A fifth of UK businesses say their management understands the importance of robotic process automation ( RPA ) , compared with 34 % in the US , according to a study by Redwood Software . While 60 % of UK managers think RPA should be part of their wider IT planning , three - quarters of their US counterparts did , the study found . " There ’s still a lot to be done to educate those at management level as to the importance of software robotics , " said Redwood chief of staff Neil Kinson . to successful RPA implementation Unsurprisingly, the top reasons for favouring the role of robotics in the digital transformation process included cost saving (59%), increased agility (54%) and scalability (43%). The study also found that 83 % of UK and US IT managers believe RPA is crucial to their digital transformation .
A fifth of UK businesses say their management understands the importance of robotic process automation ( RPA ) , compared with 34 % in the US , according to a study by Redwood Software . While 60 % of UK managers think RPA should be part of their wider IT planning , three - quarters of their US counterparts did , the study found . " There ’s still a lot to be done to educate those at management level as to the importance of software robotics , " said Redwood chief of staff Neil Kinson . The study also found that 83 % of UK and US IT managers believe RPA is crucial to their digital transformation .