Aug 2026· International Journal of Science and Research Archive· 0 citations
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The article proposes the Digital Infrastructure Governance and Selection (DIGS) framework, which combines seven decision domains with six stage gates spanning problem definition, mandatory assurance, comparative assessment, controlled piloting, contracting and implementation, and lifecycle review and is a transparent decision aid rather than a statistically validated prediction model.
Abstract
U.S. colleges and universities increasingly depend on cloud platforms, identity services, integration layers, data repositories, and administrative applications to conduct admissions, registration, finance, human resources, advising, and student support. Yet technology selection is often organized as a procurement event even though the resulting decision redistributes institutional risk for a decade or more. This survey integrates information-systems research, higher-education studies, and current U.S. standards to identify recurring selection and governance failures and translate them into an auditable practitioner method. The analysis finds that weaknesses commonly arise from fragmented ownership, premature product comparison, opaque lifecycle costs, insufficient interoperability and exit planning, inconsistent vendor assurance, and failure to connect implementation with measurable benefit realization. In response, the article proposes the Digital Infrastructure Governance and Selection (DIGS) framework. DIGS combines seven decision domains with six stage gates spanning problem definition, mandatory assurance, comparative assessment, controlled piloting, contracting and implementation, and lifecycle review. It distinguishes noncompensatory requirements from weighted preferences, records evidence confidence, and treats portability, accessibility, privacy, cybersecurity, and operational resilience as governance obligations rather than optional features. The framework is a transparent decision aid rather than a statistically validated prediction model. Its contribution is a practical bridge between sociotechnical research and institutional artifacts including requirements, scorecards, risk registers, contracts, pilots, and post-implementation reviews.
The case indicates that university digital transformation is strengthened when technological implementation is integrated with formal governance, systematic assessment, evidence-based planning, and institutional accountability.
Jennifer Célleri-Pacheco, Fernanda Tusa Jumbo, Oswaldo Chuquirima Camacho et al.· Future Internet· 0 citations
Higher education is being required to contribute more directly to national development, yet most instruments through which the state currently measures university performance are originally designed for other purposes. Not many are designed to steer the intermediate space between minimum compliance and frontier research performance, where most universities in an absorption-stage economy compete. This paper reframes the problem as one of governance rather than measurement, and develops a governance theory of policy-instrument portfolios organised around distinct governance objects. Drawing on that theory, the Vietnamese Multidimensional Impact Assessment Framework (V-MIAF) is derived as a steering instrument for the currently under-occupied governance space. Five domains are specified, namely workforce skill fit, economic value of knowledge, venture sustainability, collaborative integration, and institutional integrity, with integrity operating as a substrate that conditions the legitimacy of contribution generated elsewhere. Documentary analysis of 2024 institutional reporting from four Vietnamese universities illustrates the analytical visibility the account creates, and a two-gate design couples V-MIAF to Circular 20/2026 and the Autonomy Decree. The contribution is a governance-theoretic account of university impact assessment, an integrity-substrate design, and a portable conceptual logic.
Hang Tran, Hong T. M. Bui· Vietnam Journal of Education· 0 citations
The adoption of digital technologies, online learning platforms, and electronic services has significantly changed the functioning of higher education institutions. Universities and colleges now rely extensively on digital platforms for teaching, learning, research, and administrative functions. As a result, these institutions manage large quantities of sensitive data, including student records, financial information, research findings, and other vital assets.
In parallel, the rise in cybersecurity threats has underscored the necessity for enhanced information security governance to protect these resources and ensure secure and efficient technology use across campuses. Although established frameworks such as COBIT 2019 and ISO/IEC 27001 offer valuable guidance on governance and information security management, they are often implemented independently. This separation can cause gaps, overlaps, and inconsistencies in governance practices. To address this issue, this study developed an Integrated Information Security Governance Maturity Assessment Framework specifically for Higher Education Institutions by merging the governance principles of COBIT 2019 with the information security management demands of ISO/IEC 27001.
The research employed a Design Science Research (DSR) methodology to develop a framework that is robust in theory and applicable to the higher education sector. This framework was built through a comprehensive analysis of COBIT 2019, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, relevant academic sources, and existing governance maturity models. The resulting framework encompasses five assessment dimensions: Governance and Leadership, Risk and Compliance Management, Security Operations and Control Management, Monitoring and Performance Evaluation, and Continuous Improvement and Governance Optimization.
Additionally, a five-level maturity model was crafted to enable institutions to evaluate their current governance capability and identify areas needing further development. Findings indicate that integrating COBIT 2019 and ISO/IEC 27001 results in a more systematic and thorough approach to information security governance. The framework provides higher education institutions with a practical tool for assessing governance maturity, planning improvement efforts, and enhancing cybersecurity governance. It also lays the groundwork for further implementation, testing, and empirical validation in real university settings.
Francis R. Abraham, Eduardo R. Yu II· International Journal of Lat...· 0 citations
A well-structured software architecture enhances government transparency by ensuring auditable, traceable, and secure public data access and provides a self-diagnostic tool for institutions to assess their transparency maturity based on open government principles.
J. Hochstetter-Diez, Marlene Negrier-Seguel, Fernanda Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez et al.· Applied Sciences· 0 citations
This study reveals how authorities mitigate this regulator-enabler tension through six interdependent mechanisms organized across three governance checkpoints, demonstrating that effective governance in highly regulated sectors requires mechanisms which serve dual enabling-constraining functions simultaneously.
This integrative review examines digital transformation in public administration with particular attention to regional and subnational governments in emerging economies and concludes that subnational digital transformation should be governed as long-term institutional reform rather than as a sequence of isolated technology projects.
Celso Urbieta, Gabriel Lusena Ábrego· Revista de Estudos Interdisc...· 0 citations