Role of Innovative Technologies for Enhancing Sustainability in Higher Education of Afghanistan: A Review Paper

Abstract

Innovative technology is a dire need of contemporary education 
society in bringing paradigm changes in higher education by 
ameliorating learning experiences, improving accessibility, and 
reinforcing sustainability. In Afghanistan, a country confronting 
different educational challenges, the application of technologies such 
as Adaptive Learning Technologies, Cloud Computing, Artificial 
Intelligence, Mobile Learning the Internet of Things, and 
Gamification can address such issues and contribute to the 
sustainable development of higher education. Hence, this paper aims 
to investigate the role of these technologies in the higher educational 
sector of Afghanistan, particularly exploring their utility, potential 
advantages, challenges, and implications to further support 
educational sustainability. To support this research, the investigators 
collected keywords related to the innovative and digital technologies 
in higher education and their effects on sustainability form different 
international reliable databases such as Scopus, Web of Science, 
Science Direct, Taylor and Francis. After critically synthesizing 
various research papers, it is concluded that ALT, CC, ML, IoT, AI, 
Blockchain, and Gamification offer promising solutions to many 
concurrent challenges toward higher education of Afghanistan. 
Finally, this provides suitable recommendations for policy makers, 
teachers, and higher educational institutions on the integration of 
these technologies to achieve sustainable education improvement in 
Afghanistan.