Digital transformation of the higher education sector in maldives

Due to the massive developments in information technology, the world as we know it has been massively changing and evolving. This revolution has been named Industrial Revolution 4.0. IR4.0 shrinks the gap between the digital, more technical world and the physical world. The higher education institutes are now being forced to move into a more digital form of education because if they are not, they are found institutes that are too stubborn to move on from the traditional method of education. The more modern technologies such as data analysis, artificial intelligence and other technologies such as cloud computing need to be concentrated on while going through digital transformation. This paper includes an outlook on digitization, benefits of digital transformation, challenges of implementation, how to have a smooth transition to a more digital environment and the different mechanisms that are in place, that could be improved. Because of the fact that as the generations pass, more and more of the students are getting tech savvy, so, if there is any time to implement digital transformation, it is now. This study will be focused on the Maldives and as it is a small island nation, it comes with a set of challenges that other countries most probably do not have.