The report indicates limited uptake of mobility solutions in the region despite the fact that investments in telecommunications, networking and mobile devices are expected to increase over the next 12 months globally.

Findings of this survey are based on the interviews of 310 healthcare organisations across the region. The survey aimed to explore the sentiments and adoption plans for horizontal and industry-specific IT solutions.

Ninety-one percent of the organisations surveyed have invested in healthcare industry-specific solutions and 97.4 percent indicated an increase in budget for industry-specific solutions.

This report also shows that investments in desktops and notebooks and servers remain on top of the list; and about 50 percent of the organisations are currently outsourcing IT functions.

Application management is the most commonly outsourced IT function, according to the report.