Germany invests less in software than any other OECD nation and risks competitiveness, but its digital catching-up need could also enable major productivity gains through AI deployment.
26 percent of German companies use AI technologies, while Benelux countries are significantly ahead with better data skills and higher software maturity.
AI amplifies existing problems: companies with poor data hygiene and undocumented processes accelerate their compliance risks rather than their business processes when implementing AI.
