Young workers set to abandon PCs

Young people preparing to enter the workplace are set to abandon the traditional desktop PC and work phone as they embrace smartphones, apps and the latest technologies.

New research from Fuze finds a “disconnect” between current workplace technology and the demands of young people, which it dubs the App Generation, who have grown up with the internet and evolving tech.

Nearly half - 45 per cent - of the 2,500 teenagers polled by Fuze think desktop PCs aren’t needed for modern work and 85 per cent think the desk phone is defunct. But 61 per cent see smartphones as essential.

These findings don’t reflect the IT suites of today’s workplace, with 75 per cent of workers still using a desktop computer and more than 60 per cent seeing the desktop as “essential” to their day-to-day work.

Kris Wood, vice president Europe, Fuze, said: “Our project showed there’s a significant discrepancy between the expectations of today’s young people and the IT being delivered within most office environments. A significant 85 per cent of UK teens expect to use the very latest technologies at work, and yet nearly a third of businesses still use fax machines.

“As this new generation enters the workforce, businesses will need to completely rethink their IT approach, from the devices in use, to the software and applications they provide.”

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