KPMG: We’re using technology without knowledge

According to recent research by KPMG, Central and Eastern Europe is lagging behind in terms of AI use and related knowledge.

KPMG’s ‘AI in Central and Eastern Europe’ study provides a comprehensive overview of the AI strategies in the Central and Eastern European region, as well as the progress countries and companies have made in regulating, implementing, using and developing AI

This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2026/04

Although 59% in the region regularly uses AI, this figure is below the global average of 66%. Regionally the difference is even more pronounced in the area of training: only 30% have participated in AI training, compared to the global average of 39%. Hungary has performed the worst: only half (19%) of the global average (39%) have received AI-related training so far.