Challenges and Factors Affecting Cloud Computing Adoption in Higher Technical Education Institutions in Libya

Cloud computing has attracted more attention in the recent years from industry and academic as new technology paradigm. It is a model that provides services on-demand over the internet. With the spread of Corona pandemic around the world, it has restricted the movement of the people. Therefore, it becomes necessary to find alternative methods for service provisions. In spite of the apparent economic crises in Libya, there has been increasing pressure for higher technical educations sector to deliver better services using minimal resources. The aim of this study is to investigate the main factors and barriers which may affect or prohibit cloud adoption in the higher technical educational institutions of national board of technical and vocational education in Libya. A cross-sectional design method is used to answer the research questions based on Technological Organizational and Environmental (TOE) framework. In this study, the main factors that affect the cloud computing adoption in technical colleges and higher institutions where characterized and tested using SPSS software, robust analysis tool for hypothesis testing approach. The results of this study showed that the technological readiness and complexity of the technology were the most factors affecting the adoption of cloud computing in the technical institutes. The most barriers preventing the adoption of cloud are almost 59.7% the Internet connectivity, robustness and availability. Finally, the preferred cloud computing services to be adopted in the technical colleges and institutes is 52.11% IaaS.