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DIGITALISATION

“ Ultimately , the success of any technology change lies with the end user , which makes a HUMAN-CENTRIC approach to digital transformation vital ”

JAKE MACHOLTZ CEO , INEIGHT
improvement . The mining industry has been aiming for this for decades , yet there has been a distinct lack of progress on this front . Comminution - the action of reducing ore to particles - consumes more than 50 % of power at the average mine , and with net zero deadlines getting ever closer , there is increased pressure on businesses to make progress here .
The Motion Metrics mine-to-mill ecosystem provides particle size analysis at various stages of the size reduction process .
A human-centric approach to digital transformation ‘ vital ’ InEight NL recently launched its second annual Global Capital Projects Outlook , which draws insights from research conducted with 300 of the world ’ s largest capital project owners and contractor construction professionals across Europe , North America , and APAC .
Data collection , analytics and insights ( 67 %) offers the top opportunity for growth , however almost all ( 91 %) European respondents said that their experience of change management left room for improvement , signalling a need for a more sophisticated , human-centric approach to technology implementation .
When asked what benefits they hoped digital transformation could deliver in future ,
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