Why digital transformation is crucial to success – an interview with Liam Earney

This HEPI blog article was kindly contributed by Kortext and Jisc , and is based on an interview with Liam Earney , Managing Director of Higher Education and Research at Jisc. We spoke to Liam to discuss Jisc’s contribution to UCAS’ Journey to a Million , digital transformation and why partnerships are crucial to success. How might the predicted increase in student numbers impact institutions and their staff? Digital transformation is an essential part of the solution to the predicted increase in student numbers , with far reaching implications to academic and professional services staff. At Jisc, we believe that digital is crucial for institutions responding to the projected changes to student numbers, both the increase and the subsequent decrease. But it is a little more nuanced than that… For this to be successful, implementation must be carefully thought through and planned. Embedding digital into an institution isn’t just about the technology itself. It requires strategic planning and rollout, staff need to be included in the process and supported in exploring new ways of working, or it will never succeed. An example would be that leaders will need to ensure that staff have been supported to develop the digital […]

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