Situated digital ecosystems: the key to driving the AI revolution in Education: the key to driving the AI revolution in Education

This reflective conceptual paper explores the imperative need to create integrated and situated institutional digital ecosystems for the effective and transformative implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in Higher Education. This article presents arguments demonstrating the failures of fragmented approaches to AI adoption and advocates for an integrative digital ecosystem that harmonizes technological, pedagogical, organizational, and ethical-legal dimensions. It emphasizes the importance of contextualizing these ecosystems within specific educational environments. The analysis reveals that the transformation toward integrated digital ecosystems is a strategic imperative for the reinvention of educational institutions. Such ecosystems are essential for leveraging the disruptive potential of AI technologies and aligning with the new paradigms of Education 4.0. The reflective conceptual paper underscores the critical role of AI and digital ecosystems in bridging the gap toward necessary radical changes in Higher Education, offering a novel perspective on the strategic integration of these technologies in educational settings.