A special report from UiPath has revealed six key trends that highlight the unique role of Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) in the global AI landscape.
“In 2026, companies that succeed with AI won’t be the ones with the flashiest pilots. They’ll be the ones with the best deployment strategy to orchestrate people, processes, and technology together, all in a framework that’s well-governed and trustworthy,” said Amit Khandelwal, Regional VP and managing director for Southeast Asia, UiPath.
Key trends in APJ
- Trend 1: APJ Takes Off as the AI Launchpad of the World: In 2026, UiPath predicts that APJ will export AI innovation worldwide, becoming a technology developer due to the strength of its diverse markets.
- Trend 2: From Hype to Value: AI Investments Demand Measurable Returns: As more organisations invest in AI in APJ, their expectations for concrete, measurable results from those investments grow.
- Trend 3: From Bottom Line to Top Line: AI’s Expanding Business Impact: UiPath predicts that 2026 will see APJ organisations leveraging AI to unlock new revenue streams, increase employee efficiency, save time, improve customer satisfaction, and optimise supply chains.
- Trend 4: Orchestration: Agentic AI Unlocks Enterprise AI at Scale: UiPath reports that over 70% of APJ firms believe that orchestration will deliver a significant competitive advantage in the next 18 months.
- Trend 5: Trust Governs the Trajectory of AI’s Growth: In 2026, trust will be the new currency in the agentic AI era. Data governance, explainability, security and compliance are becoming the foundation of agentic AI adoption.
- Trend 6: Welcome to the Era of the Agentic Workforce: Agentic AI is redistributing tasks between humans, AI agents, and robots, revolutionising the workforce and demanding new skill sets.
