The study aimed to identify the impact of digital technology on enhancing the crisis management readiness of educational institutions in the southern governorates of Palestine. To achieve this goal, the researcher followed a descriptive analytical approach. and used a questionnaire as a tool to collect data from the study population, which consisted of teachers in educational institutions in the southern governorates of Palestine. The study sample consisted of (317) male and female teachers. The results of the study showed that the level of digital technology use was high, while the readiness of educational institutions for crisis management was also high. The results revealed statistically significant differences in the level of digital technology use attributable to the gender variable in favor of males, while no differences were found attributable to the variables of years of service and type of educational institution. As for the level of institutions' readiness for crisis management, the results did not show significant differences for the variables of gender and type of institution, while differences were found attributable to the variable of years of service in favor of the more experienced. The study showed a strong positive correlation with statistical significance between the use of digital technology and the level of educational institutions' readiness for crisis management. The study recommended strengthening digital infrastructure, supporting digital vocational training programs, using the study's results to prepare institutional plans to increase technical readiness, enhancing digital communication mechanisms, and investing in the positive relationship between digital technology and institutional readiness within formal crisis management plans.................. Keywords: ................digital technology, educational institutional readiness, crisis management, southern governorates of Palestine.