Zheng Kai: Multi -subject participation in pushing digital transformation

Informatization is increasingly becoming a new competitiveness and growth pole of the reform and development of universities in the new era. As one of the two universities of the Education Informatization Unit of the Ministry of Education in Guangdong Province, South China Normal University has basically achieved the development and transformation of the "digital campus" to "smart campus". During the "Fourteenth Five -Year Plan" period, the school's smart campus construction has entered an innovative stage of reform and modernization of driving school education models.

In order to further explore the method of solving the problem of digital transformation of universities, we interviewed Zheng Kai, deputy director of the school's information office and network center. In his opinion, the informatization of colleges and universities has gradually integrated and infiltrated the core business of colleges and universities from marginalized and extensive basic support, and brings new development ideas and opportunities to the development and reform of the core business of colleges and universities.

Universities should speed up the construction of digitalization

"China Education Network": What do you think is the connotation of digital transformation? What are the core tasks of digital transformation in universities?

Zheng Kai: Digital transformation is a high -level and systematic transformation that touches the core business of the enterprise with information and digital thinking capabilities.

From the perspective of "New Model", whether it is the current core business operating model of colleges and universities in my country, or objectively, universities still do not have the urgency, driving force and digital ability of digital transformation similar to enterprises. The development stage of "optimization and improvement".

Universities should accelerate the establishment of digitalization from the aspects of "touching the core business of colleges and universities" and "new models", and start from the following three points to prepare for the possible digital transformation in the future.

The first is to strengthen the overall overall overall planning of the informatization of universities and accelerate the construction of a digital base and a digital system. Strengthen campus data collection, association, and analysis and processing, and form digital panoramic maps that serve colleges and universities education, scientific research, campus management and social services, and reflect many core business areas such as teaching process evaluation, performance assessment, resource allocation, talent introduction and other core business areas. Big data elements, strengthen digital leadership.

The second is to emphasize the ethics and development agility of the informationization of colleges and universities, and accelerate the penetration and empowerment of digitalization of the core business of colleges and universities. Even if you cannot "build a new model", you must realize digitalization into an important part and positive for the development of the core business of colleges and universities. Energy.

Digitalization of the penetration and empowerment of the core business of colleges and universities is currently mainly three directions: campus governance services, teaching development reform and scientific research empowerment improvement. Relatively speaking, the digital empowerment effects of colleges and universities in the field of campus governance services are the most obvious. Teaching development reforms are second, and scientific research empowerment is relatively weak.

Therefore, in the future, can digitalization be an indispensable kernel gene for college teaching and research activities, and even leveraging the high -level transformation of teaching and research models. It is a prerequisite for universities to digital transformation.

Third, the informatization of colleges and universities must be innovative, and be brave to explore and dare to practice. It is necessary to continuously break through the campus fence, look for new digital innovation and driving forces from the environment of digital development of the country and the whole society, and transform these digital capabilities into the new core business operation mode of colleges and universities. Digital development models of the core business of colleges and universities. This work can not be promoted by university information management or technical departments. It also requires college leaders and core business management departments to accurately grasp the characteristics of the times and plan and lay out from the perspective of development.

University digital transformation challenge upgrade

"China Education Network": What difficulties did South China Normal University encounter when promoting the development of informatization strategic development? How do you think you should deal with it?

Zheng Kai: As the school's development reform puts forward higher requirements for informatization, informatization work will inevitably touch some deeper issues and challenges. There are both universal common common senses for promoting informatization work in colleges and universities, as well as the determination and collaboration of schools to pry the reform of the modernization governance of schools.

The first is to solve the contradiction between the development of the top -level design and feasibility of the informationization. Informatization builds a set of working methods and systems from the perspective of modelization, process, and automation. Recently, the "digital twins" and "Yuan universe", which are hot in the near future, have tried to build a virtual digital and smart world extracted from the real world.

Regarding the top -level planning and design of such virtual worlds, there may be contradictions with the current management system and work habits of the school, thereby limiting the feasibility and landing ability of informatization participation. In actual work, informatization often needs to make a great compromise on the way of real work, which also affects the efficiency of information construction.

The second is to coordinate the participation and coordinated promotion of information work. Informatization is not only the work of information management technology departments, but also the school units, especially the functional department (office). From a certain perspective, informatization services are done well, and the data in the field of functional management should be accurate, and it should be an important criterion for measuring the management level of a functional department (office).

At present, the degree of understanding and support of various units in the school is still uneven. The informationization of the school's connotation characteristics and deepening reform -driven informatization is less active. There are multiple "wooden barrel shortcomings effect", and there is no ideal work situation of the informatization diversified subject participation, coordinated coordination, and active collaboration.

The third is the resource issue between balanced information innovation and operation and maintenance services. Innovative construction of informatization applications can improve efficiency and amplify the effect, but objectively causes the issue of human resources from traditional management to information construction services. In recent years, the frequency of development and launch of school information applications has been accelerated, and the requirements of the school's deepening reform and development have become increasingly urgent. In the case of further stimulating the reform and innovation capabilities of reform and innovation, and informatization guarantee services, the school's information technology and technical personnel must be stressful and the space for improvement is insufficient. The fourth is to attach importance to the introduction mechanism and development space issues of specialized talents. In the information talent team, in addition to a few planning management personnel, a large number of software and hardware development, system structure, and service personnel are needed. Judging from the current effect of school information personnel, young developers introduced by the unit's self -employment form have created a lot of value, but the effects of personnel introduced according to the introduction mechanism of school personnel are not very prominent. At present, it is urgent to establish the introduction mechanism and development policies that adapt to informationization, especially software R & D talents.

Promoting development with "multiple subjects"

"China Education Network": What is the overall idea of ​​South China Normal University during the "Fourteenth Five -Year Plan" period? What keywords can be refined?

Zheng Kai: During the "Fourteenth Five -Year Plan" period, the overall idea of ​​the smart campus construction of South China Normal University can be condensed into sixteen words "multi -subject, service traction, reform -driven, and sustainable development". Specifically, the following four can be divided into the following four In terms of:

The first is to mobilize the "diverse subject" to promote the participation of the school's informatization and diversified subjects and the formation of the community of informatization development. I understand the community of informatization development of life. The community of information development mainly includes the four -yuan main body: the full -time management department and the technical implementation department, various functional management departments, school teachers and students, service audiences, off -campus companies and service providers.

Information management and technical departments should have a global perspective, with the posture of active services, innovative thinking, and strong executive power, grasping the key direction of long -term and phased school information development, and doing it between the management of the school, the management and the service between the management of the school, the management and services between the management and the service Good informatization coordination, collaborative and technical platform support;

All functional management departments should take into account the relationship between their own management business and the development of global informatization, and pay attention to the integration and contribution of their own informatization construction to global;

Schools should fully tap the information technology needs and development potential of serving audiences such as teachers and students, and guide and encourage teachers and students with a skill to participate in information application development practice;

The school should also break through the information campus fence, rationally use the resources of off -campus enterprises and service providers, and create a multi -party participation in the ecology of the benign interaction and integration of healthy interaction inside and outside the school.

The second is to adhere to the "service traction", provide convenient information services as the entry point and traction point of smart campus construction, and establish the principles of information service construction based on service coverage, service quality, and service fairness.建立完善从师生校友、学校二级单位到学校领导层的三级信息化服务内容和服务标准，倡导服务的小微化和碎片化改造，坚持基于服务入口的服务汇聚，不断提升服务质量与Application experience.

The third is to adhere to the "reform -driven" and take the implementation of the informatization strategy as the catalyst and main carrier of the school's reform and innovation in the new period. The use of big data and artificial intelligence technology to promote school work from the transformation of science and intelligence by traditional and experience to science and intelligence. Pay high attention to the reserves and applications of strategic resources of data resources in the future. Form a strong data and cultural atmosphere of data speaking, data assessment, and data decision -making. Build a scientific and intelligent decision -making model on the basis of big data, and strive to drive breakthrough reform and innovation in key areas such as education and teaching, assessment management, discipline layout, resource allocation, and talent introduction.

The fourth is to pursue "sustainable development". Smart campus construction and development are a continuous accumulation and continuous evolution process with inherent rules. Adhering to the continuous development thinking of practical footprints and small steps, avoid changing and opening up. First, maintain the continuity of policy mechanisms and working methods; second, to ensure the normalization of capital investment; third, to ensure the stability of the team of information personnel; And self -hematopoietic mechanism.

Grasp the concept of global thinking and innovation

"China Education Network": Please talk about the implementation path of digital transformation of universities in conjunction with the characteristics of the school.

Zheng Kai: During the "Fourteenth Five -Year Plan" period, the school's informatization work must be closely grasped two cores of global thinking and innovative concepts.

The first is the construction of a new type of infrastructure in the new type of informatization. Based on the principles of demand -oriented, moderate advancement, guaranteeing people's livelihood, and global linkage, the construction and application of "cloud, net, and end" of new infrastructure "clouds, nets, and ends is coordinated.

The second is to innovate education and teaching informatization to support environmental construction. Aiming at the development positioning of schools, enhance the intelligent support of informatization in the field of education and teaching, and promote teachers to form educational characteristics with informationization. Promote the normalization of online teaching, innovate data -driven education and teaching evaluation, improve the information of teachers and students, improve offline innovation learning space construction, and ensure teaching information support services.

The third is to improve the construction of an information public service system. In this regard, the school's comprehensive service system, process -based service system, and platform -based information basic service system have been initially established. In the future, we must give full play to the platform effect, provide homogeneous public services for teachers and students of "one school, four districts", and empower the school's cross -campus governance. The fourth is to drive the construction of big data for the reform and innovation of campus governance. In terms of campus governance system, the school's data governance work has initially achieved results, and the level of campus governance and scientific decision -making with data improvement has become a school consensus. For the long -term data governance of colleges and universities, as well as important tasks such as discipline optimization, resource allocation, talent introduction, and performance assessment, it provides continuous data support.

Fifth, promote the integration of information and chemicals and the development of the industry. Taking informationization and AI as a adhesive to promote the cooperation of education informatization of education informatization; transition from informatization service scientific research work to supporting coordinated sharing of scientific research resources; actively integrate the resources inside and outside the school, innovate education informatization practice, and commit to creating educational information Research and practice highland.

Reporter: Chen Rong

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