National ICT & digital regulations

IDC offers research and advisory services on ICT and digital regulatory trends, developments and best practices in the Middle East, Türkiye and Africa region. We publish research reports and offer custom guidance to policy makers, national regulatory authorities, and the regulatory affairs units of telcos.

The key topics we address include:

ICT policy and regulations to enable emerging technology adoption and usage
The impact of OTT services on regulatory frameworks
The evolution of policy and regulatory approaches to enable digital transformation and establish healthy ICT ecosystems

The types of studies we provide include:

Maturity assessment of current national ICT policy and regulatory frameworks
Benchmarking of national ICT regulations with countries across the region and worldwide
Best practices for policy and regulatory approaches
Market assessment to understand consumer and business sentiments for effective policymaking and regulatory framework development

The success of national regulatory authorities (NRAs) in addressing the regulatory challenges that lie in wait will depend on their performance in promoting innovation and protecting users across emerging tech areas such as IoT, blockchain, robotics, and AI.

The EU and OECD are leading efforts to bring digital providers into the boundaries of the ICT regulatory framework and build a level playing field for all ecosystem players, including network operators, connectivity service providers, and OTTs.

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Improve Your Partner Influence and Investment

Through IDC’s Partnering practice, we work with you to identify, evaluate and recruit partners.

Actionable Partner Intelligence, Competitive Channel Insights and Tools

Our team provides actionable partner intelligence, competitive channel insights, and tools to help you manage successful partnering programs. The goal is to improve influence with partners and maximize the return on business partnering investment.

We help you:

Identify channel partners in your segments that will help you achieve sales objectives
Set up a framework to evaluate the best channel partners for your goals
Optimize your partner marketing strategy for enhanced effectiveness, driving increased revenue

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Unleash Unprecedented Growth and Accelerate Your Go-To-Market Strategy

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Create High Impact Partner Marketing Programs

We help clients with a proven partner methodology and approach.

Optimal Targeting
- Define Best Partners
- Provide Partner Data
- Prioritize and Short List Partners
Faster To Market
- Improve Recruitment Rates
- Save time with Mature Partners
- Shorten Sales Cycle
Measurable Results
- Increase Revenue
- Reduce Costs
- Competitive Insights

Your Trusted Path To Driving Business Growth

Elevate your partner marketing strategy by crafting a thriving partner ecosystem that starts with precise partner network data, guiding you in the strategic selection and organization of optimal channel partners. Watch collaboration unfold seamlessly, cultivating sustainable growth for your business.

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Technology suppliers need accurate market data to help them size and analyze markets, identify and capitalize on sales opportunities, evaluate partnerships and alliances, and hone operational best practices.

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Improve your influence with partners and maximize return on your partnering investment

Helping scale-ups and start-ups accelerate growth

Build successful GTM strategies, find opportunities and demonstrate value to customers and investors.

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We understand the unique pressures you are facing as a technology disruptor to carve out a space in the market, establish your brand and increase your customer base.
We empower you to shape your competitive positioning, build messaging that will resonate with your key audience, and help you create a strategy that maximises your business’ potential.
From concept to customer, we can help your business at every stage of your journey.

IDC provides you with industry leading data, research, and access to market experts to support you in:

Identifying growth opportunities and lead generation
Accessing the market and engaging partners
Demonstrating the value of your products and services to investors and customers
Building fact-based, impactful, go-to-market strategies

How can IDC help your business grow?

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Go-to-market strategies

You need to go-to-market with a digital-first, customer-centric strategy that engages the customer on the topics and issues they care about. In this eBook we will look at the elements you need to make your go-to-market planning a success.

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We can help you to:

Get/present a clear picture of your market
Access and engage with Senior level executives with influencing/purchasing authority
Identify where the growth opportunities are
Know which industries, geographies and personas you should target
Create market-specific research-driven content relevant to your audience
Know where you stand against key competitors
Provide independent data to support investor business cases and secure VC funding
Shortlist potential partners

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Objective advice to support business goals

Metrics consists of three programs: IDC IT Intelligence, IDC Benchmarking and IDC Sourcing. These programs provide IT Leaders with clear guidance on how you or your vendors compare to peers and the market with objective advice, help to optimize projects and processes to support business goals and improve sourcing strategies, selection, design, and management across the entire lifecycle.

With IDC Metrics, you will:

Position your company success against benchmark data
- Analyze the efficacy of company strategies and create new strategies with our market comparisons and data-driven insights.
- Maximize IT investments for the business through effective sourcing and management of partners.
Innovate with trusted research
- Manage innovation with insights that deliver understanding, improvement and optimization of your technology capabilities.
- Foster new ideas by using our market comparisons to discover your company’s positioning and drive improved decision making with in-depth data.
Access data-driven insights to define your digital strategy and operate efficiently
- Optimize your technology capabilities and business enablement with data-driven insights.
- Develop the vision and strategy with our market comparisons to understand how you are positioned against peers to drive informed change.
Improve your vendor relationships & contracts with confidence
- Access clear guidance on how you or your vendors compare to peers and the market with our benchmarking and market comparisons.
- Improve sourcing strategies, selection, design, and management across the sourcing lifecycle, and get contract reviews from IDC experts to maximize savings.

IDC Metri

IDC Metri is at the forefront of data-driven solutions, providing technology consulting on the most cutting-edge benchmarking, performance, and optimization data. Metri provides objective analysis and global perspective in solving complex challenges for IT organizations, and leverages a deep understanding of industry dynamics and best practices to deliver actionable insights that empower clients to optimize their technology and drive peak performance. IDC Metri offers:

IT Intelligence, delivering data driven insights, advice and optimization from our team of experts
IT Benchmarking to see how you are positioned against peers with market comparison data
IT Sourcing, enabling effective souring and management of partners and improved vendor selection

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IDC sourcing advisory services

IDC Sourcing Advisory Services drives measurable savings within global sourcing and procurement organizations. Our Sourcing Advisory Services (SAS) blends seamlessly with our world-class research offering, with concierge-level access to benchmarking data and market intelligence all with quick turnaround times on requests.

Dedicated Customer Relationship Managers for client inquiries related to vendor product/pricing strategy, product positioning, and more
Deal Reviews – Tactical intelligence on individual deals and vendor proposals with on-demand response delivered within three to four days
Formal Benchmarking – Dedicated projects, complex deals like major ELA renewals, managed service benchmarking and multi-vendor analysis

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IT procurement best practices 2024
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Top 3 reasons your IT department struggles
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IT service cost management guide
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Why IDC is the right fit for growing tech companies

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Unique solutions built exclusively for growing tech vendors

For the past 50 years, IDC has been a trusted partner to tech start-ups and growing tech companies and helped them to develop strategic plans to break into new and existing markets. Our experts work with you to develop the right business plan to generate awareness and buzz for your company, all while positioning you on the cutting edge of your industry.

Awareness Partner

We work with tech marketers to build and deliver messages tailored to their audiences that drive measurable results.
Industry View

Our industry research advises on issues facing today’s digital business leaders; to help ensure you have in-depth knowledge of your markets and of your customers’ markets.
Influential Analysts

We provide trusted expertise that helps IT professionals, business execs, and the investment community make informed decisions every day.
Global Presence

Regional Specialists with experts in over 110 countries – wherever you need to grow, we’ll be there.
Data at IDC's Core

With over 4 billion data points we are the single source for understanding market opportunities, strategy & planning, use cases and go-to-market campaigns.
Personalized Experience

We ensure that we match our solutions to where you are innovating and growing to help you build success.

Read how this industrial software seed stage company increased market awareness, pipeline, and lead flow.

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Read how Syndio partnered with IDC to gain insight into the market landscape for their next growth phase

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What growing tech vendors are saying

With IDC analysts' guidance and data-driven reports we were able to make an informed decision on what our primary vertical should be. This allowed us to prioritise development and sales resources efficiently.

I have worked with IDC for years, and when I first joined our start-up, I knew we needed to engage IDC. Their top-notch research and analyst interaction provides excellent insight and knowledge to help us tailor the message to our market.

As having spent considerable time with several other industry analyst firms, it is clear to us that IDC has shown clear leadership in describing and sizing markets.'

Financial firm

IDC had the fastest response time to our research request of all other competitors. Not to mention, the information was EXACTLY what I needed to finish a presentation.

Emerging Analytics and Data Management Company

IDC provided the right strategic insights we were looking for and suggested some possible alternatives that could help us get a more successful outcome.'

An Emerging AI Company

IDC has been very swift to respond to our need to re-evaluate our TAM and understand opportunities in the marketplace for our company. The team was very easy to engage with and was helpful in explaining what data was potentially available.

Emerging Analytics and Data Management Company

As having spent considerable time with several other industry analyst firms, it is clear to us that IDC has shown clear leadership in describing and sizing markets.

Financial firm

IDC had the fastest response time to our research request of all other competitors. Not to mention, the information was EXACTLY what I needed to finish a presentation.

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Critical information that supports your technology roadmap

Our research and advisory services are backed by analyst experts from around the world who are committed to providing you with the right information for every stage of your technology roadmap.

With research and advisory services, you will:

Align IT strategy to meet goals
- Plan and implement digital transformation strategies with industry expertise from our global analysts.
- Validate conclusions and identify risks early on based on accurate, relevant data.
- Plan to meet company goals with guidance from our rigorous research methodology.
Innovate with the latest tech trends
- Improve operation strategies with one-to-one guidance from IDC analysts.
- Evaluate current digital positioning and develop a clearly defined digital strategy based on accurate, relevant data.
- Meet company goals with guidance from our rigorous research methodology.
Drive digital growth
- Access research based on carefully curated data tailored to guide you in your digital roadmaps.
- Implement a digital transformation strategy based on the latest research designed to provide you with the information you need.
- Promote innovation and new ideas by unlocking the latest technology trends uncovered by our global analysts.
Make better decisions
- Confidently make technology purchases by consulting one-on-one with our analysts to validate conclusions and better understand risks.
- Access the latest research and metrics from our global team of analysts, based on rigorous research methodology.

IDC IT executive programs

Research and Advisory includes the IT Executive Programs that allow you to talk one-on-one with global analysts who are devoted to providing the right information for every stage of your needs.

Develop Your Roadmap

With our research document methodology, IDC DecisionScapes, you can make data-driven decisions that reduce risk and time to implement while staying ahead of the curve.

Get Trusted Advisors

IDC has a long and trusted history in the research field. For over 50 years, we’ve provided unbiased, vendor-agnostic advice. We’re devoted to providing information that truly helps your planning and organization and validate your decisions.

Move With Speed

Desktop or mobile, country-based or global, planning or implementation, industry specificity or broad technologies – IDC covers a wide spectrum. With the quickest response times in the industry, you get relevant answers easily and without hassle or nickel and diming.

IDC’s extensive portfolio of subscription services enables clients to keep abreast of the latest market trends and empowers them to make the most well-informed decisions for their organization.

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IDC industry insights

Industry Insights assists business and IT leaders in making technology decisions with insightful, fact-based research and consulting services. Get industry research grounded in decades of experience from our global senior analyst team across six industries: retail, government, financial services, manufacturing, health and energy.

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Accelerate digital outcomes with trusted insights

Gain access to expert guidance for technology leaders with our robust leadership and development programs, industry-leading research and advisory services, and objective market data from our global analysts, all with easy, flexible access.

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Empower your decisions with the right information at every stage of your digital journey
- Align IT Strategy to Meet Goals
- Meet Company Goals with Results-Driven Solutions
- Drive Digital Growth with Expert Guidance
- Make Better Decisions with Better Data
Leadership & Development
Lead your organization and make informed decisions with peer guidance
- Develop Optimal Procedures with Business Leaders
- Advance Your Team with Counsel from Executive Leaders
- Elevate Company Success from Peer Guidance
- Make Decisions with Peer Insight
Metrics
Drive your company’s success with benchmark data, trusted research, and data-driven insights
- Position Company Success against Benchmark
- Use Data-Driven Insights to Align Your Company’s Positioning with your Goals
- Industry Research
- Innovate with Trusted Research
- Improve Your Vendor Relationships & Contracts with Confidence
Industry
Build a more effective strategy with industry-specific knowledge
- Data
- Optimize IT Strategy with Proven Insights
- Equip Your Organization with the Latest Research and Trends in your Industry
- Foster Growth and Innovation with the Latest Industry Research
- Make Informed Decisions with our Industry Expertise

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Industry research grounded in decades of experience

IDC’s industry research assists business and IT leaders in making technology decisions across six industries – retail, government, financial services, manufacturing, health and energy.

IDC’s industry research helps business and IT leaders:

Optimize IT strategy with proven industry insights
- Plan and implement digital transformation strategies with industry expertise from our global analysts.
- Validate conclusions and identify risks early on based on accurate, relevant data.
- Plan to meet company goals with guidance from our rigorous research methodology.
Foster growth and innovation in your organization
- Drive growth by evolving your organization into the digital age with our analysts’ industry expertise and advice.
- Build out digital transformation roadmaps with our consulting services.
- Promote innovation by supplying your team with the latest technology data and trends from around the globe.
Access insights to define your digital strategy and operate efficiently
- Develop a clearly defined digital strategy and positioning based on our expert industry analysis and guidance.
- Keep operations efficient and aligned to your digital initiatives with IDC’s most cutting-edge digital strategies for your industry.
Make informed decisions with our industry expertise
- Lead informed negotiations with vendors grounded in fact-based industry research, expertise and guidance.
- Accurately assess supply and demand, market costs and vendor metrics with our industry consulting services.

IDC’s industry research also helps technology suppliers inform their vertical marketing, sales, and product management strategies so that they more closely align with key industry-specific trends and investment priorities.

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IDC Energy Insights works with utility providers, oil and gas producers, and mining companies on how to leverage data and technology to improve operational excellence and create new information-based commodities.

Its global team of analysts with decades of industry experience, advise on how to create holistic digital operational strategies that deliver agile operations and how to harness information for improved decision making and the creation of new value add-services.

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IDC Financial Insights works with financial institutions to help them achieve success through accelerated banking, the creation of value through open, agile, and secure infrastructures, creating dynamic customer experiences, and deliver to banking and payments customers worldwide.

Its global team of analysts, with decades of industry experience, advise financial institutions on how to supplant the functionality of legacy systems with digital technologies that will improve efficiency and profitability, engage the customer in a meaningful way while reducing risk and fraud.

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IDC FinTech Rankings and Real Results

IDC Government Insights works with governments throughout the world on their digital transformation journeys, helping them provide better quality services to citizens, while improving the efficiency, effectiveness, and delivery of government programs and services.

Its global team of analysts, with decades of industry experience, advise central and local governments on how to improve the delivery of government services, creating more effective and engaged services and citizens.

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IDC Smart Cities awards

IDC Health Insights works with healthcare and life science organizations throughout the world providing value-based healthcare and knowledge-based medicine.

Its global team of analysts with decades of industry experience, advise healthcare organizations on how to shift from sick care to healthcare with an emphasis on preventative care and population health management. Health Insights helps life science organizations employ a more knowledge-centric approach to new drug development, disease diagnosis, management, and treatment.

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IDC Manufacturing Insights works with manufacturing organizations to accelerate the delivery of innovation through integrated products and services.

Its global team of analysts with decades of industry experience, advise manufacturers on how to drive additional revenue opportunities throughout the product life cycle, without negatively impacting the ability to scale to profitable volumes.

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IDC Retail Insights works with retailers to create exceptional, immersive customer experiences that engage and allow the customer to discover, evaluate, select, and transact in a frictionless manner.

Its global team of analysts, with decades of industry experience, advise retailers how to transcend the focus on “transaction” to a focus that blends connected technology with an elevated customer experience.

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Informed strategies for the digital business era

Business and IT leaders, with full engagement from the C-Suite, must build digital-first strategies that accelerate time to value, create sustainable growth, establish stronger competitive differentiation, and strengthen industry ecosystems.

Business Model

How can we innovate and generate value for customers?

Redefined business value
New Monetization models
Customer experience

Operating Model

How can we improve decision making become more efficient?

Agile and open processes
End-to-end connected value chains

Organization Model

How can we improve employees experience and productivity?

Talent marketplace
Lifelong learning
Culture of innovation

We can help you to:

- Bring your sales and marketing messages closer
- Educate salespeople on the new narrative
- Target the right persona with the right message
- Bring your sales and marketing messages closer
- Educate salespeople on the new narrative
- Target the right persona with the right message
- Bring your sales and marketing messages closer
- Educate salespeople on the new narrative
- Target the right persona with the right message

Learn how IDC helps organizations build and implement successful digital business strategies.

Outpace the competition with data-driven expertise

IDC’s data-rich research, market share data, and forecasts help tech suppliers quickly identify and act on market opportunities.

Research for trending technology markets

IDC’s Research help you stay ahead of tech trends and topics you should bear in mind when implementing your business strategy.

Discover how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming business and learn how to create an AI strategy that delivers sustainable competitive advantage.

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Discover the impact the ICT industry has on key sustainability beyond economic consequences and become an enabler to help achieve sustainable development goals.

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Develop your security business strategy from an ethical and socially responsible point of view founded on the pillars of trust.

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Discover the trends shaping the future of communication and stay connected with the ever-evolving landscape of the telecom industry.

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IDC technology market domains

The unmatched depth and breadth of IDC’s global research is organized into a key set of domains.

National ICT & digital regulations

Emerging Technologies

Emerging Technologies

Over-the-Top (OTT) Services

Over-the-Top (OTT) Services

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Improve Your Partner Influence and Investment

Actionable Partner Intelligence, Competitive Channel Insights and Tools

We help you:

Pinpoint the Right Channel Partners for Your Business

Create High Impact Partner Marketing Programs

Optimal Targeting

Faster To Market

Measurable Results

Your Trusted Path To Driving Business Growth

Data: Operational Advantage or Strategic Imperative

Improve your influence with partners and maximize return on your partnering investment

Helping scale-ups and start-ups accelerate growth

IDC provides you with industry leading data, research, and access to market experts to support you in:

How can IDC help your business grow?

Go-to-market strategies

We can help you to:

Find out more about how IDC can support your business growth

Objective advice to support business goals

With IDC Metrics, you will:

Position your company success against benchmark data

Innovate with trusted research

Access data-driven insights to define your digital strategy and operate efficiently

Improve your vendor relationships & contracts with confidence

IDC Metri

IDC sourcing advisory services

Resources & downloads

IT procurement best practices 2024

IT procurement best practices 2024

Top 3 reasons your IT department struggles

Top 3 reasons your IT department struggles

IT service cost management guide

IT service cost management guide

Interested in learning more about IDC’s Tech Buyer solutions?

Why IDC is the right fit for growing tech companies

Unique solutions built exclusively for growing tech vendors

Awareness Partner

Industry View

Influential Analysts

Global Presence

Data at IDC's Core

Personalized Experience

Read how this industrial software seed stage company increased market awareness, pipeline, and lead flow.

Read how Syndio partnered with IDC to gain insight into the market landscape for their next growth phase

Read how Field Effect created brand awareness and built a reputation by collaborating with an IDC analyst.

Find out how this company partnered with IDC to identify verticals to pursue to accelerate growth.

What growing tech vendors are saying

Find out more about how IDC can support your business growth

Critical information that supports your technology roadmap

With research and advisory services, you will:

Align IT strategy to meet goals

Innovate with the latest tech trends

Drive digital growth

Make better decisions

IDC IT executive programs

IDC industry insights

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