Technological improvement has impacted Higher education institutions (HEIs) Industrialization 4.0 which has required organizations to embrace changes in the digital age in all aspects. Bringing digitalization concepts to such HEI area is a different concept that has attracted attention these days because it enables us both to elaborate complex relationships among actors in a technologically-supported education sector. This study has aimed to investigate the characteristics of the digitalization (DT) integrated system in HEIs. This is essential to thrive in a competitive environment and to satisfy the needs of electronic service users who do have technological capabilities. An analytical procedure and consent form were employed to collect research data for this study. The primary results demonstrate that it is a developing area, since none of the discovered DT in HEI projects have been established in a whole dimension. This has necessitated more studies on how HEIs can understand DT and handle the new requirements exacted by the fourth industrial transformation.

Digital transformation (DT) is rapidly penetrating all spheres of human life, and higher education is no exception. This process is inevitable and ensures competitive advantage and other benefits for Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in case of success. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, HEIs worldwide were forced to completely transform their working methods and go digital in a very short period. Some institutions are more successful in this transformation by possessing the ability to overcome DT challenges and combining internal and external success factors. This research aims to identify what drives digital transformation in Higher Education Institutions, what benefits are there for them, what challenges they need to overcome, and what are the success factors of digital transformation in higher education.

Digital transformation of higher education institutions (HEIs) is of paramount importance in today’s technology-driven world. However, there are numerous barriers that hinder the successful implementation of digital transformation initiatives in HEIs. In this article, we identify and classify these barriers based on a systematic literature review. The findings reveal twenty distinct barriers that inhibit digital transformation in higher education. These were then organised into six broad categories, namely environmental, strategic, organisational, technological, people-related and cultural. The study provides a comprehensive understanding of the barriers faced, facilitating the development of effective strategies and interventions. Our analysis provides valuable information for higher education institutions, policy makers and stakeholders involved in digital transformation initiatives.

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Generally speaking the contemporary modern innovations in information and communication technologies (ICT) on the one hand foster the development of operation processes and marketing of products and services, and, on the other hand, provide a model of the use of information technology, which reduces the initial investment in IT and moderate the operational cost of ICT. Higher educations are organizations that offer services and are interested in the benefits of contemporary ICT. The new buzzword ‘Digital transformation’ refers to the business approach implementing the latest ICT technologies (cloud computing, Internet of Things-IoT, big data, blockchain, artificial intelligence-AI and machine learning-ML), adjusting these to the users in terms of their ability to use these novel ICT technologies. The paper includes a proposal of a possible and applicable ICT Ecosystem model for higher education, which can further enhance and accelerate the digital transformation in higher education.

For higher education institutions that encourage digital transformation, understanding the barriers are necessary for the digital transformation accomplishment. The purpose of this paper is to present a review of the literature on barriers to digital transformation in higher education. To get a wide overview in identifying the barriers to the implementation of digital transformation, a structured literature review was used to select the relevant studies published. Nine categories were identified based on the literature reviewed: vision, strategy and policy, resources, leadership, digital skill and knowledge, technology, adaptability, resistance to change, and government and economic. Our findings provided a fish-bone diagram that outlines twenty-two barriers to digital transformation in higher education. The main contribution of this study is a synthesis of the state of the art of barriers to digital transformation in higher education. We contribute to provide a common basic underst...

Digital transformation of higher education undergoes cultural, mental, and technological change as an overall process. The present paper represents a correlation of the current literature that brings to light the key pillars aspects of the digital transformation of higher education. The objective of this research study was to outline a model of digital transformation strategy applicable to the Romanian academic environment. The original contribution of this study lies in establishing the key pillars elements and necessary stages for the implementation of digital transformation strategy for higher education which should be focused on students and effects.

This work aims to identify the challenges of Higher Education Institutions against the increasing digitalization. The first part of the work reviews Industry 4.0, analyses recent scientific works to demonstrate how the technological changes and especially the development of Information and Communication Technologies causes the future of jobs. Fourth Industrial Revolution creates the general foundation for the activities of nowadays; the platform economy is gaining strength; digital transformation with the advent of big data, digital literacy, and data literacy is becoming increasingly essential. To prepare students for their future work is the direct responsibility of Higher Education Institutions. The second part of this work is devoted to the challenges of the education system, focusing on the Higher Education Institutions. Desk research is conducted to analyze what changes will bring the ongoing process and how these institutions should respond to the challenges of digitalization...