According to a survey conducted in 2021, approximately 75 percent of respondents from businesses in the Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) said that improving operational efficiency was a main driver of business technology adoption in their copmany. In contrast, only six percent of respondents indicated that government incentives were a major driver for adopting new business technologies.
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Main drivers of business technology adoption in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area as of 2021
Survey question:
"In your opinion, what are the main drivers of technology take up in your business?"
The Greater Bay Area is the Chinese government's scheme linking the cities of Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Huizhou, Jiangmen, and Zhaoqing into an integrated economic and business hub.
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CPA Australia. (September 2, 2021). Main drivers of business technology adoption in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330215/drivers-of-business-technology-adoption-in-the-gba-in-china/
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Main drivers of business technology adoption in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area as of 2021 [Graph], CPA Australia, September 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330215/drivers-of-business-technology-adoption-in-the-gba-in-china/
