AI and Citizen-Coding Redefining Enterprise Application Development As Executive Pressure on IT Mounts, Kissflow Report

Dubai, United Arab Emirates –September 2025 – The enterprise application development landscape is undergoing a profound shift, with new research showing that CIOs are moving away from traditional development approaches to meet growing business demands. According to Kissflow’s 2025 CIO Low-Code Strategy Pulse Report, 86% of CIOs now view low-code platforms as essential to their technology strategy, while the integration of AI is expected to further transform the speed and scale of application delivery.

The report highlights that most organisations are under pressure to deliver more applications in less time, amid talent shortages and mounting IT backlogs. Over half of CIOs (55%) believe AI will dramatically increase the number of applications developed, underscoring the technology’s role as a catalyst for accelerating development. At the same time, the widespread adoption of low-code platforms, with 86% of CIOs having already implemented one, demonstrates how businesses are rethinking their delivery models to maintain agility.
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