MPA Digital Technologies and Policy

The Digital Technologies and Policy MPA course is provided by University College London (UCL), ranked 8th in the world according to the QS World University Rankings. The course provides a comprehensive insight into how the digital world works, how it’s changing, and its impacts on a range of areas from government infrastructure and public service delivery to law, business and civil society.Course Content: The Digital Technologies and Policy MPA is designed to equip students with the capability to understand the digital environment, to make sound digital decisions, and to lead the implementation of digital solutions in their field. The program offers an overview of digital changes, their implications, and assets to manage them.Key Modules: The course is made up of five core modules which include 'Digital Technologies; Public Policy and Social Change', 'Digital Era Public Policy: New politics and political processes', 'Implementation in Public Policy: From design to delivery', 'Economic Foundations of Public Policy', and an 'MPA Group Project'. Additionally, there is a multitude of optional modules to choose from.Accreditations: While the course doesn't mention specific accreditations, it is delivered by UCL's Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP), an esteemed institution. Future Careers: The MPA's emphasis on understanding and implementing digital changes in a policy context opens career paths in policy-making and governance in the digital arena, leadership roles within public and private sector digital transformation, digital governmental and non-governmental organisations, commercial and civil society organisations, among others. For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.