- Wubie Belay Alemu
- +251936326861
- wubie.belay@main.dku.edu.et
- ICT Directorate Director
Overview
Globalization and technological changes have accelerated in tandem over the past several years and have created a new global economy “powered by technology, fueled by information and driven by knowledge.” The emergence of this new global economy has serious implications for the nature and purpose of educational institutions. Information and communications technologies (ICTs) have been touted as potentially powerful enabling tools for educational changes and reform. Information and communications technologies (ICTs) can play an integration role of ICT with four operational missions of higher institutions, namely learning-teaching, research and innovation, community engagement and administrations.
The core objectives of the ICT Directorate are to address key ICT infrastructural, services and business automation needs of the University with reference to the strategic plan. These include:
- ICT Infrastructures and services enhancement and expansion to enable technology-enhanced education and innovation
- Digitizing and Automating operational academic, research, service provision and administrative business processes
- Creating seamless and secured educational environment
- Driving ICT human capacity development, maximizing business-enabling collaborations and industry linkages
- Provision of ICT technical support and maintenance services to streamline the operational business processes of the university
Information and Communication Technology Directorate reports to the Office of the President as it is responsible for the provision of ICT infrastructure, services, and systems for the four operational domains of the University: Learning- teaching, research and innovation, community engagements and governance services.
The directorate’s governance structure embodies five operational units:
- ICT Infrastructure and Services Unit
- Business Applications Development and Administration Unit
- Teaching-Learning Technologies Unit
- ICT Support and Maintenance Unit
- ICT Training and Consultancy Services Unit
