The Digital Record Platform is an innovative solution designed to serve over 70,000 students at Qassim University by leveraging AI and Machine Learning to analyze students' academic and extracurricular performance. It measures the current status and future goals of each student, creating personalized roadmaps for their career paths. The platform assesses a wide range of data, including practical experience, academic engagement, awards, training, volunteering, and extracurricular activities.

With these insights, the platform offers tailored recommendations on the skills students need to develop, relevant training courses, and potential career pathways. It tracks each student’s progress through interactive dashboards, with monitoring indicators to ensure they are on track to meet their targeted goals. Additionally, the platform integrates with global systems such as LinkedIn and the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources, providing real-time labor market data.

The results achieved include enhanced academic and career decision-making, with students receiving actionable recommendations that align with their skills and aspirations. The impact is substantial, contributing to improved student success, skill development, and future career prospects. The platform is open-source, enabling other institutions to adopt it and further extend its benefits.

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• Qassim University Students, Saudi Arabia

• Youth
• Qassim University Students

The project is fully replicable. The Digital Record Platform is designed as an open-source solution, allowing other educational institutions and organizations to easily adopt and integrate it into their own systems. The platform’s flexible architecture enables it to be customized to suit different student populations, educational structures, and career development needs.

By providing seamless integration with global platforms like LinkedIn and local systems such as the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources, it can be adapted to various geographical contexts. The AI and ML models that drive the platform can be trained on data from other institutions, ensuring that it continues to deliver personalized and accurate recommendations for students in different regions.

Moreover, the platform's focus on career pathways, skill development, and tracking progress makes it highly relevant for any institution aiming to support students' academic and professional growth. The open-source nature ensures that other institutions can access, modify, and benefit from the system effectively, creating opportunities for widespread adoption and impact.

This project is sustainable through its open-source nature, adaptability, and integration with existing systems. By being open-source, the Digital Record Platform can be continuously improved and maintained by a developers and educational institutions, ensuring its long-term relevance and growth. The platform is designed to be flexible, enabling it to evolve with the changing needs of students, academic institutions, and the job market.

Its sustainability is also supported by its ability to integrate with existing platforms like LinkedIn and the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources, which provides real-time labor market data and aligns the platform with current industry trends. This ensures that the platform remains up-to-date and valuable for students ..

Furthermore, the platform’s reliance on AI and ML for data analysis allows for efficient automation and scaling, reducing operational costs over time. The focus on career pathways and skill development also ensures that students benefit from ongoing value, as they continuously receive personalized recommendations that support their long-term academic and professional success.

The Digital Record Platform promotes the values of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) by fostering inclusive access to knowledge, enhancing digital literacy, and supporting lifelong learning and skill development within the community. By leveraging AI and Machine Learning to provide personalized career pathways and skill development recommendations, the platform ensures that students are empowered to make informed decisions about their academic and professional futures, bridging the gap between education and the job market. The platform also aligns with WSIS values by encouraging collaboration and sharing of knowledge. Its open-source nature promotes innovation and collaboration among institutions and developers globally, creating a shared resource that can be adapted to various contexts and needs. This open approach supports the WSIS goal of fostering knowledge societies where everyone has access to relevant tools and information. Additionally, the platform’s integration with global platforms like LinkedIn and the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources supports the WSIS principles of enhancing ICT for development, promoting digital inclusion, and providing access to quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all, contributing to social and economic empowerment within the community.