Challenges and Barriers in Integrating ICT and AI Technology in Higher Education: A Critical Exploration

Kabita Kumari Chaturvedi; Charu Bisaria

doi:10.69968/ijisem.2024v3si2382-389

Authors

Kabita Kumari Chaturvedi Research Scholar, Amity University, Lucknow Campus
Charu Bisaria Asst. Professor, Amity Business School

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69968/ijisem.2024v3si2382-389

Keywords:

ICT tools, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Higher Education, Technology Integration, Digital Transformation, Educational Technology, Data Privacy

Abstract

Higher education is changing as a result of the incorporation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools and technological and artificial intelligence (AI) breakthroughs. The difficulties and obstacles that institutions have when implementing these innovations are examined in this study. ICT and AI integration faces many challenges, including lack of infrastructure, opposition to change, financial limitations, and worries about data security and privacy, even if these technologies have the potential to improve teaching, learning, and administrative efficiency. The purpose of this investigative analysis is to identify these obstacles, investigate the ramifications of these findings, and provide guidance on tactics that can successfully integrate AI and ICT tools into higher education. Educational institutions can more effectively use technology's transformative power to enhance academic performance and better prepare students for the needs of a quickly changing digital world by recognising and overcoming these hurdles.

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