Toward Islamic Technology Governance: An Institutional Policy Framework for Digital Technology Integration in OBE English Curriculum at State Islamic Higher Education Institutions (PTKIN)

Abstract

A preceding systematic literature review on digital technology integration in Outcome-Based Education (OBE) at State Islamic Higher Education Institutions (PTKINs) identified a critical gap: the absence of a comprehensive and contextually grounded institutional policy framework to guide the systematic implementation of technology-OBE integration. This study constitutes a conceptual paper grounded in comparative policy analysis, aimed at formulating an Institutional Policy Framework for Technology-OBE (KKKT-OBE) for PTKINs—with a specific focus on English Language Education (TBI) study programs. Employing a Policy Document Analysis approach applied to national regulations (Regulation of the Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Number 53 of 2023, MBKM policies, Ministry of Religious Affairs regulations) and a comparative analysis of international policy frameworks (OECD Digital Education Outlook 2023, UNESCO ICT in Education Framework, AI Ecological Education Policy Framework by Chan, 2023; EDUCAUSE AI Landscape Study, 2024), this study produces the KKKT-OBE framework consisting of four pillars: (1) Islamic Governance and Leadership, (2) Equitable Digital Infrastructure, (3) Sustained Lecturer Capacity Development, and (4) Digital Quality Assessment and Accountability. The framework explicitly integrates Islamic governance principles—shura (deliberation), amanah (accountability), and mashlahah (public benefit orientation)—as the ethical foundation distinguishing it from generic technology policy frameworks. This study offers an original contribution in the form of a policy model responsive to PTKINs' dual mandate: meeting national academic quality standards while preserving Islamic values and identity as the institution's distinctive characteristic.