AI Adoption in ASEAN Higher Education as a Digital Governance Challenge: A Scoping Review

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29379/jedem.v18i2.1280

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AI governance, higher education, ASEAN, Digital governance capacity, Scoping Review

Abstract

Across the ten ASEAN member states, governments and regional bodies have produced more artificial intelligence (AI) policies for higher education (HE) in three years than the indexed empirical literature has generated to evaluate them. This scoping review treats that policy–evidence mismatch not as an educational-technology problem but as a digital-governance problem: a question of how policy ambition, institutional governance capacity, and educational-informatics infrastructure interact as one socio-technical system. Following Arksey and O’Malley (2005), refined by Levac et al. (2010) and reported under PRISMA-ScR, the Scopus records were screened alongside grey literature from ASEAN, UNESCO, and the World Bank. There are three contributions: we document the mismatch as a structural, not transitional, governance pattern; the Policy–Governance–Informatics (PGI) framework is also proposed, and its falsifiable weakest-layer-binds proposition; it is specified that the theoretical, methodological, and stakeholder gaps in a governance-focused research agenda must be addressed.

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Author Biographies

Dhita Widya Putri, PhD (Cand.), University of Debrecen, Faculty of Economics and Business, Institute of Economics

Dhita Widya Putri is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Debrecen, Hungary. Her research interests focus on strategic communication and digital transformation in Indonesian Higher Education. She also serves as a government official at the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia.

Budi Riyanto, PhD (Cand.), LSPR Institute of Communication and Business

Budi Riyanto is a Ph.D. Candidate majoring in International Relations at the University of International Business and Economics, Beijing. He is also a lecturer in International Relations at the LSPR Institute of Communication & Business, Indonesia. His teaching and research focus on public diplomacy, strategic narratives, and ASEAN regional cooperation. He completed his master’s degree in international relations and has professional experience in public affairs and government communication. His recent work explores the role of diplomacy and communication strategies in regional digital policy frameworks.

Dr. Dendy Muris, LSPR Institute of Communication and Business

Dendy Muris is Head of the Undergraduate Program (E-Learning) at the LSPR Institute of Communication & Business, Jakarta. He earned his Doctoral degree in Communication Studies from Universitas Sahid in Indonesia. His academic interests include digital communication, media literacy, and broadcasting. Dendy has contributed to research and publications on social media behavior, audience engagement, and virtual learning in Indonesia’s digital education landscape.

Sun Xinyuan , University of Debrecen, Faculty of Economics and Business, Institute of Economics

Sun Xinyuan is a PhD student at the Institute of Applied Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, Hungary. Her academic work is situated within the broader field of business, management, and applied economics.

Chen Hantang, University of Debrecen, Faculty of Economics and Business, Institute of Economics

Chen Hantang is a PhD student at the Institute of Applied Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, Hungary. His academic work is developed within the field of applied geography, economics, and business-related studies.

Yin Yucui, University of Debrecen, Faculty of Economics and Business, Institute of Economics

Yin Yucui is a PhD student at the Institute of Applied Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, Hungary. Her doctoral studies are conducted in a research environment that engages with questions in international finance, economics, business, and applied social science.

Prof. Dr. Adrian Szilárd Nagy , University of Debrecen, Faculty of Economics and Business, Institute of Economics

Adrian Szilárd Nagy is a University Professor and the Director of the Institute of Applied Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, Hungary. He holds a Ph.D. (2006) and Habilitation (2021) from the University of Debrecen. His extensive research portfolio covers entrepreneurship development, technology adoption (AI and blockchain), and sustainable business practices within the agricultural and economic sectors.

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Published

03.11.2026

How to Cite

Putri, D. W., Riyanto , B., Muris, D., Xinyuan , S., Hantang, C., Yucui, Y., & Nagy , A. S. (2026). AI Adoption in ASEAN Higher Education as a Digital Governance Challenge: A Scoping Review. JeDEM - EJournal of EDemocracy and Open Government, 18(2), 192–223. https://doi.org/10.29379/jedem.v18i2.1280

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Vol. 18 No. 2 (2026): Vol. 18, Issue 2 Ongoing Publications

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Research Papers

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