Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Blockchain Adoption in Tunisian Higher Education

Thanks to the technological breakthroughs of recent years, accelerating the digital transformation of businesses is a fundamental challenge, with the transmission, storage and authentication of information at its heart. Blockchain technology has emerged as a solution, revolutionizing several business sectors by combining transparency, decentralized governance, security and more. Higher education is no exception to this trend. There is growing interest in integrating blockchain into its institutions because of its potential to transform academic, administrative and research processes. However, symptomatic of the youth of this technology, literature seems to lack analysis of the perception of its adoption by the actors involved.
This study aims to explore the attitudes and perceptions of the various stakeholders, notably, students, administrative staff and decision-makers, towards the adoption of blockchain in academia. To do this, we mobilized a qualitative study through semi-structured interviews with a sample of actors located at different levels of this process.
The results reveal a wide range of perceptions, as well as major challenges and concerns. This study thus contributes to a better understanding of the perspectives and concerns of the various players involved in this process, providing valuable insights for decision-makers.

Blockchain, Higher Education, perception, decision-makers, students, administrative staff.

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