Strategic Human Resource Development for Emerging Technologies: A Scoping Review in ICT, Robotics, Data Science, and CPS
The rapid advancement of ICT, robotics, data science, and cyber-physical systems (CPS) has intensified the need for agile, future-ready human resource development (HRD) strategies. This scoping review explores current HRD practices, challenges, and opportunities across these technological domains. G...
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| author | Leonard Chukwualuka Nnadi Dake Ding Ebubechukwu Delight Godwin-Ojukwu Yutaka Watanobe Keitaro Naruse |
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| description | The rapid advancement of ICT, robotics, data science, and cyber-physical systems (CPS) has intensified the need for agile, future-ready human resource development (HRD) strategies. This scoping review explores current HRD practices, challenges, and opportunities across these technological domains. Guided by the PRISMA-ScR framework, 791 records were initially retrieved from four databases, with 43 peer-reviewed publications ultimately included following a rigorous screening process. Thematic analysis revealed a strong emphasis on digital and AI literacy, interdisciplinary training, and the adoption of immersive technologies such as virtual reality and AI-driven competency tracking systems. Persistent gaps, including misalignment between academic training and industry needs, a lack of scalable HRD models, and underdeveloped policy frameworks. Statistical comparisons revealed no significant differences across fields, indicating the cross-cutting relevance of the identified strategies. The findings underscore the need for structured, empirically grounded, and industry-integrated HRD approaches to prepare the workforce for the demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-09a5080ec5d847fdabc6b931e42ec9fe2025-08-20T03:22:19ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-011313399413401310.1109/ACCESS.2025.359230111095718Strategic Human Resource Development for Emerging Technologies: A Scoping Review in ICT, Robotics, Data Science, and CPSLeonard Chukwualuka Nnadi0https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9429-2867Dake Ding1https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3952-3698Ebubechukwu Delight Godwin-Ojukwu2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3290-7929Yutaka Watanobe3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0030-3859Keitaro Naruse4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2029-2472Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Aizu, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, JapanDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Aizu, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, JapanDepartment of Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics, Hochschule Neu-Ulm, Bavaria, GermanyDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Aizu, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, JapanDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Aizu, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, JapanThe rapid advancement of ICT, robotics, data science, and cyber-physical systems (CPS) has intensified the need for agile, future-ready human resource development (HRD) strategies. This scoping review explores current HRD practices, challenges, and opportunities across these technological domains. Guided by the PRISMA-ScR framework, 791 records were initially retrieved from four databases, with 43 peer-reviewed publications ultimately included following a rigorous screening process. Thematic analysis revealed a strong emphasis on digital and AI literacy, interdisciplinary training, and the adoption of immersive technologies such as virtual reality and AI-driven competency tracking systems. Persistent gaps, including misalignment between academic training and industry needs, a lack of scalable HRD models, and underdeveloped policy frameworks. Statistical comparisons revealed no significant differences across fields, indicating the cross-cutting relevance of the identified strategies. The findings underscore the need for structured, empirically grounded, and industry-integrated HRD approaches to prepare the workforce for the demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11095718/ICTdata scienceroboticscyber-physical systemCPSprogramming skills |
| spellingShingle | Leonard Chukwualuka Nnadi Dake Ding Ebubechukwu Delight Godwin-Ojukwu Yutaka Watanobe Keitaro Naruse Strategic Human Resource Development for Emerging Technologies: A Scoping Review in ICT, Robotics, Data Science, and CPS IEEE Access ICT data science robotics cyber-physical system CPS programming skills |
| title | Strategic Human Resource Development for Emerging Technologies: A Scoping Review in ICT, Robotics, Data Science, and CPS |
| title_full | Strategic Human Resource Development for Emerging Technologies: A Scoping Review in ICT, Robotics, Data Science, and CPS |
| title_fullStr | Strategic Human Resource Development for Emerging Technologies: A Scoping Review in ICT, Robotics, Data Science, and CPS |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strategic Human Resource Development for Emerging Technologies: A Scoping Review in ICT, Robotics, Data Science, and CPS |
| title_short | Strategic Human Resource Development for Emerging Technologies: A Scoping Review in ICT, Robotics, Data Science, and CPS |
| title_sort | strategic human resource development for emerging technologies a scoping review in ict robotics data science and cps |
| topic | ICT data science robotics cyber-physical system CPS programming skills |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11095718/ |
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