Experts have recognized the significance of technology in workforce development and productivity with effective skill management, as captioned by Entrepreneurng report.
People need to comprehend the simplicity and adaptability that technology provides to the workplace, according to the experts who spoke yesterday at a panel to close the two-day 2023 HREA Work Festival in Lagos.
Technology has altered banking operations and transactions, according to Olutoyin Ogunmola, Head of Enterprise Data and Analytics at Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc.
He claims that the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) has drastically altered banking operations. He said that with AI, a bank manager could oversee business activities from home.
Ayodeji Folarin, the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for Data Platform, claimed that technology has enabled businesses to carry out tasks more efficiently and effectively.
According to Folarin, Microsoft apps now have a co-pilot feature that makes it easy for users to utilize the software.
Adetutu Oludare, Chief Financial Officer at Optimus Bank, claimed that the organization is utilizing both new and old technologies to open up new horizons.
Oludare claimed that financial organizations take the time to research the drawbacks and structural difficulties before implementing these technologies and applying AI for predictive analysis.
Tolulope Elugbadebo, Enterprise Application Manager at Sahara Group, claimed that since technology is increasing productivity and time efficiency, it could aid in making wise selections. She claimed that businesses in Nigeria are now more focused and performing at their best thanks to technology.
Erefa Coker, the founder of HR Expo Africa, stated in her remarks that the session’s focus was chosen after a rigorous analysis of current workplace trends and their articulation with the predetermined needs of organizations and professionals.
To prepare organizations and their talent for a more significant and sustained push into the future, she said the objective is to carefully examine the junction between these concepts, uncover the techniques for seamless integration, and do so.
David Brown, a lifelong learner and managing partner of dbrownconsulting, stated that individuals must adopt a growth mindset since, in his opinion, technology will eliminate occupations and need individuals to disrupt themselves to thrive.
According to Brown, every action taken by each team inside their many departments generates data that contains essential information that may be used to alter organizations and enable exponential growth.
In conclusion, he claims that with the introduction of Open AI, ChatGPT, and machine learning, the world of work is rapidly altering and that this transformation will have a significant impact on how work is done.
Source: The GuardianÂ
