Atos has unveiled a dramatic vision for the future of the sport industry in 2020 with the launch of ascent at London 2012: a vision for sport and technology.
Gilles Grapinet, Senior Executive Vice President, Global Functions, Atos, said, “The technology and sport landscape has been changing at an unprecedented speed. Having been involved in every Olympic Games since 2002, our team of business technologists has witnessed this change first-hand. As Worldwide IT Partner for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, we have the responsibility to think one step ahead and help our clients do the same.”
Simon Kuper said, “It was a great pleasure to edit this special edition and meet the Atos Scientific Community, who are visionaries in their field. I look forward to watching London 2012 with new eyes and seeing how some of the technology developments we foresee in the magazine may become reality by 2020.”
The study is designed to help the International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and every business involved in the sport’s industry make key strategic decisions about their business and anticipate the challenges created by new technologies, now and in the future.
