Challenges Faced in Transforming the Data in Fast Changing World Towards Meaningful Higher Education
B.K. Arun,Uma Warrier,Suman Pathak
Journal of Information & Systems Management, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2025.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6025/jism/2025/15/1/1-8
Link: https://www.dline.info/jism/fulltext/v15n1/jismv15n1_1.pdf
Abstract:
The present-day world is characterised by an increasing population and increasing interdependencies among
nations. These increasing interdependencies have resulted in the need for improving bilateral and multilateral
transactions, which have generated vast amounts of data. Further, the increasing interactions among people
through multiple communication channels worldwide have resulted in an explosion of data.
Since data is the raw material for getting meaningful and actionable information and recognising the
differences in emerging patterns, constant association and sharing of the past, emerging and future data is
essential to arrive at the hidden patterns of changing trends. Tracking the changing trends is very much
crucial for making higher education meaningful in terms of character-building and developing relevant skills.
The present work was taken up in this context and attempts in this direction by addressing the research question
of â€˜what are the challenges in linking the phenomenon of flooding of data and transforming the same into
meaningful information necessary for making our higher education system purposefulâ€™.
The research adopts the approach of multiple research methods, viz., collating expertsâ€™ opinions through Delphi
technique iterations, interviews with associated professionals, and a purposeful literature review. Based on
the research, it was concluded that more interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary interactions with open-mind
are necessary to make the Indian higher education system more skill-oriented and sustainable. Based on the
study, suggestions and recommendations were listed.