While in 2014 and 2015 the star investment among companies with more than 500 employees was the development of client apps, in 2016 the focus of investment shifted toward Big Data technologies, with 35% of these companies investing in this area . In addition to companies, public authorities are also showing significant interest in aspects related to Big Data techniques. Spain leads the way in the availability of open data in the public sector, where the information generated by the public administration itself is a valuable resource beyond the public sector itself and has significant potential to generate wealth and employment in the rest of the economy.
Seniors are increasingly online
Greater internet use among the older segment has been a consistent whatsapp number list trend in recent years. However, in many cases, this adoption was due to the rapid spread of smartphones and the use of specific applications such as instant messaging. During 2016, older adults began to make intensive use of the internet. Leisure stands out as their main motivation for connecting to the internet , with a growth of 13.1% to 59.3% among internet users. Meanwhile, only 20.4% consider their main motivation for connecting to the internet to be communicating with family and friends, almost equal to professional or productivity motivation, cited by 18.4%. Furthermore, 44.4% of internet users over 65 conduct banking transactions online. The increasing use of tablets is closing the last remaining gap in the digital divide: that of those over 65.
Bet on blockchain and fintech
The introduction of technologies like blockchain into the management of financial processes and the development of a large number of technological applications that promise to change the structure of the sector and are grouped under the so-called fintech trend are disrupting the integration of financial services. And in 2016, the trend accelerated, as regulatory bodies began to promote innovation and the development of startups in this field .