Report by Telstra International & Economist Impact

Resilience by design: Building connected ecosystems for the age of disruption

13 FINDINGSPublished Apr 14, 2026
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Key Findings

21% of organisations have a dedicated team responsible for delivering digital resilience initiatives

Digital Resilience

19% of US executives and 20% of UK executives express confidence in cross-sector collaboration with suppliers and partners during disruption events

Ecosystem ResilienceUKUS

38% of organisations say board discussions on digital resilience lead to follow-up action

Digital ResilienceBoard Oversight

Around 60% of US organisations, around 60% of UK organisations and 54% of German organisations say legacy technology still forms a significant part of their operations

Legacy SystemsUKUSGermany

70% of German executives express confidence in policy frameworks, compared with 54% of US executives and 51% of UK executives

Policy FrameworksUKUSGermany

22% of US executives and 18% of UK executives cite access to skilled talent as a strength

WorkforceSkills

57% have confidence in existing cybersecurity policies.

Cybersecurity Policy

36% of financial services organisations and 36% of IT & technology organisations report modernising most or all core systems, compared with 12% of public sector organisations and 19% of industrial organisations

Legacy SystemsModernizationFinancial ServicesPublic SectorIndustrial

47% of organisations concentrate responsibility for managing digital resilience within a single function rather than sharing it across the C-suite

Digital Resilience

15% of organizations have first-hand supplier visibility.

Supplier Visibility

25% of organisations across surveyed markets say their responses to digital disruption largely go to plan

Digital ResilienceOperational ResilienceDigital DisruptionPreparadnessResilience

95% of enterprises provide cybersecurity hygiene training.

Cybersecurity Hygiene Training

27% of organisations say digital resilience plans and strategies are reviewed regularly by boards

Digital ResilienceBoard Oversight