A process where all stakeholders are involved in its development. It is constituted by the teaching, non-teaching, the students, representatives for the industry, and other relevant stakeholders.
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Higher Educational Institutions and Institutional Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Policy
Mudasiru Olalere Yusuf (University of Ilorin, Nigeria)
Copyright: © 2011
|Pages: 12
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-847-0.ch015
Abstract
Institutional information and communication technology plan is essential in the successful integration of ICT in higher institutions. This chapter deals with the processes and procedures for the development of institutional ICT plan. It covers the prerequisites for higher institutions’ ICT plan development like institutional leadership commitment, identification of personnel and members (internal and/or external) to develop institutional ICT plan and constitution of institutional ICT plan committee, research and information on ICT planning, and cconsideration of ICT committee action plan. It also addresses the adoption of ABCDE development model which encompasses assessment, baseline, components, down to specifics, and evaluation. In addition, institutional ICT plan conclusion, and the development of appendices for institutional ICT strategic plan are discussed. It must be stressed that implementing ICT plan to achieve HEIs goals of enhancing students’ learning, promoting teaching and research, and administrative efficiency must preceded by proper development of institutional ICT plan. Therefore, administrators and lecturers in institutions must know how to develop institutional ICT plan.