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Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Online Free learning course.....Digital Dividends: Strengthening the Analog Foundation of the Digital Revolution!

From the World Development Report (WDR) 2016, learn what the internet and related digital technologies can do for your family, business, city and country.

Join us for the digital future of development—the World Bank is hosting a free 6-week MOOC titled “Digital Dividends.” The course runs November 7 -December 19, 2017. Open to everyone. Join world class lecturers and leaders in technology and development to learn about the issues of our time—how to bring the internet to all, how to use information to benefit everyone, how the digital revolution is transforming cities, health, security, banking and more.

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Digital Dividends: Strengthening the Analog Foundation of the Digital Revolution!

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About this course

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Using a variety of learning tools and methodologies, this course will help you understand the role that the internet plays in economic development, and in the lives of people and businesses in general.
Traditional development challenges are preventing the digital revolution from fulfilling its transformative potential: the opportunity to bring broader development gains in the form of faster growth, more jobs and better services to economies.
In this course, you’ll explore answers to the following key questions: What are the challenges that prevent digital dividends from spreading more rapidly? What are the most important returns to digital investments? What should be done to fully benefit from the digital revolution?
The course will benefit a broad variety of audiences, ranging from student to policymaker, and from entrepreneur to civic actor.

What you'll learn

  • National priorities and policies related to the ICT sector and the way other sectors can fully benefit from the internet & digital technologies;
  • How to prioritize policies for countries at different stages of digital development;
  • What are the key issues and challenges that countries have on their way to development powered by digitalization;
  • How countries can fully benefit from digital dividends.
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    Started on November 7, 2017
     
    Digital Dividends: Strengthening the Analog Foundation of the Digital Revolution

    • Length: 6 Weeks
    • Effort: 4-6 hours per week
    • Price: Free
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    • Institution: WBGx
    • Subject: Economics & Finance
    • Level: Introductory
    • Languages: English
    • Video Transcripts: English


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