SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA: The technology market has passed the tipping point with more than half of organisations today having adopted intelligent automation, as Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) shift from emerging technologies to mainstream business solutions, according to a new analyst report by Futurum Research, commissioned by Automation Anywhere, an automation technology firm. The'Report for the State of RPA and Smart Automation' interviewed more than 1,000 business executives in North America and found that while 75.3% believe automation will make them more competitive, significant disparities exist between industries – with public sector and, surprisingly, technology companies lagging significantly when it comes to adoption. While more than half of businesses in North America have already implemented some type of automation solution, such as RPA and AI, the research uncovered notable differences between industries. For instance, nearly 9 out of 10 manufacturing organisations have already adopted some form of intelligent automation, compared to less than 3 in 10 public sector organisations. Despite these identified barriers to overcome, 9 in 10 organisations that have not yet implemented RPA and AI-based automation solutions report having sufficient internal technical competencies to do so, showing that technical implementation is no longer a significant hurdle for most organisations.