ITU ACADEMY – ONLINE INSTRUCTOR-LED COURSES
Digital trade regulation
This interdisciplinary course is designed for policy makers and regulators who want to develop a critical understanding of digital trade regulations across the globe. The rise of digital trade, which covers trade in digital goods, trade in online services, investment in sectors relevant for the digital economy, and movement of data, is a new reality that our societies are adjusting to. Digital technologies create new services and ways of working, which impact citizens, businesses and governments. Regulating the digital revolution is proving exceptionally challenging, given also the pace at which it is evolving.
Registration: 21 Mar 2025 - 25 May 2025
From 16 Jun 2025 to 13 Jul 2025
Event email contact: [email protected]
Digital inclusion in the workplace for persons with disabilities
While many individuals with disabilities are technologically savvy, persons with disabilities in general are faced with a digital gap. This is further compounded by digital gaps along lines of gender and socio-economic status, amongst others. These digital gaps need to be addressed, if we want to ensure that persons with disabilities do not miss out on the opportunities provided by the digital economy.
Registration: 11 Nov 2024 to 10 Jun 2025
From 24 Jun 2025 to 25 Jul 2025
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Digital innovation ecosystems: building the future
This 4-week online, instructor-led course delves into the dynamic world of Digital Innovation Ecosystems. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the key components, players, and trends shaping these environments. Drawing on insights from the accompanying book, Digital Innovation Ecosystems, the course equips participants with the knowledge and skills to foster innovation within their organizations and contribute to thriving digital ecosystems.
Registration: 28 Nov 2024 to 13 Jul 2025
From 04 Aug 2025 to 29 Aug 2025
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Emerging technologies shaping the digital future
This 20-hour course covers the key emerging technologies shaping the digital future and their applications across various sectors. Topics will include 5G networks and their evolution towards 6G, the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Quantum Computing, Cloud Computing, and Edge Computing. The course will also address cybersecurity as essential for data protection and Blockchain technology, which is redefining the management of transactions and records. At the end of the course, participants will have a comprehensive understanding of these technologies and their role in digital transformation.
Registration: 25 Apr 2025 - 07 Sep 2025
From 06 Oct 2025 to 21 Oct 2025
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Trends in communications sector reform and regulation for the digital economy
This course explores the transformative trends shaping the transition to digital economies. It highlights the relevance of regulation in key sectors from telecoms, broadcasting to e-commerce, smart cities and digital government. Participants will examine emerging technologies, innovation ecosystems, and their regulatory implications, while developing practical skills such as regulatory impact assessment and strategic foresight.
Registration: 10 Dec 2024 to 06 Oct 2025
From 20 Oct 2025 to 21 Nov 2025
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Low earth orbit communication satellites and applications in digital economy era
This comprehensive training program aims to equip participants with in-depth knowledge of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) communication satellites and their diverse applications in the rapidly evolving digital economy.
Registration: 05 Nov 2024 - 07 Jul 2025
From 21 Jul 2025 to 31 Jul 2025
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Emerging cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities management on digital infrastructures
This course aims to equip professionals with in-depth knowledge and practical skills to manage emerging threats and vulnerabilities in digital infrastructures. The curriculum explores governance and covers policy development, ethical standards and regulatory frameworks in cybersecurity to ensure organizations’ compliance with the latest threats, risk assessment methodologies, and security best practices.
Registration: 20 Jan 2025 to 19 Oct 2025
From 10 Nov 2025 to 21 Nov 2025
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Emerging technologies and human rights online
Rapid development of digital technologies provides new opportunities for public policy. Technologies such as artificial intelligence, e-government platforms, big data or geospatial analysis tools hold immense potential to facilitate decision-making and provision of public services, enable citizen participation, prevent threats to public security and the rule of law, and advance human rights. At the same time, digital technologies may reinforce inequalities, exacerbate discrimination and infringe on privacy. How can the positive transformative effect of emerging digital technologies be unlocked without compromising human rights?
Registration: 10 Apr 2025 - 12 Oct 2025
From 31 Oct 2025 to 22 Dec 2025
Event email contact: [email protected]
Emerging technology developments and their applications
This course will dive in the overall progress of the current global Artificial Intelligence technology status and its the future possibilities; the Cloud Computing development and its trends; the Big Data industry, technology and development; the innovative development of new infrastructure in the digital economy, and the practices such as digital infrastructure, computing infrastructure, follow-up broadband network, IPv6 etc.
Registration: 05 Dec 2024 to 01 Sep 2025
From 08 Sep 2025 to 19 Sep 2025
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Bridging the mobile gender gap
This course helps policymakers understand the size and drivers of the mobile gender gap in low- and middle-income countries and provides insights and recommendations on how to improve digital inclusion for women.
Registration: 12 Mar 2025 - 25 Aug 2025
From 01 Sep 2025 to 22 Sep 2025
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Future fixed and mobile broadband internet, cloud computing and IoT/AI
This course focuses on future fixed and mobile broadband Internet, cloud computing and IoT/AI, including technical, business and regulatory aspects. It covers Internet technologies (IPv6, QUIC, DNS, QoS, cybersecurity), future fixed-terrestrial and satellite broadband including gigabit metallic, cable, and optical broadband (FTTH/FTTR, 50G-PON), submarine cable, satellite broadband, as well as transport networks (ITU’s OTN, SD-WAN, Carrier Ethernet).
Registration: 15 Nov 2024 to 30 Nov 2025
From 01 Dec 2025 to 08 Dec 2025
Event Email Contact: [email protected]