In a bid to enhance industrial development in the country, the Federal Government of Nigeria will train professionals and artisans to prepare them for the next industrial revolution (fourth industrial revolution).
This was disclosed by the Executive Vice Chairman of The National Agency For Science And Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Prof. Mohammed Haruna while speaking at the first phase of South-South regional skill development at the Construction and Fabrication Academy of West Africa, Calabar.
Prof. Haruna disclosed that this training will prepare these talents for new and emerging technologies while noting that the cutting-edge technologies or frontier technologies will shape the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which is why these talents need to be properly equipped to avoid Nigeria playing catch up with the rest of the advanced world.
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He therefore stated that the President Buhari-led administration has empowered the agency to lead the nation in the direction of manufacturing rather than a consumer economy.
In his words, “This training is therefore to familiarise the trainees not only on the current advances of the new and emerging technologies in Electrical Installations, Repairs and Maintenance, but also prepare and equip them and build adequate competencies to meet the challenges and opportunities of the development anticipated of the shape and nature of the next Industrial Revolution.
“The president has continued to empower NASENI to lead the nation in the direction of a manufacturing economy, and undoubtedly this type of skill development is a key prerequisite toward the development of a competent workforce for Nigeria.
“These technologies include Artificial Intelligence (AI); Robotics; the Internet of Things (IoT); Big Data; Block Chain; Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing); Autonomous Vehicles; Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Gene Editing; 5G Networks; and even Smart Grid and agitations for wireless electricity.”
The NASENI boss therefore urged the selected participants to judiciously and jealously guard the expensive tools that will be given to them at the end of the training, as their start-up tools.
With the world rapidly evolving, cutting-edge technologies and innovations are dotted across the globe, which is already shaping the fourth industrial revolution. Almost every aspect of human endeavor has advanced with the aid of frontier technologies.
Therefore, it is indeed commendable for the federal government of Nigeria, in partnership with NASENI to train professionals and artisans to prepare them for new technologies, as it will prevent Nigeria from playing catch up with the rest of the advanced world.
In the last decade, Nigeria has undergone so many changes, as mobile phone technology has continued to evolve the country which was not like this 10 years ago. The banking sector has continued to record giant strides with the influx of Fintechs that are solving so many financial problems.
The country’s tech industry which was once sparse, has now transformed the country into a home of so many startups doing exceptional things.
There is no disputing the fact that Nigeria did not benefit much from the first, second, and third industrial revolutions. With the Fourth Industrial Revolution in full gear which is going to be powered by Artificial Intelligence, the country has no doubt positioned itself to benefit greatly from it.
The Federal Government has disclosed that the current fourth industrial revolution, gives Nigeria as a country an opportunity to catch up with the rest of the world on technological advancement and breakthroughs.
Therefore, there is no cause for worry to have missed out on the earlier ones, as the effort of the government and other stakeholders will put in place measures to narrow the gap between Nigeria and the technologically developed countries of the world.