An An Empirical Analysis of ICT Infrastructure and Utilization in Public Sector Universities in Sindh, Pakistan
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https://doi.org/10.69591/jcai.3.1.3Keywords:
ICT Infrastructure, Higher Education, Digital Divide, Public Universities, SDG 4, ICT UtilizationAbstract
ICT is key factor for cultivating higher education quality, fairness, and access. This study assesses ICT infrastructure and student ICT acceptance in universities in Sindh, Pakistan. An investigation of 445 randomly selected students transversely five universities was led, and descriptive statistics were applied to investigate the facts. The outcomes display that elementary ICT services are widely offered (78% report departmental internet access), but progressive resources are wanting. Only 54% of students have access to computer labs, 36% can find particular software, and just 23% have digital library access. Video-conferencing amenities are virtually nonexistent (13%). A majority of students (70%) are familiar with LMS and rate their ICT skills as usual or upstairs, signifying enthusiasm to adopt technology. However, about half of the departments lack campus-wide Wi-Fi, and 65% of students report wanting supplementary training to progress their ICT skills. Over half of students use ICT mainly for education. These results recommend that while universities of Sindh province have made early progress in ICT adoption, significant gaps in infrastructure and support remain. To make ICT's promise of inclusive, high-quality education a reality, we need to fill these gaps. This is in line with Sustainable Development Goal 4.
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