Toward Regional Development: Digital Transformation of Higher Education Institutions

Mirela Mabić; Daniela Garbin Praničević; Gašpar Dražena

doi:10.2478/crdj-2022-0001

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Toward Regional Development: Digital Transformation of Higher Education Institutions

Croatian Regional Development Journal

Volume 3 (2022): Issue 1 (June 2022)

By: Mirela Mabić, Daniela Garbin Praničević and Gašpar Dražena

Open Access

|Oct 2022

Abstract

This paper presents the findings of a study on digital maturity in higher education institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Empirical research was conducted in 2020. Teachers from eight public higher education institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina were included in the sample. The findings revealed that digital transformation has been ongoing in these institutions for some time, that some results have been achieved, but that digital maturity has not yet been attained. The findings also revealed barriers that must be overcome in order to accelerate digitalization and reap the anticipated benefits.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/crdj-2022-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2718-4978

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Language: English

Page range: 1 - 14

Submitted on: Jan 20, 2022

Accepted on: Mar 22, 2022

Published on: Oct 13, 2022

Published by: Međimurje University of Applied Sciences in Čakovec

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

Keywords:

digital transformation,

higher education,

regional development

Related subjects:

Computer sciences,

Programming and languages,

Business and economics,

Business management,

Management, organization, corporate governance,

Engineering,

Mechanical engineering,

Fundamentals of mechanical engineering,

Life sciences,

Ecology

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