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 Volume 11, Issue 2 (February 2024), Pages: 94-106

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 Original Research Paper

Transforming KSA's local workforce into global talent: An Industry 4.0 and 5.0 initiative leading to vision 2030

 Author(s): 

 Ajay Singh *, Naif Alhabbas

 Affiliation(s):

 Department of Management and Information Systems, College of Business Administration, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia

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  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1417-1033

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 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2024.02.012

 Abstract

This study examines the opinions of 18 experts from various sectors, including managers, executives, and academics across Saudi Arabia. The researchers first organized the interview data into themes and sub-themes and then applied text analysis and text mining to derive findings and conclusions. Using an inductive approach, they explored qualitative data categorized into themes using NVivo 14 software. The research identifies challenges, benefits, and risks associated with workforce development for entrepreneurs and industry practitioners in Saudi Arabia. It emphasizes the advantages of machine-to-machine (M2M) and human-machine interaction (HMI) for enhancing productivity according to industry standards. Additionally, the study discusses technology innovation, government policy development, business model creation, and job generation through smart technology cooperation. It outlines necessary training and skills for managing local talent within the technology framework of the industry. The study also highlights efforts by entrepreneurs and industry professionals to elevate the local Saudi workforce to a global standard and the associated risks of job polarization and income disparity. The findings offer solutions for sectors like manufacturing, energy, environment, healthcare, education, and smart city initiatives, aiming for security, cost reduction, and enhanced production with real-time outcomes aligned with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030. The implications of the study provide recommendations for corporate managers, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and the government to transform the local workforce into global talent in step with technological progress and industry standards for machine and human collaboration in Saudi Arabia and beyond.

 © 2024 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 Workforce management, Industry 4.0, Industry 5.0, Saudi vision 2030

 Article history

 Received 12 September 2023, Received in revised form 6 January 2024, Accepted 27 January 2024

 Funding

The research entitled "Transforming KSA's Local Workforce to Global Talent: An Initiative from Industry 4.0 and 5.0 Leading to Vision 2030" is the University of Hail, Saudi Arabia-approved project (GR-22080). We thank the University's "Deanship of Scientific Research" unit.

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 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Singh A and Alhabbas N (2024). Transforming KSA's local workforce into global talent: An Industry 4.0 and 5.0 initiative leading to vision 2030. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 11(2): 94-106

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