There is need to drive innovation in the civil service as the presence of COVID 19 in Nigeria in particular and the whole world at la...
There is need to drive innovation in the civil service as the presence of COVID 19 in Nigeria in particular and the whole world at large has affected the nation’s socio-economic situation.
A more innovative civil service for improved service delivery through
critical thinking is a necessity. According to Professor Vincent
Onodugo, critical thinking would go in no small measure to promote
innovation in the civil service in particular and in the society at
large. This would be achieved through developing critical thinking
skills for excelling in this COVID-19 pandemic to keep the civil service
agog while maintaining all the World Health Organization/ National
Center for Disease Control (WHO/NCDC) guidelines.
There is no doubt that today’s work world is quite unsafe, and
uncertain due to the ravaging global COVID19 Pandemic. This can be
curbed through a shift to:
- Competence based society
- Private sector driven economy facilitated through de regulation and privatization
- Un employability of the labour force
- Knowledge based economy
- Un-employability
- Digital accentuated by COVID 19
This would then lead to developing critical thinking skills that
would help the workforce cope with the emerging difficulties, hazards
and uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic. The strengthening of
Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) would no doubt redefine the modus
operandus of the civil service with the resultant high productivity
through the following:
- Dealing with global economy in recession and indebtedness
- Boost in the business of technology, food and health provision
- Activating local alternatives to foreign solutions
- Mainstreaming new level of hygiene and health habit
- Broadening options for meetings, interactions and service offerings
Artificial Intelligence through critical thinking skills would play a
very important role in the civil service delivery in Nigeria for
effective productivity and vibrant economy in all sectors.
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