Table 1_Sustainability-aligned digital risks in South African higher education: a systemat

A systematic review analyzing 40 peer-reviewed papers on digital transformation and sustainability in South African higher education from 2019 to 2025. Authored by Bakang Nthutang, the paper identifies interconnected risks such as digital divides, infrastructural deficits, and policy misalignment. It was last updated on May 13, 2026, and is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyzing patterns of digital risk emergence based on the review of 40 papers
• Informing equity-driven policy development based on identified strategic gaps
• Studying the intersection of technological innovation and sustainable development goals (SDGs) in education

Strengths

• Analysis is based on 40 peer-reviewed papers, providing a defined evidence base
• Explicitly covers the time range from 2019 to 2025
• Uses established methodological frameworks (PRISMA and SPIDER) for systematic review

Limitations

• The primary data file is a 675.1 KB DOCX document, which is a small-scale textual analysis rather than a large dataset
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred from the paper text
• Data may reflect publication bias inherent to systematic reviews of academic literature

Provenance

Source

Bakang Nthutang

Collection Method

Systematic literature review using the PRISMA approach and SPIDER framework.

Time Range

2019–2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 04:47:50

Geography

South African higher education institutions