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Author ORCID Identifier

Cheryl Akinyi Genga, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2256-1039

Sunday Samson Babalola, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3956-712x

Abstract

Digital transformation (DT) continuously affects individuals and organisations. African Higher Education Institutions (AHEIs) must prioritise robust IT infrastructure to enhance research, modernise teaching, and improve learning experiences in the digital era. Despite policies and programs promoting digital education, AHEIs face challenges in fully implementing DT because of unimplemented policies and the persistent digital divide. DT, driven by technological progress, is crucial for achieving environmental, economic, and social sustainability goals. This includes integrating sustainability into curricula, assessing institutional leaders' commitment to sustainability, and adopting eco-friendly campus practices. Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are strategic concerns affecting institutional culture, research, teaching, and policies and should be integrated into DT. This study explores the importance of DEI in DT implementation within AHEIs. It offers strategies for doing so, including developing strategic visions and plans, fostering digital leadership skills, promoting DEI initiatives in DT, establishing effective policies and frameworks to address the digital divide, mental health disorders, and learning disabilities; embracing comprehensive approaches to DT; and fostering institutional cultural and academic changes. It is crucial to consider DEI when adopting digital technologies that can drive innovation and improve service delivery in AHEIs, which is the focus of this research.

First Page

109

Last Page

130

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