Digital Business Resources

Selected research reports from authoritative institutions, EU and Spanish subsidy policies, AI regulation guides and free courses, plus SHEPHARD tool templates you can download directly.

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Annual research from leading institutions to help you gauge the real progress of AI and digitalisation with data.

  • GlobalApril 2026

    AI Index Report 2026

    Stanford HAI

    The 9th annual report tracks AI's technical progress, economic impact and policy changes with data; generative AI reached 53% population adoption within three years.

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  • GlobalNovember 2025

    The State of AI 2025

    McKinsey

    An annual survey of nearly 2,000 respondents: 88% of companies already use AI, but most remain at the pilot stage, and agents are starting to enter the enterprise.

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  • Global · incl. France, Germany, Italy, NetherlandsMay 2026

    Work Trend Index 2026

    Microsoft

    A survey of 20,000 AI users: employees are adopting AI faster than organisations are adapting, with leadership alignment and incentives becoming the bottleneck.

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  • 55 economies worldwideJanuary 2025

    Future of Jobs Report 2025

    World Economic Forum

    Forecasts 170 million jobs created and 92 million displaced by 2030, and analyses the skills companies lack most and their training plans.

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  • 7 countries · incl. Germany, Austria, Ireland2025

    Generative AI and the SME Workforce

    OECD

    A survey of more than 5,000 SMEs: generative AI is mainly used to boost employee performance and close skills gaps, and most companies have not reduced headcount as a result.

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