THE ROLE OF KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM IN SUDANESE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

Knowledge based Systems (KBS), is IT tools focuses on systems that use knowledge-based techniques to support human and has become one of the basic pillars of modern society. Higher education needs to develop considerably therefore; educators and policy makers should take consideration by adding the value that IT tools can offer to the education system as well as to design the suitable action that will guarantee most appropriate uses from educational perspective, as well as the most efficient uses from technological aspects. Due to the current globalization, Sudanese higher education Institutions (HEI) were facing challenges of global competitiveness, the mission for competitiveness and sustainability has led to implementing of the efficient use of knowledge and information technologies as an essential element of global sustainability. The Quality of Education in Sudan being offered in institutions of Higher Education and it is a question being debated widely; therefore this research paper will focus on what is the role of KBS in the improvement of Sudanese HEI. It then synthesizes knowledge management features with to designing knowledge initiatives to achieve a strong base for higher education growth. The researcher collected data from Different universities in Sudanese HEI. The research questionnaires were distributed to 400 questionnaires in the three selected universities, only 164 usable questionnaires were returned, yielding a response rate of 51%. Descriptive Statistics and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data collected. The Results of the Regression Model using the Enter Method between the independent and the role of KBS in Sudanese HEI shows four independent variables, namely Retain Expertise and satisfaction, improve the students and teaching accessibility, Support students /teacher to adopt better pedagogical and Provide over all Research Base Education were found to be significantly associated with the role of KBS in Sudanese HEI while the Provide learning Workspaces and sharing knowledge found not to be significant to the role of KBS in Sudanese HEI.