Abstract

AbstractInternet of Things technology has radically changed our universities, which allows different devices to communicate with other physical devices and contribute to effective education and management. It has the chance to enable smart universities with using different IoT devices. This study focuses on investigating the state of the art of implementing the Internet of Things in government universities in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In addition, it aims to understand the limitations, challenges, risks, forecasted benefits, and future opportunities of applying Internet of Things applications and recommending applications for universities in Saudi Arabia. A qualitative research design had been utilized. Open-ended interviews had conducted with five informants in the deanship of Information Technology in government universities in Riyadh. The result of this paper shows that Internet of Things technology was not applied in universities except Saudi Electronic University, and all of them have a direction to adapt it. Moreover, the study highlights the challenges, limitations, risks, future opportunities, and benefits of adapting the Internet of Things in universities in Riyadh and Internet of Things applications that can be implemented.KeywordsInternet of thingsIoTIoT in universitiesSaudi Arabia universities

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