Technology is an underlying dependency of government, a conduit to realising policy goals. To harness its potential, public servants at every level need basic knowledge of the role technology plays in delivering policy outcomes, so that digital literacy informs all decisions and operations in government.
In partnership with the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University, this course teaches public servants the digital fundamentals. You will come away understanding what digital products are, how they come to be, and what they look like in a government context.
You’ll also look at the key features of the digital products that drive government services, and consider the risks and the opportunities that technology presents to governments. You will leave the course equipped with the baseline understanding to be more digitally minded, and to be a better informed partner to technology specialists.
Please email partnerships@apolitical.co about group bookings.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Review the development of technology over time, and its implications for the public sector today.
Articulate how modern digital products are created.
Analyse the activities and considerations involved in looking after a digital product or service.
Evaluate how technology can best be used in government.