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Friday, December 20, 2019 / 7:41 PM /
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With the advent of the fourth industrial
revolution (4IR), Nigeria could develop by leveraging the opportunities offered
by digital technology.
The Country Director, Google West Africa
Juliet Ehimuan, disclosed this while delivering a keynote address at the 2019
Work Plan of the Rise Networks that discussed "The Future of Work and the 4th
Industrial Revolution Powered by Local Content".
She highlighted the transition of the
different revolutions that have occurred over the centuries covering the 1st
to the current revolution.
According to her, the first revolution was the
mechanization era which witnessed machines replacing human labour that led to
the invention of the steam engine.
The second industrial revolution gave rise to
electricity as a catalyst for economic activities, while the third industrial
revolution marked the era of the computer and automation.
For the dispensation of the fourth industrial
revolution, she described it as the era of ubiquitous access to, internet.
The Google West African representative decried the
fact that Africa as a continent failed to utilize the opportunities in the
first three industrial revolutions, but now had a great chance to leapfrog through
digital technology into the fourth industrial revolution.
She called for a public-private partnership in Nigeria
that will see more investments in research and development that will spur
innovative solutions to socioeconomic challenges in the nation.
Speaking further she identified several areas that
Nigerian youths need to develop skills to be competitive in an evolving global
economy, they include;
According to Ehimuan,
the emerging technologies in the globe today such as Artificial Intelligence
and Machine Learning, offer Nigerians a pathway to accelerate growth and
development in every sector of the economy.
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