Perspectivas de Transformación Digital de las Universidades del Ecuador

The complexity of higher education management is due to the diversity of the activities that emerge on it. The operational, strategic and support processes of universities; must be strengthened and properly managed to gain competitive advantage. Added to this there is a dynamic environment that demands elevated levels of transformation to achieve sustainability. According to the UNESCO declaration in 1998, the transformation of universities must comply with the improvement of quality and provide service to social needs, taking advantage of the benefits and potential of TICs. From this statement, several accredited international agencies and firms, have been investigating about the technological trends of higher education. The present paper, describes the higher education strategic technologies trends, mentioned by these organizations , and puts in perspective a new university model in Ecuador, in which technological solutions allow to comply with the provisions of the representatives bodies of higher education in Ecuador to align with international standards that contribute to progressively close the gap. To be implemented will require high technical knowledge, best practices and IT frameworks, some of which are briefly mentioned in this research.