Director, Office of Advancement, University of Lagos, Dr Taiwo Ipaye has urged Nigerian universities to fully digitise their administrative processes, warning that institutions that fail to embrace digital transformation risk becoming inefficient and obsolete.
Ipaye made the call while delivering the second Registry Discourse at Trinity University, held at the varsity’s campus, Yaba, Lagos, where she spoke on the theme, “Digital Disruption and the Registry Workforce: Rethinking Roles, Repositioning Capacity and Building Future Readiness.”
She said the era of paper-based administration was rapidly giving way to technology-driven systems, stressing that university registries must reposition themselves as drivers of institutional excellence rather than merely administrative support units.
She said, “This is the age of digital disruption and machine learning with the use of Artificial Intelligence in virtually every area of our operations. The registry workforce cannot afford to be left behind. We must rethink our roles, reposition capacity and build for future readiness,” she said.
“The registry workforce must build future readiness. The characteristics of future-ready registry systems include fully digitised workflows, integrated and centralised data systems, use of AI and automation in decision-making processes.”
