E-Governance and Community Outreach in Higher Education Institutions in Sudan

E-governance in higher education contributes to enhancing community outreach; it can enhance transparency, efficiency, and accountability, as well as promotes social equity because e-governance's significance in higher education institutions goes beyond academia by linking the academicians with the wider community. This study aims to examine the contributions of e-governance in enhancing the community outreach in higher education institutions in Sudan. 776 respondents from three universities in Sudan contributed to the survey questionnaires. While eight informants from the same institutions answered interview questions. The interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis, while the questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive analysis. The findings revealed that e-governance supports community outreach in higher education institutions by facilitating communication between large segments of society and contributing to the development of digital citizenship. It is recommended that the universities should integrate e-governance to promote digital citizenship and online governance with the outside community. Besides higher education institutions should enhancing and encouraging the integration of information and communication technologies for community outreach.