Vol. 3, November, 2024

The Role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Digital age: a Catalyst for Enhancing Innovation in Educational Administration

Aderonke Fausat ISOLA

Abstract

Innovation is very important for digital-age educational administration, yet most institutions are not
utilizing it to its full potential. Many educational institutions are yet to embrace Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) in enhancing Innovation in educational administration probably
because they have not realised the impact of ICT in stimulating Innovation in administration. This
paper therefore examines the role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in a digital
age: A catalyst in enhancing innovation in educational administration. A qualitative research method
was used. Both primary and secondary sources of data were collected. The paper answered two research
questions on the role of ICT in enhancing Innovation in educational administration and the hindrances
to the use of ICT in educational administration. It was recommended that ICT as a digital technology
should be harnessed by the educational administration to stimulate innovation or change in the
previous way of administration.

Keywords

Catalyst, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Innovation

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