Target audiences
- The online course is designed to help policymakers, Decision-makers and Funders navigate the discourse surrounding emerging digital Technologies (EDT) and X-Data considering the competing predictions about its promises and perils.
Emerging Digital technologies and X-Data is an emerging domain of technical, social, and economic significance. X-Data collectively refers to four overlapping data categories: big data, open data, user-generated data, and real-time data. The post COVID 19 recovery period, knowledge management, electronic payments, automated customer experience platforms, consumer products, durable goods, robotic, process automation, industrial and utility components and other everyday products and services are leveraging on emerging digital Technologies (EDT) and X-Data.
Emerging digital Technologies (EDT) and X-Data rely on increased Internet connectivity and powerful data analytic capabilities that have transformed the way we work, live, and play today. The two also raise significant challenges that could stand in the way of realizing their full potential and benefits thereof. News about cyber threats, surveillance concerns, and privacy fears already have captured public attention. Technical challenges remain and new policy, legal and development challenges are emerging.
This one-day course is designed to help policymakers, Decision-makers and Funders navigate the discourse surrounding emerging digital Technologies (EDT) and X-Data considering the competing predictions about its promises and perils. The course will involve the engagement of a broad set of ideas that are encourage active interactive sessions, discussions and practical case studies intertwined from different perspectives.