Revisiting Nigeria Bureaucracy In Era Of Industry 4.0: The Need For Synergy

Abstract

This paper is titled Revisiting Nigeria Bureaucracy in Era of Industry 4.0: the need for synergy. The aim is to determine the benefits and challenges of fourth industrial revolution and the need for the government further adopt measures to embrace the new innovations. The paper argues that the survival of bureaucracy as the Fourth Industrial Revolution gains momentum requires modern technological governance which is regularized by new technologies. This is a library research and a descriptive approach is used, with literature as the object of analysis, namely journals, online news, and books. The stakeholder theory is adopted as the theoretical framework of the study. The paper found among others that as new technological devices tend to replace human labour, the future of public administration is threatened. In conclusion, the paper is of the opinion that as the digital debate rages on, Nigeria governments should follow suit and voice their concerns rather than simply letting developed states dictate the developmental path to them. The papers therefore recommends that government needs to conduct skills training initiatives to capacitate civil servants on the use of modern technology; and civil servants need to be ready to adapt to changes presented by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It is also recommended that government bureaucracies should be able to integrate relevant stakeholders including private sector organization and map the way forward in terms of how the Fourth Industrial Revolution should be adopted and to what extent by both public and private sectors.