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Higher Education Faculty Staff E-Readiness in Institutions of the Royal Commission in Jubail

e-readiness,ICTs,experience,judgment,Royal Commission in Jubail,Higher Education

The critical analysis of faculty staff’ technological skills deemed extremely important in the evaluation of their current e-readiness status, and it will help in strengthening or adjusting them to apply ICTs effectively. The purpose of this research paper is to assess e-readiness of faculty staff in the affiliate Institutions of the Royal Commission in Jubail - Jubail University College (JUC), Jubail Industrial College (JIC), and Jubail Technical Institute (JTI) - and investigates whether their experience in using ICTs influences their judgement or not. Survey methodology is facilitated through the use of the questionnaires, and the survey domain is a random sampling of faculty staff in the affiliate institutions of the Royal Commission of Jubail. With a 95% confidence level of a possible sample frame of 669, the study sampled 146 respondents (20%). Analysis revealed that faculty judgement about ICTs use is highly positive. Moreover, their experience using ICTs did not significantly predict their judgement about ICTs use. The analysis showed faculty staff e-readiness and willingness to use ICTs. The result of this study provides valuable insights into faculty staff e-readiness, as it will enable policy-makers to priorities interventions needed for transforming the Institutions of the Royal Commission in Jubail into an e-ready entity favorably placed to benefit from digital opportunities. Also, this information may be used to develop and support factors that enhance strategies for adopting ICTs by faculty staff.