期刊名称：Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Sciences
电子版ISSN：2079-8407
出版年度：2012
卷号：3
期号：11
页码：1466-1471
出版社：ARPN Publishers
摘要：Sustainable development (SD) in higher education constitutes a global process that transcends economic, political and social barriers. Developmental transformation process in higher education supported with necessary information technology (IT) infrastructures will create sustainable improvements that give students the best opportunity to thrive in the global economy. This paper presents the role of cloud computing in the provision and support of sustainable development in higher education that yield skills that meet the needs of the 21st century society. Furthermore, we present general building components for a sustainable transformation in the development of higher education with cloud computing as an appropriate alternative support.
关键词：Cloud computing; Sustainable development; Information technology; higher education; virtualization.
