The Role of Academic Leaders in Egyptian Universities in Managing Digital Transformation Risks

Abdel Hafez, Tharwat Abdel Hamid; Ahmed, Osman Mohamed Ali

doi:10.21608/jsrep.2023.411783

The Role of Academic Leaders in Egyptian Universities in Managing Digital Transformation Risks

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Professor and Head of the Department of Administration, Planning and Comparative Studies, Faculty of Education for Boys (Cairo) - Al-Azhar University

² Assistant lecturer in the Department of Administration, Planning and Comparative Studies, Faculty of Education for Boys (Cairo) Al-Azhar University

10.21608/jsrep.2023.411783

Abstract

The world is currently witnessing a rapid digital transformation in all fields, including higher and university education institutions. This transformation has produced many opportunities, and in return, it has resulted in many risks/risks. Such as security risks, related to data protection and privacy, legal risks, which are related to intellectual property rights, technical risks related to the quality of the infrastructure and digital systems used, and social risks, such as the possibility of a digital gap occurring between university employees, as a result of their weak possession of the necessary digital skills, which threatens the continuity and quality of education. And it limits the university’s ability to achieve competitive advantage. From this standpoint, comes the importance of the current research paper, which seeks to identify these risks and the role of academic leaders in Egyptian universities in managing them, as well as identifying the best international practices in this field, specifically the practices of Purdue University. Purdue University Lafayette, in the United States of America, as one of the most prominent institutions of higher education pioneering in achieving digital transformation and benefiting from modern digital technologies in all fields and activities. In this context, the research paper focused on three main areas of the role of academic leaders in managing digital transformation risks, which are: formulating/adopting a strategy for digital transformation; Providing the necessary material and technical resources; And spreading the culture of digital transformation.

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