exclusionary unless structural caste, class, and rural barriers are actively dismantled. INSIGHTS IAS - Simplifying UPSC IAS Exam Preparation
• [New] Apple's Digital ID, launched in 2025, enables digital passports in Wallet for TSA verification, sparking privacy fears of surveillance. WebProNews
• [New] AI-mediated collective intelligence platforms will connect millions of human minds with artificial intelligence systems, creating super-intelligent networks capable of solving complex global challenges that have eluded individual human or AI efforts. Futurist Speaker on AI Leadership, Future of Work, Futu
• [New] By 2060, we estimate that the first successful mind uploading experiments will occur, creating digital copies of human consciousness that can exist independently of biological bodies. Futurist Speaker on AI Leadership, Future of Work, Futu
• [New] The percentage of organizations using low-code platforms will grow from 24% in 2024 to 55% by 2029. Isometrik.ai
• [New] The global demand for cyber protection is rising sharply amid escalating threat activity, tightening regulatory expectations and the digital dependency of every sector. Insurance Age
• [New] The companies that prioritize extensibility and easy integration will be best positioned to ride the wave of digital transformation in 2025. SaaS Validation
• [New] Digital Lending is forecasted to grow 12% to $30 billion in loan book balance, while Digital Wealth is projected to rise 22% to $44 billion in 2025 - driven by licensed digital banks capitalizing on strategic ecosystem partnerships. Bain
• [New] Mexico accelerated its transformation into a regional digital infrastructure hub, with new projections showing 1,516 MW of added data center capacity and US$ 18 billion in expected investment by 2030, driven by AI and edge workloads. Mexico Business
• [New] Ultra-connected autonomous mobility districts in Saudi Arabia and UAE will create new economic clusters for EVs, robotics, and digital logistics. PR Newswire UK
• [New] If executed well, Karnataka could position itself as the digital nerve center of India's space future. The Week

Last updated: 30 November 2025