During the executive programme Urban Digital Innovation Executive Leadership for a Green Deal, your team will be introduced to ways to create successful strategies for digitalisation and innovation for communities, cities and regions. Participants work in small teams and apply learnings to their own urban innovation challenge. The programme is an in depth and multidisciplinary introduction to smart and resilient communities.
Urban Digital Innovation Executive Leadership for a Green Deal frames the future of cities in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Topics covered include innovation-centric leadership, agile governance, cyber resilience, innovation for scale, citizen engagement, digital inclusion, agile regulations, ethical frameworks, digital fundamental and emerging technologies.
Initiatives towards smart cities are becoming more common all over the world, and their influence extends into many sectors. The ability to facilitate their development is becoming an essential part of the professional skillset. This programme is for innovation teams at:
The Urban Digital Innovation Executive Leadership Programme is a collaborative programme between Arizona State University (ASU) Thunderbird Global executive Education and Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM), with specialised contributions from the Erasmus Centre for Data Analytics (ECDA), the Centre for BOLD Cities and several guest speakers from practice. The main expert faculty from ASU and RSM’ are listed below. Occasionally we may substitute other faculty members according to the content of the programme and their availability.
€ 4,995 (excl. 21% VAT) including course materials, lunches, two dinner sessions, a serious Lego set and the books Smart Cities for Dummies and A new digital deal. This fee does not include hotel accommodation.
25% discount for alumni from Erasmus University Rotterdam and RSM. More information about the discount.
The programme takes place in the Bayle building on the Woudestein Campus of Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Associate Executive Director ECDA