NONE 20260512145034611 wseas/wseas content-registration-form+ja@crossref.org content-registration-form WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS 1790-0832 2224-3402 Truong Thi Tam Faculty of Social Work, Trade Union University, 169 Tay Son, Dong Da, Ha Noi, VIETNAM Nguyen Duc Huu Faculty of Social Work, Trade Union University, 169 Tay Son, Dong Da, Ha Noi, VIETNAM https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8862-2685 Do Thi Van Anh Faculty of Social Work, Trade Union University, 169 Tay Son, Dong Da, Ha Noi, VIETNAM Le Dang Doanh Faculty of Social Work, Trade Union University, 169 Tay Son, Dong Da, Ha Noi, VIETNAM Higher education's digital transformation is a current trend to meet the demands of the digital economy and plays a vital part in modernizing the educational system. However, there are many obstacles in the way of higher education institutions' digital transformation. 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