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Hoofddorp, The Netherlands – 12 June 2019: Organisations across Europe are moving evermore into a digital age, and Spanish firms are some of the quickest to adapt, Kyocera’s Business Digitalisation in Europe Outlook 2019 has found. The research, from one of the world’s leading document solutions companies, provides an in-depth insight into the way in which businesses across the continent are handling digital transformation processes.

The study surveyed 1,750 business representatives, ranging from self-employed freelancers to professionals from international corporations in seven European markets. As 64% of Spanish companies have digitalised at least half of their business documents, the rate is higher than three of the seven other countries surveyed such as the United Kingdom, France and Germany and is marginally above the 63% average for the region.

In fact, only 6% of Spanish organisations admit to having barely digitalised any of their documents, a figure that is just half of that of Germany or the United Kingdom.

Moreover, the study reveals that the rate of automation of business processes, another way of finding greater productivity, is a figure that is expected to increase in years to come given that nine out of every ten companies claim that they would consider automating more processes over the next 12 months.

“We are seeing that Spanish companies face a variety of challenges such as securing vital information and storing documentation and they should be more aware that easy solutions exist and are on the market in the form of document management solutions, such as Content Services,” explained Michael Powell, Expert Software Product Management at Kyocera Document Solutions Europe.

“Spain leads the way in some departments, such as Marketing and Legal, but significantly lags behind in both digitalisation and automation of areas such as Human Resources and Finance and Accounting. Such disparity between departments is reflective of the way in which companies are transitioning, and therefore still have some way to go.”

It is crucial that Spain enterprises adapt solutions such as Document Management Systems, Enterprise Content Management and Content Services in order to streamline their workflows in the hunt for efficiency. Despite 44% of European companies not being aware of the solutions, these offerings are already making a big impact across various departments and industries. To this extent, using the technology to enhance automation is a strategic priority for 35% of organisations.

In fact, it is not only geographically where there is a significant difference in adoption rates as business size is also a factor. The rate at which companies automate the majority of their tasks reaches as high as 72% amongst larger companies with over 500 employees, compared to just 41% among small companies and freelancers.

A full report on the findings of the survey can be found in Kyocera Document Solutions Europe’s Business Digitalisation in Europe Outlook 2019.

• About Kyocera Document Solutions Europe
Kyocera Document Solutions Europe is a group company of Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., a global leading provider of total document solutions based in Osaka, Japan. The company’s portfolio includes reliable and eco-friendly MFPs and printers, as well as business applications and consultative services which enable customers to optimize and manage their document workflow, reaching new heights of efficiency. With professional expertise and a culture of empathetic partnership, the objective of the company is to help organisations put knowledge to work to drive change.

Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. is a core company of Kyocera Corporation, a leading supplier of semiconductor packages, industrial and automotive components, electronic devices, solar power generating systems and mobile phones. During the year ended March 31, 2019, Kyocera Corporation’s consolidated sales revenue totalled 1.62 trillion yen (approx. US$14.6 billion). Kyocera appears on the “Derwent Top 100 Global Innovators 2018-19” list by Clarivate Analytics and is ranked #655 on Forbes magazine’s 2019 “Global 2000” list of the world’s largest publicly traded companies.