The Impact of Digital Infrastructure on the Educational Technology Digital Transformation Strategy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abstract

The research aimed to assess the educational digital transformation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. By identifying the concept of digital transformation, analyzing the foundations and mechanisms to achieve educational digital transformation, the extent to which a qualified technological infrastructure exists, and analyzing digital transformation strategies in university institutions in the Kingdom. The quantitative analytical approach was used to examine the significance of the relationship between the readiness of technological infrastructure and the mechanisms of educational digital transformation. To achieve the objectives of the research, the questionnaire was used for collecting data from the research community, which is represented by faculty members at Imam Abdul Rahman bin Faisal University, One of the educational institutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The results showed that the Kingdom has a technological infrastructure capable of absorbing the educational digital transformation, as the educational digital transformation in the Kingdom has achieved effective results. There was also a significant relationship between the readiness of the technological infrastructure in the Kingdom and the implementation of the educational digital transformation strategy. The research revealed that there are significant differences in favor of the categories (Females - Doctorates - High Experience), towards the readiness of the infrastructure in the educational field capable of accommodating the educational digital transformation. We recommend adequate privacy and security measures to ensure that the learning process is fully digital.